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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

Carson-Newman University

http://www.cn.edu
1646 Russell Avenue, PO Box 557
Jefferson City, Tennessee
(865) 471-3223

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1851

1,646

66%

50.2%

41.3%

$23,696

$23,696

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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2

Husson University

http://www.husson.edu
One College Circle
Bangor, Maine
(207) 941-7100

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1898

2,409

77%

33.9%

23.3%

$15,130

$15,130

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

479

469

474

21

0%

NC

 

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3

University of Arkansas

http://www.uark.edu
800 Hotz Hall
Fayetteville, Arkansas
(479) 575-5346

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1871

19,027

61%

49.1%

34.3%

$7,818

$19,075

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.56

580

560

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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4

George Washington University

http://www.gwu.edu
2121 I Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 994-6040

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1821

10,464

33%

77.6%

73.9%

$47,343

$47,343

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

649

643

662

29

0%

NC

 

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5

LaGrange College

http://www.lagrange.edu
601 Broad Street
LaGrange, Georgia
(706) 880-8005

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1831

834

49%

39.5%

33.7%

$25,600

$25,600

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

510

501

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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6

Mount Marty College

http://www.mtmc.edu
1105 West 8th Street
Yankton, South Dakota
(855) 686-2789

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1936

1,036

71%

47.2%

40.9%

$22,892

$22,892

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Ball State University

http://www.bsu.edu
2000 West University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana
(765) 285-8300

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1918

16,652

59%

46.2%

32.5%

$9,610

$24,124

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.35

533

532

517

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

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

9

University of Mobile

http://www.umobile.edu
5735 College Parkway
Mobile, Alabama
(251) 442-2273

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1961

1,552

80%

39%

29.6%

$18,540

$18,540

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.45

470

437

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Whitworth University

http://www.whitworth.edu
300 West Hawthorne Road
Spokane, Washington
(509) 777-4786

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1890

2,348

52%

71.8%

64.6%

$36,012

$36,012

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.77

550

540

530

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

University of Mississippi

http://www.olemiss.edu
University, Mississippi
(662) 915-7226

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1844

16,060

61%

49.7%

36.5%

$6,760

$17,728

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

480

480

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of Phoenix Tulsa Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
14002 East 21st StreetSuite 1000
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

703

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

13

Southeast Missouri State University

http://www.semo.edu
One University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
(573) 651-2590

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1873

10,541

97%

36.8%

23.0%

$6,862

$12,195

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

445

420

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

North Carolina A&T State University

http://www.ncat.edu
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 334-7946

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1891

9,206

66%

31.9%

16.8%

$5,315

$16,396

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.13

462

441

422

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Maranatha Baptist Bible College

http://www.mbbc.edu
745 West Main Street
Watertown, Wisconsin
(920) 261-9300

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1968

887

74%

34.1%

23.0%

$13,120

$13,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

496

519

496

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

University of Phoenix Hawaii Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
827 Fort Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

743

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

17

University of Rochester

http://www.rochester.edu
Wilson Boulevard
Rochester, New York
(585) 275-3221

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1850

5,785

36%

81%

74.4%

$45,372

$45,372

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.8

685

649

651

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

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

19

Monmouth University

http://www.monmouth.edu
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, New Jersey
(732) 571-3456

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1933

4,738

71%

57.4%

44.3%

$31,018

$31,018

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.38

539

521

536

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

1870

23,479

75%

53.8%

37.9%

$9,313

$25,166

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.57

578

566

547

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

University of South Carolina Beaufort

http://www.uscb.edu
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, South Carolina
(843) 208-8000

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N/A

1,874

75%

6.7%

Not reported

$8,972

$18,824

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

471

468

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

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

23

Norwich University

http://www.norwich.edu
158 Harmon Drive
Northfield, Vermont
(802) 485-2002

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1819

2,321

65%

50.1%

44.4%

$33,368

$33,368

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.14

500

480

460

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Quinnipiac University

http://www.quinnipiac.edu
275 Mount Carmel Avenue
Hamden, Connecticut
(203) 582-8600

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1929

6,430

69%

73.4%

70.6%

$39,330

$39,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

550

540

550

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Allen College

http://www.allencollege.edu
1825 Logan Avenue
Waterloo, Iowa
(319) 226-2000

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N/A

385

11%

80.9%

78.6%

$18,829

$18,829

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Michigan State University

http://www.msu.edu
East Lansing, Michigan
(517) 355-8332

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1855

37,454

71%

66.1%

48.4%

$12,908

$33,796

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.61

605

520

525

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

http://www.bloomu.edu
400 East Second Street
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
(570) 389-4316

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1839

9,201

68%

56.2%

42.7%

$8,582

$18,516

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

503

489

480

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

Trinity Washington University

http://www.trinitydc.edu
125 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 884-9400

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N/A

1,043

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$21,130

$21,130

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

Louisiana State University Alexandria

http://www.lsua.edu
8100 Highway 71 South
Alexandria, Louisiana
(318) 473-6417

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N/A

2,407

61%

4.5%

2.7%

$5,241

$10,973

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.12

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

University of Portland

http://www.up.edu
5000 North Willamette Boulevard
Portland, Oregon
(503) 943-7147

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1901

3,402

67%

71.6%

68.0%

$36,840

$36,840

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.64

550

540

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

31

Texas Christian University

http://www.tcu.edu
2800 South University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas
(817) 257-7490

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1873

8,456

41%

68.5%

57.5%

$36,590

$36,590

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

550

530

550

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

32

St. Mary's College of California

http://www.stmarys-ca.edu
1928 Saint Mary's Road
Moraga, California
(925) 631-4224

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1863

3,035

65%

54.1%

48.7%

$39,890

$39,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.58

558

552

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

33

Curry College

http://www.curry.edu
1071 Blue Hill Avenue
Milton, Massachusetts
(617) 333-2210

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1879

2,769

84%

40.6%

36.5%

$34,415

$34,415

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.72

460

462

460

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

34

Keene State College

http://www.keene.edu
229 Main Street
Keene, New Hampshire
(603) 358-2276

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1909

4,933

78%

57.3%

49.3%

$12,776

$20,161

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.98

491

488

488

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

35

Creighton University

http://www.creighton.edu
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 280-2703

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1878

4,032

78%

71.8%

67.7%

$34,330

$34,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.76

603

577

569

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

36

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

37

Alderson-Broaddus College

http://www.ab.edu
101 College Hill Drive
Philippi, West Virginia
(304) 457-6256

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N/A

826

41%

35.4%

25.7%

$22,740

$22,740

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

488

468

441

21

0%

NC

 

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38

University of Tampa

http://www.ut.edu
401 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, Florida
(813) 253-6211

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1931

6,143

59%

53.1%

46.5%

$25,772

$25,772

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

530

544

532

24

0%

NC

 

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39

Morgan State University

http://www.morgan.edu
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, Maryland
(443) 885-3000

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1867

6,114

43%

81%

43.0%

$7,218

$16,632

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3

400

400

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

40

University of Phoenix Southern Arizona Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
300 South Craycroft Road
Tucson, Arizona
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

1,631

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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41

Benedictine College

http://www.benedictine.edu
1020 North 2nd Street
Atchison, Kansas
(913) 360-7476

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1859

2,086

61%

49.2%

39.4%

$23,900

$23,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

N/A

N/A

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

42

Baldwin Wallace University

http://www.bw.edu
275 Eastland Road
Berea, Ohio
(440) 826-2222

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1845

3,512

70%

61.6%

50.1%

$27,840

$27,840

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.54

535

533

530

23

0%

NC

 

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43

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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44

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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45

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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46

Cumberland University

http://www.cumberland.edu
1 Cumberland Square
Lebanon, Tennessee
(615) 444-2562

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1842

1,120

56%

26.3%

18.2%

$20,200

$20,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.4

546

491

474

22

0%

NC

 

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47

University of New England

http://www.une.edu
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine
(207) 283-0170 x2297

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1831

2,637

86%

58.6%

55.0%

$33,145

$33,145

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

537

521

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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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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California State University Long Beach

http://www.csulb.edu
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, California
(562) 985-5471

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N/A

30,931

31%

36.7%

12.5%

$6,240

$17,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.43

525

502

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Mercer University

http://www.mercer.edu
1400 Coleman Avenue
Macon, Georgia
(478) 301-2650

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1833

2,382

63%

56.1%

44.4%

$33,120

$33,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.67

598

584

562

26

0%

NC

 

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