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School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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Leaders

1

Quincy University

http://www.quincy.edu
1800 College Avenue
Quincy, Illinois
(217) 228-5210

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1860

1,226

91%

50.3%

41.6%

$25,834

$25,834

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

485

478

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

2

University of Mount Union

http://www.mountunion.edu
1972 Clark Avenue
Alliance, Ohio
(330) 823-2590

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1846

2,175

72%

61%

53.9%

$27,380

$27,380

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

516

499

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

3

Augsburg College

http://www.augsburg.edu
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(612) 330-1001

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1869

2,998

69%

53.1%

41.7%

$33,199

$33,199

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.08

551

548

520

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

4

LeMoyne-Owen College

http://www.loc.edu
807 Walker Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee
(901) 435-1500

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1862

592

51%

15.9%

6.2%

$10,680

$10,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

16

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

5

Southern Oregon University

http://www.sou.edu
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, Oregon
(541) 552-6411

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1926

5,660

92%

25.3%

15.6%

$7,794

$21,278

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.25

499

515

430

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

6

University of Phoenix Maryland Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
8830 Stanford BoulevardSuite 100
Columbia, Maryland
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

615

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Georgia Southern University

http://www.georgiasouthern.edu
1332 Southern Drive
Statesboro, Georgia
(912) 478-5391

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1906

17,993

52%

39.1%

22.6%

$7,066

$19,668

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.21

559

556

531

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

St. John's University

http://www.stjohns.edu
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York
(718) 990-2000

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1857

15,840

53%

48.5%

37.0%

$37,260

$37,260

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

558

538

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Oakland City University

http://www.oak.edu
138 North Lucretia Street
Oakland City, Indiana
(812) 749-4781 x222

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1885

2,301

48%

58.2%

46.2%

$19,200

$19,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.09

410

400

390

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

York College

http://www.york.edu
1125 East 8th Street
York, Nebraska
(402) 363-5627

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1890

430

60%

35.4%

25.9%

$15,600

$15,600

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.02

487

477

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

American University

http://www.american.edu
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 885-6000

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1893

7,299

44%

75.3%

72.7%

$40,649

$40,649

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.74

619

643

632

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

1871

9,466

80%

42.1%

28.9%

$7,265

$13,659

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.23

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

1868

3,851

36%

55.6%

42.9%

$20,724

$20,724

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

517

514

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

ITT Technical Institute

http://www.itt-tech.edu
5005 S. Wendler Drive
Tempe, Arizona
(602) 437-7500

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N/A

N/A

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Eastern Washington University

http://www.ewu.edu
526 5th Street
Cheney, Washington
(509) 359-2397

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1882

11,360

Not reported

35.2%

19.8%

$7,961

$11,335

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.22

491

479

466

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Kean University

http://www.kean.edu
1000 Morris Avenue
Union, New Jersey
(908) 737-7100

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1855

12,895

68%

37.3%

19.2%

$10,918

$17,141

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.05

509

481

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

California Lutheran University

http://www.callutheran.edu
60 West Olsen Road
Thousand Oaks, California
(805) 493-3135

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1959

2,713

44%

37.6%

51.2%

$35,720

$35,720

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

560

540

550

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Johnson & Wales University

http://www.jwu.edu/denver
7150 Montview Boulevard
Denver, Colorado
(303) 256-9300

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N/A

1,532

64%

50.5%

45.9%

$27,156

$27,156

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.18

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Baker College of Cadillac

http://www.baker.edu
9600 East 13th Street
Cadillac, Michigan
(231) 876-3100

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N/A

1,639

100%

0%

Not reported

$10,125

$10,125

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

University of Mary

http://www.umary.edu
7500 University Drive
Bismarck, North Dakota
(701) 355-8030

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1959

2,130

75%

45.5%

34.4%

$14,705

$14,705

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

519

503

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Lycoming College

http://www.lycoming.edu
700 College Place
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
(570) 321-4026

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1812

1,365

72%

66.8%

60.7%

$33,756

$33,756

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

533

513

501

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Mississippi State University

http://www.msstate.edu
Mississippi State, Mississippi
(662) 325-2224

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1878

16,390

69%

47.9%

30.0%

$6,672

$16,860

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.29

490

470

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

1879

15,611

65%

40%

27.3%

$8,594

$19,214

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

506

488

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

University of South Carolina Upstate

http://www.uscupstate.edu
800 University Way
Spartanburg, South Carolina
(864) 503-5246

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N/A

5,427

65%

31.4%

21.5%

$10,028

$20,056

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.67

490

480

460

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Arkansas State University

http://www.astate.edu
PO Box 600
State University, Arkansas
(870) 972-3024

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1909

10,168

71%

31.2%

20.8%

$7,510

$13,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

493

472

455

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Bridgewater State University

http://www.bridgew.edu
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
(508) 531-1237

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1840

9,684

73%

43.8%

27.9%

$8,052

$14,192

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

511

499

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Sacred Heart University

http://www.sacredheart.edu
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, Connecticut
(203) 371-7880

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1963

4,092

76%

65.6%

61.4%

$35,050

$35,050

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

555

537

541

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

Florida State University

http://www.fsu.edu
Tallahassee, Florida
(850) 644-6200

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1851

32,171

54%

66.7%

53.3%

$6,507

$21,673

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.85

600

600

600

27

0%

NC

 

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29

MacMurray College

http://www.mac.edu
447 East College Avenue
Jacksonville, Illinois
(217) 479-7056

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1846

528

77%

31.5%

25.7%

$22,450

$22,450

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.77

N/A

N/A

N/A

16

0%

NC

 

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30

Urbana University

http://www.urbana.edu
579 College Way
Urbana, Ohio
(937) 484-1356

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1850

1,461

65%

0%

Not reported

$21,856

$21,856

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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31

St. Cloud State University

http://www.stcloudstate.edu
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota
(320) 308-2244

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1869

15,536

90%

36%

18.8%

$7,514

$15,156

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.12

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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32

Lane College

http://www.lanecollege.edu
545 Lane Avenue
Jackson, Tennessee
(731) 426-7533

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1882

1,512

33%

31.8%

22.0%

$9,180

$9,180

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.3

N/A

N/A

N/A

14

0%

NC

 

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33

Portland State University

http://www.pdx.edu
PO Box 751
Portland, Oregon
(503) 725-3511

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1946

23,170

Not reported

26.8%

10.8%

$7,878

$23,088

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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34

University of Maryland University College

http://www.umuc.edu
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, Maryland
(301) 985-7000

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N/A

28,273

100%

0%

Not reported

$6,642

$12,426

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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35

Savannah State University

http://www.savannahstate.edu
3219 College Street
Savannah, Georgia
(912) 358-4338

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1890

3,941

35%

11.7%

Not reported

$6,340

$18,542

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.8

439

445

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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36

St. Francis College

http://www.sfc.edu
180 Remsen Street
Brooklyn Heights, New York
(718) 489-3473

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1884

2,837

74%

42.9%

29.8%

$20,700

$20,700

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

472

471

466

N/A

0%

NC

 

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37

University of Evansville

http://www.evansville.edu
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, Indiana
(812) 488-2468

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1854

2,612

80%

63.8%

55.8%

$30,596

$30,596

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.81

569

568

552

26

0%

NC

 

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38

Wayne State College

http://www.wsc.edu
1111 Main Street
Wayne, Nebraska
(402) 375-7234

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1909

3,020

100%

41.3%

27.6%

$5,574

$9,774

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.21

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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39

University of Phoenix Washington D.C. Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
25 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 150
Washington, District of Columbia
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

14

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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40

Lincoln University

http://www.lincolnu.edu
820 Chestnut Street
Jefferson City, Missouri
(573) 681-5599

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1866

3,013

43%

17.6%

8.7%

$6,838

$13,228

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.7

399

423

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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41

Longwood University

http://www.longwood.edu
201 High Street
Farmville, Virginia
(434) 395-2060

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1839

4,355

78%

53%

39.8%

$11,340

$24,210

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.39

518

527

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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42

Northern Arizona University

http://www.nau.edu
South San Francisco Street
Flagstaff, Arizona
(928) 523-5511

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1899

21,774

76%

41.4%

29.9%

$9,740

$22,094

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.4

530

527

512

23

0%

NC

 

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1890

23,135

76%

56.5%

38.9%

$12,326

$25,408

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

470

460

450

20

0%

NC

 

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44

Seton Hall University

http://www.shu.edu
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, New Jersey
(800) 843-4255

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1856

5,213

79%

58%

50.0%

$35,820

$35,820

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.13

527

523

535

23

0%

NC

 

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45

University of La Verne

http://www.laverne.edu
1950 Third Street
La Verne, California
(909) 392-2800

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1891

2,499

39%

50.5%

40.4%

$34,604

$34,604

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.52

526

514

512

22

0%

NC

 

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46

University of Phoenix Denver Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
10004 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, Colorado
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

1,289

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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47

University of Phoenix Metro Detroit Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
5480 Corporate DriveSuite 240
Troy, Michigan
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

2,018

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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48

North Dakota State University

http://www.ndsu.edu
1340 North University Avenue
Fargo, North Dakota
(701) 231-8643

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1890

12,332

84%

40.5%

23.7%

$7,540

$18,122

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.39

490

480

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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1787

5,182

74%

52.3%

41.4%

$17,010

$17,010

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

550

531

515

22

0%

NC

 

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Delta State University

http://www.deltastate.edu
Highway 8 West
Cleveland, Mississippi
(662) 846-4655

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1924

2,756

89%

25.5%

17.0%

$6,012

$6,012

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

475

476

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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