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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
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Leaders

1

New Mexico Highlands University

http://www.nmhu.edu
PO Box 9000
Las Vegas, New Mexico
(505) 454-3434

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1893

2,416

100%

10.6%

4.8%

$4,000

$6,383

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.93

380

380

360

15

0%

NC

 

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2

Fort Lewis College

http://www.fortlewis.edu
1000 Rim Drive
Durango, Colorado
(970) 247-7180

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1911

3,891

87%

29.9%

19.0%

$6,923

$17,763

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

3

Grand Valley State University

http://www.gvsu.edu
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, Michigan
(616) 331-2025

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1960

21,317

82%

49.5%

29.7%

$10,454

$15,114

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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4

University of the Pacific

http://www.pacific.edu
3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, California
(209) 946-2211

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1851

3,867

38%

55.3%

43.4%

$39,810

$39,810

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.54

550

520

520

23

0%

NC

 

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5

Lafayette College

http://www.lafayette.edu
Easton, Pennsylvania
(610) 330-5100

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1826

2,488

Not reported

87%

85.2%

$44,670

$44,670

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.46

660

630

630

29

0%

NC

 

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6

Southern Methodist University

http://www.smu.edu
6425 Boaz
Dallas, Texas
(214) 768-2058

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1911

6,249

54%

75%

68.3%

$43,800

$43,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

645

630

623

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Western Connecticut State University

http://www.wcsu.edu
181 White Street
Danbury, Connecticut
(203) 837-9000

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1903

5,583

59%

33.7%

20.7%

$8,893

$20,398

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

492

500

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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8

Utah Valley University

http://www.uvu.edu
800 West University Parkway
Orem, Utah
(801) 863-8466

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1941

31,405

100%

13.1%

8.7%

$5,086

$14,256

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Williams College

http://www.williams.edu
880 Main Street
Williamstown, Massachusetts
(413) 597-2211

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1793

2,052

17%

94.2%

90.8%

$46,600

$46,600

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

712

718

722

32

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

University of South Florida

http://www.usf.edu
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida
(813) 974-3350

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1956

30,289

43%

44.8%

29.1%

$6,410

$17,324

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

540

530

510

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

Case Western Reserve University

http://www.case.edu
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 368-4450

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1826

4,386

54%

72.5%

62.7%

$41,800

$41,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

702

658

654

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

http://www.illinois.edu
601 East John Street
Champaign, Illinois
(217) 333-0302

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N/A

32,281

63%

76.2%

66.1%

$14,750

$29,132

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

680

550

570

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

http://www.louisiana.edu
104 University CirclePO Drawer 41008
Lafayette, Louisiana
(337) 482-6553

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N/A

15,143

60%

30.4%

12.9%

$6,268

$15,818

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

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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Leaders

15

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

16

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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Leaders

17

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

18

Wichita State University

http://www.wichita.edu
1845 North Fairmount
Wichita, Kansas
(316) 978-3085

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1895

12,192

95%

30.6%

16.8%

$6,926

$14,960

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

536

506

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Hanover College

http://www.hanover.edu
PO Box 108
Hanover, Indiana
(812) 866-7021

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1827

1,123

64%

64.4%

63.0%

$31,760

$31,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.66

549

556

531

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

University of Kentucky

http://www.uky.edu
Lexington, Kentucky
(859) 257-2000

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1865

20,827

67%

49%

32.0%

$9,966

$21,052

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.46

510

500

480

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

North Carolina Central University

http://www.nccu.edu
1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, North Carolina
(919) 560-6298

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1910

6,658

50%

30.9%

14.9%

$5,444

$16,017

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.99

436

427

409

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

1822

2,292

53%

74.3%

71.8%

$46,165

$46,165

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.32

612

606

550

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

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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Leaders

24

St. Norbert College

http://www.snc.edu
100 Grant Street
De Pere, Wisconsin
(920) 403-3005

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1898

2,229

80%

72.6%

68.2%

$31,866

$31,866

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Jacksonville State University

http://www.jsu.edu
700 Pelham Road, N
Jacksonville, Alabama
(256) 782-5268

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1883

7,991

82%

20.5%

9.6%

$8,490

$16,980

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.16

472

473

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

George Mason University

http://www.gmu.edu
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Virginia
(703) 993-2400

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1972

20,653

66%

56.2%

41.5%

$9,908

$28,592

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.66

530

520

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

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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28

N/A

7,666

58%

49.2%

32.1%

$12,998

$27,022

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

542

504

520

N/A

0%

NC

 

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29

Millsaps College

http://www.millsaps.edu
1701 North State Street
Jackson, Mississippi
(601) 974-1050

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1890

849

55%

70.1%

66.5%

$32,520

$32,520

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.57

567

555

532

26

0%

NC

 

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30

University of New Mexico

http://www.unm.edu
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(505) 277-8900

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1889

N/A

65%

0%

Not reported

$6,447

$25,860

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.24

538

546

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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31

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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32

Lake Superior State University

http://www.lssu.edu
650 West Easterday Avenue
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
(906) 635-2231

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1946

2,522

90%

27.2%

16.3%

$9,960

$14,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.22

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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33

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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34

University of Pittsburgh

http://www.pitt.edu
4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 624-7488

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1787

18,429

56%

72.9%

62.5%

$17,100

$27,106

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.93

641

621

611

28

0%

NC

 

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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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36

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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37

Southern Utah University

http://www.suu.edu
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, Utah
(435) 586-7740

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1897

7,633

57%

29.1%

20.1%

$5,924

$17,902

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

512

508

489

23

0%

NC

 

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38

Smith College

http://www.smith.edu
Northampton, Massachusetts
(413) 585-2500

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1871

2,664

42%

83.6%

80.9%

$42,754

$42,754

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.92

600

610

620

27

0%

NC

 

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39

University of Florida

http://www.ufl.edu
Gainesville, Florida
(352) 392-1365

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1853

32,776

44%

77.2%

64.3%

$6,263

$28,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

639

626

626

28

0%

NC

 

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40

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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1857

18,257

74%

61.9%

47.0%

$12,573

$20,013

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.36

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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42

Tulane University

http://www.tulane.edu
6823 St Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 865-5731

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1834

8,423

27%

70.2%

61.5%

$46,930

$46,930

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

662

670

682

30

0%

NC

 

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43

Minnesota State University Moorhead

http://www.mnstate.edu
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, Minnesota
(218) 477-2161

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N/A

6,426

84%

34.9%

21.1%

$8,295

$14,743

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

530

483

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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44

Tennessee Technological University

http://www.tntech.edu
North Dixie Avenue
Cookeville, Tennessee
(931) 372-3888

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1915

9,436

94%

37.1%

21.1%

$7,095

$23,133

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.4

490

480

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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45

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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46

Columbus State University

http://www.columbusstate.edu
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, Georgia
(706) 507-8800

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1958

7,025

53%

25.3%

13.4%

$6,774

$19,356

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.09

490

500

482

20

0%

NC

 

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47

University of Kansas

http://www.ku.edu
Lawrence, Kansas
(785) 864-3911

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1866

19,169

92%

53%

36.7%

$10,107

$24,873

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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48

Valparaiso University

http://www.valpo.edu
1700 Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, Indiana
(219) 464-5011

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1859

2,980

80%

69.4%

61.7%

$33,480

$33,480

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

551

565

534

26

0%

NC

 

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49

Murray State University

http://www.murraystate.edu
113 Sparks Hall
Murray, Kentucky
(270) 809-2896

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1922

8,891

82%

41.4%

25.7%

$7,044

$19,164

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.35

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Guilford College

http://www.guilford.edu
5800 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 316-2100

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1837

2,462

80%

53.3%

47.4%

$32,470

$32,470

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.23

541

550

530

23

0%

NC

 

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