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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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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

1890

10,102

89%

37.8%

25.0%

$7,168

$18,712

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.18

525

527

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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2

Northern Michigan University

http://www.nmu.edu
1401 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette, Michigan
(906) 227-2650

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1899

8,451

68%

36.2%

20.1%

$9,037

$14,113

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.13

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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3

Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu
Stanford, California
(650) 723-2091

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1885

7,063

7%

88.9%

79.8%

$42,690

$42,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

680

700

31

0%

NC

 

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4

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

http://www.millersville.edu
PO Box 1002
Millersville, Pennsylvania
(717) 872-3371

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1855

7,424

63%

54.2%

36.1%

$8,866

$18,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

517

507

491

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

5

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

6

Central Connecticut State University

http://www.ccsu.edu
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, Connecticut
(860) 832-2278

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1849

10,092

64%

34%

14.1%

$8,706

$20,211

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

511

504

504

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Utah State University

http://www.usu.edu
Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah
(435) 797-1079

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1888

25,445

97%

38.4%

25.4%

$6,185

$17,888

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.46

557

548

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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8

N/A

21,928

63%

64%

54.2%

$13,415

$26,830

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.66

612

585

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

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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Leaders

10

Kent State University

http://www.kent.edu
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-2444

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1910

22,436

83%

42%

27.6%

$9,816

$17,776

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

470

470

450

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

1895

16,552

52%

41.2%

25.3%

$12,300

$21,371

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.13

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

Macalester College

http://www.macalester.edu
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 696-6357

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1874

2,070

37%

88.5%

85.6%

$45,388

$45,388

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

680

678

668

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

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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Leaders

14

University of Pennsylvania

http://www.upenn.edu
3451 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 898-7507

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1740

9,682

13%

92.5%

87.1%

$45,890

$45,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.9

728

707

720

32

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Johns Hopkins University

http://www.jhu.edu
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 516-8171

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1876

5,192

15%

91.5%

88.1%

$47,060

$47,060

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.74

680-780

660-740

660-760

32-34

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

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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Leaders

17

University of West Georgia

http://www.westga.edu
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton, Georgia
(678) 839-4000

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1906

9,963

56%

27.3%

14.6%

$6,832

$19,414

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.08

477

486

467

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Indiana State University

http://www.indstate.edu
210 North Seventh Street
Terre Haute, Indiana
(812) 237-2121

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1865

10,076

86%

30.9%

19.2%

$8,256

$17,992

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.06

460

463

443

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Eastern Kentucky University

http://www.eku.edu
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, Kentucky
(859) 622-2106

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1906

13,902

66%

26.6%

11.9%

$7,536

$16,608

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

440

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

East Carolina University

http://www.ecu.edu
East 5th Street
Greenville, North Carolina
(252) 328-6640

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1907

21,298

62%

48.1%

32.9%

$6,143

$20,256

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.58

540

518

498

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Syracuse University

http://www.syr.edu
Syracuse, New York
(315) 443-3611

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1870

14,798

51%

76.9%

69.0%

$40,458

$40,458

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

540

510

520

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Carthage College

http://www.carthage.edu
2001 Alford Park Drive
Kenosha, Wisconsin
(262) 551-6000

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1847

2,660

77%

49.4%

42.6%

$34,850

$34,850

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.24

534

542

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

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

24

University of Mary Washington

http://www.umw.edu
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, Virginia
(540) 654-2000

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1908

4,515

77%

73%

68.5%

$9,660

$22,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.48

555

586

570

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Northeastern State University

http://www.nsuok.edu
600 North Grand
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
(918) 444-2200

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1846

8,116

54%

19.4%

10.9%

$4,992

$12,012

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.23

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Central Washington University

http://www.cwu.edu
400 East University Way
Ellensburg, Washington
(509) 963-1211

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1891

10,770

78%

27.7%

27.6%

$8,919

$19,551

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.1

450

440

430

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Princeton University

http://www.princeton.edu
Princeton, New Jersey
(609) 258-3060

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1746

7,910

7,4% of 26,642 applicants were admitted

92.8%

87.8%

$58,965

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.87

710

710

710

31

0%

NC

 

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28

United States Air Force Academy

http://www.usafa.edu
HQ USAFA/A9A2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 3800
USAF Academy, Colorado
(800) 443-9266

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4,120

8%

79.2%

78.0%

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.86

674

643

N/A

30

0%

NC

 

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29

Western Michigan University

http://www.wmich.edu
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, Michigan
(269) 387-2000

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1903

19,478

83%

43.2%

24.8%

$10,355

$24,109

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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30

University of Southern California

http://www.usc.edu
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, California
(213) 740-1111

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1880

18,316

20%

84.2%

74.2%

$46,363

$46,363

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

650

620

640

29

0%

NC

 

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31

Lehigh University

http://www.lehigh.edu
27 Memorial Drive West
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
(610) 758-3100

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1865

4,883

33%

84.3%

78.1%

$43,520

$43,520

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

675

621

N/A

30

0%

NC

 

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32

University of Texas at El Paso

http://www.utep.edu
500 West University Avenue
El Paso, Texas
(915) 747-5890

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N/A

19,217

100%

23.8%

9.6%

$7,018

$17,548

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.15

479

446

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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33

1881

17,528

45%

76.7%

67.4%

$12,022

$30,970

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

629

597

550

27

0%

NC

 

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34

Weber State University

http://www.weber.edu
1001 University Circle
Ogden, Utah
(801) 626-6743

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1889

25,868

100%

28%

11.6%

$4,991

$13,312

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.21

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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35

Worcester State University

http://www.worcester.edu
486 Chandler Street
Worcester, Massachusetts
(508) 929-8040

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1874

5,307

68%

43.3%

32.5%

$8,157

$14,237

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

510

493

489

21

0%

NC

 

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36

Stetson University

http://www.stetson.edu
421 North Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida
(386) 822-7100

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1883

2,516

60%

61.2%

56.1%

$38,330

$38,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

576

582

558

25

0%

NC

 

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N/A

15,081

73%

75.1%

68.0%

$13,799

$29,589

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.63

606

584

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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38

Eastern Illinois University

http://www.eiu.edu
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, Illinois
(217) 581-2223

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1895

8,975

65%

49.3%

33.1%

$11,144

$28,124

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.09

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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39

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

http://www.umn.edu/tc
100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(612) 625-2008

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N/A

34,469

50%

64.3%

50.5%

$13,618

$19,868

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

620

540

560

25

0%

NC

 

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1912

17,647

62%

28.6%

12.7%

$8,642

$24,092

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.33

440

440

410

20

0%

NC

 

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N/A

18,503

28%

84.7%

77.0%

$8,340

$30,122

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4.53

658

642

635

29

0%

NC

 

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42

University of Maryland

http://www.maryland.edu
College Park, Maryland
(301) 314-8385

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N/A

26,487

47%

74.8%

63.2%

$9,161

$28,347

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4.07

610

580

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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43

University of Nebraska - Kearney

http://www.unk.edu
905 West 25th Street
Kearney, Nebraska
(308) 865-8526

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N/A

5,648

77%

18.7%

Not reported

$6,521

$12,349

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.39

370

440

380

20

0%

NC

 

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1785

26,259

56%

72.5%

55.2%

$10,262

$28,472

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

627

616

617

28

0%

NC

 

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45

Taylor University

http://www.taylor.edu
236 West Reade Avenue
Upland, Indiana
(765) 998-5511

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1846

2,237

84%

74.3%

69.3%

$28,753

$28,753

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.71

580

590

560

27

0%

NC

 

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46

Western Kentucky University

http://www.wku.edu
1906 College Heights Boulevard
Bowling Green, Kentucky
(270) 745-2551

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1906

18,101

92%

40.4%

26.6%

$8,722

$22,248

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

497

494

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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47

N/A

24,833

50%

59.8%

40.8%

$8,055

$21,510

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4.37

627

591

572

27

0%

NC

 

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48

Excelsior College

http://www.excelsior.edu
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, New York
(518) 464-8500 x6970

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1971

35,302

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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49

University of Wisconsin - Madison

http://www.wisc.edu
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, Wisconsin
(608) 262-3961

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N/A

30,863

55%

72.3%

54.0%

$10,403

$26,653

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.84

686

593

626

28

0%

NC

 

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Northwest Missouri State University

http://www.nwmissouri.edu
800 University Drive
Maryville, Missouri
(660) 562-1148

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1905

6,014

88%

40.2%

26.9%

$7,988

$14,239

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.32

460

480

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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