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Best General Studies Colleges, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the top 50 General Studies Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best General Studies Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - May 2025

Rank

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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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

University of the Cumberlands

http://www.ucumberlands.edu
6178 College Station Drive
Williamsburg, Kentucky
(606) 539-4241

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1888

1,864

69%

38.8%

28.4%

$20,000

$20,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

492

459

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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2

Michigan Technological University

http://www.mtu.edu
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan
(906) 487-2335

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1885

5,731

75%

49.6%

25.5%

$13,728

$28,608

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.62

580

550

520

24

0%

NC

 

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3

University of Tennessee at Martin

http://www.utm.edu
University Street
Martin, Tennessee
(731) 881-7020

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N/A

7,326

76%

38.4%

22.3%

$7,507

$21,451

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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4

St. Joseph's College - Brooklyn Campus

http://www.sjcny.edu
245 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
(718) 940-5800

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N/A

1,299

69%

58.8%

53.9%

$21,870

$21,870

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.25

501

490

489

21

0%

NC

 

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5

University of Tennessee at Martin

http://www.utm.edu
University Street
Martin, Tennessee
(731) 881-7020

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N/A

7,326

76%

38.4%

22.3%

$7,507

$21,451

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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6

Nicholls State University

http://www.nicholls.edu
906 East First Street
Thibodaux, Louisiana
(985) 448-4507

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1948

6,012

92%

28.9%

15.3%

$6,408

$15,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.17

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Anna Maria College

http://www.annamaria.edu
50 Sunset Lane
Paxton, Massachusetts
(508) 849-3360

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1946

1,017

60%

42.3%

37.0%

$32,164

$32,164

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.81

465

448

440

16

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

Saint Louis University

http://www.slu.edu
One Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 977-2500

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N/A

8,806

64%

66.5%

60.7%

$36,726

$36,726

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

540

530

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

http://www.se.edu
1405 North 4th Avenue
Durant, Oklahoma
(580) 745-2060

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1909

3,674

78%

21.3%

9.1%

$5,415

$13,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.29

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

New Mexico State University

http://www.nmsu.edu
PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, New Mexico
(575) 646-3121

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1888

14,276

80%

31.4%

13.8%

$6,220

$19,644

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

496

489

478

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

University of North Dakota

http://www.und.nodak.edu
264 Centennial Drive
Grand Forks, North Dakota
(701) 777-3000 x3000

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1883

11,522

43%

38.7%

21.1%

$7,508

$17,793

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.36

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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12

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

http://www.se.edu
1405 North 4th Avenue
Durant, Oklahoma
(580) 745-2060

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1909

3,674

78%

21.3%

9.1%

$5,415

$13,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.29

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Southwestern College

http://www.sckans.edu
100 College Street
Winfield, Kansas
(620) 229-6236

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1885

1,304

88%

47.2%

40.7%

$23,886

$23,886

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

486

455

433

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

West Virginia University

http://www.wvu.edu
University Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia
(304) 293-2121

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1867

22,827

85%

47.2%

33.8%

$6,456

$19,632

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.36

532

513

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Loyola University Chicago

http://www.luc.edu
1032 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, Illinois
(773) 508-3075

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1870

9,723

58%

63%

51.7%

$36,660

$36,660

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.76

592

598

585

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

City University of Seattle

http://www.cityu.edu
11900 Northeast First Street
Bellevue, Washington
(425) 709-5315

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1973

1,035

100%

18.9%

28.6%

$15,615

$15,615

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Widener University

http://www.widener.edu
One University Place
Chester, Pennsylvania
(610) 499-4126

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1821

3,298

66%

50.1%

42.7%

$38,028

$38,028

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

505

486

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

New Mexico State University

http://www.nmsu.edu
PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, New Mexico
(575) 646-3121

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1888

14,276

80%

31.4%

13.8%

$6,220

$19,644

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

496

489

478

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Widener University

http://www.widener.edu
One University Place
Chester, Pennsylvania
(610) 499-4126

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1821

3,298

66%

50.1%

42.7%

$38,028

$38,028

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

505

486

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Virginia Intermont College

http://www.vic.edu
1013 Moore Street
Bristol, Virginia
(276) 466-7851

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1884

496

99%

13.4%

15.3%

$24,642

$24,642

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.16

481

492

467

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

West Virginia University

http://www.wvu.edu
University Avenue
Morgantown, West Virginia
(304) 293-2121

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1867

22,827

85%

47.2%

33.8%

$6,456

$19,632

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.36

532

513

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

University of North Dakota

http://www.und.nodak.edu
264 Centennial Drive
Grand Forks, North Dakota
(701) 777-3000 x3000

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1883

11,522

43%

38.7%

21.1%

$7,508

$17,793

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.36

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

Southern Arkansas University

http://www.saumag.edu
100 East University
Magnolia, Arkansas
(870) 235-4040

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1909

2,918

65%

25.9%

14.9%

$7,466

$10,616

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

499

466

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

New College of Florida

http://www.ncf.edu
5800 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota, Florida
(941) 487-5000

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2001

832

60%

64.1%

56.0%

$6,783

$29,812

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.98

625

679

640

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Spring Hill College

http://www.shc.edu
4000 Dauphin Street
Mobile, Alabama
(251) 380-3030

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1830

1,202

47%

59.3%

54.8%

$30,924

$30,924

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

540

548

535

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

City University of Seattle

http://www.cityu.edu
11900 Northeast First Street
Bellevue, Washington
(425) 709-5315

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1973

1,035

100%

18.9%

28.6%

$15,615

$15,615

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Butler University

http://www.butler.edu
4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana
(317) 940-8100

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1855

4,020

66%

63.4%

54.9%

$34,368

$34,368

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.79

586

572

564

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

University of the Cumberlands

http://www.ucumberlands.edu
6178 College Station Drive
Williamsburg, Kentucky
(606) 539-4241

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1888

1,864

69%

38.8%

28.4%

$20,000

$20,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

492

459

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

Michigan Technological University

http://www.mtu.edu
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan
(906) 487-2335

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1885

5,731

75%

49.6%

25.5%

$13,728

$28,608

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.62

580

550

520

24

0%

NC

 

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30

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

31

Pacific Union College

http://www.puc.edu
One Angwin Avenue
Angwin, California
(707) 965-6336

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1882

1,564

47%

13.3%

Not reported

$26,850

$26,850

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

420

440

440

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

32

Virginia Intermont College

http://www.vic.edu
1013 Moore Street
Bristol, Virginia
(276) 466-7851

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1884

496

99%

13.4%

15.3%

$24,642

$24,642

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.16

481

492

467

20

0%

NC

 

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33

Nicholls State University

http://www.nicholls.edu
906 East First Street
Thibodaux, Louisiana
(985) 448-4507

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1948

6,012

92%

28.9%

15.3%

$6,408

$15,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.17

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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34

Anna Maria College

http://www.annamaria.edu
50 Sunset Lane
Paxton, Massachusetts
(508) 849-3360

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1946

1,017

60%

42.3%

37.0%

$32,164

$32,164

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.81

465

448

440

16

0%

NC

 

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35

Saint Louis University

http://www.slu.edu
One Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 977-2500

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N/A

8,806

64%

66.5%

60.7%

$36,726

$36,726

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

540

530

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

36

University of Phoenix Houston Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
11451 Katy FreewaySuite 100
Houston, Texas
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

2,286

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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37

Albertus Magnus College

http://www.albertus.edu
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, Connecticut
(203) 773-8501

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1925

1,604

67%

57.5%

48.0%

$28,378

$28,378

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.8

420

432

432

N/A

0%

NC

 

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38

Antioch University Midwest

http://midwest.antioch.edu
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, Ohio
(937) 769-1818

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N/A

116

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$16,410

$16,410

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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39

University of Phoenix Houston Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
11451 Katy FreewaySuite 100
Houston, Texas
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

2,286

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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St. Joseph's College - Brooklyn Campus

http://www.sjcny.edu
245 Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
(718) 940-5800

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N/A

1,299

69%

58.8%

53.9%

$21,870

$21,870

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.25

501

490

489

21

0%

NC

 

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Antioch University Midwest

http://midwest.antioch.edu
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, Ohio
(937) 769-1818

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N/A

116

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$16,410

$16,410

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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42

Mid-Continent University

http://www.midcontinent.edu
99 Powell Road East
Mayfield, Kentucky
(270) 247-8521

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1949

2,174

87%

0%

Not reported

$13,350

$13,350

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.87

440

380

420

17

0%

NC

 

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43

Siena Heights University

http://www.sienaheights.edu
1247 East Siena Heights Drive
Adrian, Michigan
(517) 264-7180

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1919

2,322

60%

28.8%

15.0%

$21,890

$21,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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44

East Tennessee State University

http://www.etsu.edu
807 University Parkway
Johnson City, Tennessee
1-800-GO2-ETSU

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1911

12,267

89%

30.4%

16.3%

$3,624 (12 credit hours)

$11,280 (12 credit hours)

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

498

483

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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45

Marist College

http://www.marist.edu
3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, New York
(845) 575-3226

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1929

5,560

31%

26.7%

Not reported

$31,290

$31,290

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

595

581

584

26

0%

NC

 

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East Tennessee State University

http://www.etsu.edu
807 University Parkway
Johnson City, Tennessee
1-800-GO2-ETSU

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1911

12,267

89%

30.4%

16.3%

$3,624 (12 credit hours)

$11,280 (12 credit hours)

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

498

483

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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47

Our Lady of Holy Cross College

http://www.olhcc.edu
4123 Woodland Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 394-7744 x175

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1916

1,128

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$12,300

$12,300

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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48

Salem State University

http://www.salemstate.edu
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, Massachusetts
(978) 542-6200

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1854

7,741

69%

34.3%

20.0%

$8,530

$14,670

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.09

497

493

486

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Grantham University

http://www.grantham.edu
7200 Northwest 86th Street, Suite M
Kansas City, Missouri
(800) 955-2527

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N/A

7,898

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$8,090

$8,090

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University

http://www.nwosu.edu
709 Oklahoma Boulevard
Alva, Oklahoma
(580) 327-8546

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1897

2,066

69%

18.6%

8.4%

$5,191

$11,401

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.16

466

429

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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