Rankings of The Best Colleges And Universities By:

Best Religious Studies Colleges, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the top 50 Religious Studies Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Religious Studies Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

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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Leaders

1

Valley Forge Christian College

http://www.vfcc.edu
1401 Charlestown Road
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
(610) 935-0450

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1939

1,150

73%

34.8%

28.3%

$19,394

$19,394

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.71

464

515

457

21

0%

NC

 

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2

Gordon College

http://www.gordon.edu
255 Grapevine Road
Wenham, Massachusetts
(978) 867-4218

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1889

1,580

40%

68.9%

60.3%

$33,230

$33,230

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

572

579

579

25

0%

NC

 

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3

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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4

University of San Francisco

http://www.usfca.edu
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, California
(415) 422-6563

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1855

6,344

69%

62.3%

54.1%

$40,294

$40,294

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

578

566

572

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

5

Trinity College of Florida

http://www.trinitycollege.edu
2430 Welbilt Boulevard
New Port Richey, Florida
(727) 569-1411 x306

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N/A

219

25%

49.2%

31.6%

$13,320

$13,320

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.25

360

450

370

18

0%

NC

 

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6

Crown College

http://www.crown.edu
8700 College View Drive
St. Bonifacius, Minnesota
(952) 446-4142

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1916

1,088

56%

33.3%

50.0%

$22,430

$22,430

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.22

527

526

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

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

8

Lee University

http://www.leeuniversity.edu
PO Box 3450
Cleveland, Tennessee
(423) 614-8500

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1918

4,565

Not reported

43%

33.3%

$13,750

$13,750

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.53

529

537

N/A

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Olivet Nazarene University

http://www.olivet.edu
One University Avenue
Bourbonnais, Illinois
(815) 939-5203

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1907

3,190

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$29,890

$29,890

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Georgia State University

http://www.gsu.edu
33 Gilmer Street
Atlanta, Georgia
(404) 413-2500

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1913

24,665

57%

38.3%

20.7%

$9,928

$28,139

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.33

537

540

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

1861

29,017

58%

69.9%

53.9%

$12,397

$31,971

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.75

570

510

510

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College

http://www.hc.edu
3701 South I-35 Service RoadPO Box 7208
Moore, Oklahoma
(405) 912-9011

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N/A

202

45%

33.4%

26.1%

$10,926

$10,926

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

390

355

350

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Gardner-Webb University

http://www.gardner-webb.edu
110 S. Main Street
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
(704) 406-4498

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1905

2,677

54%

33.3%

26.4%

$25,905

$25,905

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

516

503

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Virginia University of Lynchburg

http://www.vul.edu
2058 Garfield Avenue
Lynchburg, Virginia
(434) 528-5276 x1150

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N/A

233

Not reported

26.1%

14.3%

$9,680

$9,680

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Naropa University

http://www.naropa.edu
2130 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, Colorado
(303) 546-3572

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1974

402

83%

24%

18.4%

$28,780

$28,780

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

University of South Carolina

http://www.sc.edu
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 777-7700

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1801

23,363

61%

64.9%

53.0%

$10,816

$28,528

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4

608

590

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Drew University

http://www.drew.edu
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, New Jersey
(973) 408-3739

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1867

1,636

85%

67.5%

65.8%

$44,068

$44,068

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.32

480

490

490

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Fordham University

http://www.fordham.edu
441 East Fordham Road
New York, New York
(718) 817-4000

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1841

8,325

43%

76.4%

73.9%

$43,577

$43,577

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.58

625

620

625

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Clarke University

http://www.clarke.edu
1550 Clarke Drive
Dubuque, Iowa
(563) 588-6316

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1843

967

74%

58%

49.4%

$28,000

$28,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.47

506

473

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

Andrews University

http://www.andrews.edu
Berrien Springs, Michigan
(800) 253-2874

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1874

1,917

38%

48.2%

33.6%

$25,530

$25,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

526

540

523

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Concordia University Portland

http://www.cu-portland.edu
2811 Northeast Holman
Portland, Oregon
(503) 280-8501

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N/A

1,369

54%

40%

30.4%

$27,420

$27,420

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

503

503

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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25

Saint Francis University

http://www.francis.edu
PO Box 600, 117 Evergreen Drive
Loretto, Pennsylvania
(814) 472-3100

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N/A

1,772

74%

61.1%

54.2%

$29,992

$29,992

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

526

510

498

23

0%

NC

 

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26

Boston College

http://www.bc.edu
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
(617) 552-3100

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1863

9,110

29%

90%

87.4%

$45,622

$45,622

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

690

665

685

31

0%

NC

 

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27

Rice University

http://www.rice.edu
6100 Main StreetPO Box 1892
Houston, Texas
(713) 348-7423

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1912

3,848

17%

87.9%

82.5%

$38,941

$38,941

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

660

660

30

0%

NC

 

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28

Point Loma Nazarene University

http://www.pointloma.edu
3900 Lomaland Drive
San Diego, California
(800) 733-7779

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1902

2,415

56%

69.9%

61.3%

$30,360

$30,360

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.78

530

520

520

23

0%

NC

 

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29

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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30

Bethel University

http://www.bethel.edu
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 638-6242

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1842

3,467

71%

67.9%

62.3%

$31,760

$31,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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31

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

http://www.sbts.edu
2825 Lexington Road
Louisville, Kentucky
(502) 897-4200

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N/A

668

71%

0%

Not reported

$9,880

$9,880

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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32

University of Tennessee

http://www.utk.edu
Knoxville, Tennessee
(865) 974-2184

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1794

20,916

67%

54.4%

35.7%

$11,194

$29,384

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.89

589

583

N/A

27

0%

NC

 

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33

DePaul University

http://www.depaul.edu
1 East Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 362-8300

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1898

16,498

62%

61.3%

50.6%

$33,990

$33,990

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.58

510

530

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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34

Shorter University

http://www.shorter.edu
315 Shorter Avenue
Rome, Georgia
(706) 233-7319

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1873

1,642

65%

39.5%

32.6%

$19,730

$19,730

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.32

491

487

472

21

0%

NC

 

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35

Indiana Wesleyan University

http://www.indwes.edu
4201 South Washington Street
Marion, Indiana
(765) 677-2138

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1920

2,999

66%

66.3%

58.5%

$23,628

$23,628

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.65

540

540

520

24

0%

NC

 

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36

Huntingdon College

http://www.huntingdon.edu
1500 East Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama
(334) 833-4497

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1854

1,118

Not reported

41.4%

33.3%

$23,500

$23,500

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

464

462

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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1865

14,167

18%

90.7%

86.7%

$45,359

$45,359

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

670

630

N/A

29

0%

NC

 

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38

Northwest University

http://www.northwestu.edu
5520 108th Avenue, NE
Kirkland, Washington
(425) 889-5231

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1934

1,355

64%

43.4%

38.2%

$25,934

$25,934

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

510

522

499

22

0%

NC

 

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39

St. Gregory's University

http://www.stgregorys.edu
1900 West MacArthur Drive
Shawnee, Oklahoma
(405) 878-5444

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1875

628

31%

15.7%

9.6%

$20,195

$20,195

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.23

463

420

433

21

0%

NC

 

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40

Lenoir-Rhyne University

http://www.lr.edu
625 7th Avenue NE
Hickory, North Carolina
(828) 328-7300

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1891

1,595

87%

43.8%

37.7%

$29,310

$29,310

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.59

460

430

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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41

Shenandoah University

http://www.su.edu
1460 University Drive
Winchester, Virginia
(540) 665-4581

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1875

2,402

85%

40.8%

30.2%

$29,704

$29,704

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

508

501

490

22

0%

NC

 

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42

University of Denver

http://www.du.edu
2199 South University Boulevard
Denver, Colorado
(303) 871-2036

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1864

5,394

68%

70.3%

60.8%

$40,707

$40,707

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

607

598

583

27

0%

NC

 

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43

Southern Wesleyan University

http://www.swu.edu
907 Wesleyan Drive, PO Box 1020
Central, South Carolina
(864) 644-5550

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1906

1,456

94%

37%

32.8%

$22,200

$22,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

496

494

472

20

0%

NC

 

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44

Georgian Court University

http://www.georgian.edu
900 Lakewood Avenue
Lakewood, New Jersey
(732) 987-2700

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1908

1,772

66%

41.2%

24.9%

$29,838

$29,838

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.22

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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45

Houghton College

http://www.houghton.edu
One Willard Avenue
Houghton, New York
(585) 567-9353

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1883

1,147

73%

63.6%

58.2%

$27,728

$27,728

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.59

569

592

567

25

0%

NC

 

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46

Graceland University

http://www.graceland.edu
1 University Place
Lamoni, Iowa
(641) 784-5196

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1895

1,515

48%

42.2%

29.8%

$23,530

$23,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

475

458

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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47

Cornerstone University

http://www.cornerstone.edu
1001 East Beltline Avenue, NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
(616) 222-1426

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1941

2,125

63%

35.2%

23.6%

$24,168

$24,168

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

532

530

543

23

0%

NC

 

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48

George Fox University

http://www.georgefox.edu
414 North Meridian
Newberg, Oregon
(503) 554-2240

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1891

2,184

75%

60%

53.3%

$31,120

$31,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.62

552

560

539

24

0%

NC

 

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Saint Vincent College

http://www.stvincent.edu
300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
(724) 805-2500

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N/A

1,566

66%

69.1%

62.0%

$30,351

$30,351

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.56

480

470

450

20

0%

NC

 

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Northeastern University

http://www.northeastern.edu
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
(617) 373-2200

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1898

16,685

32%

26.3%

Not reported

$41,686

$41,686

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

689

666

659

30

0%

NC

 

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