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Rankings of the top 50 Social Sciences Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Social Sciences Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

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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

Loyola University New Orleans

http://www.loyno.edu
6363 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 865-3240

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1912

3,200

66%

54.3%

47.3%

$36,610

$36,610

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.66

569

589

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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2

Western Oregon University

http://www.wou.edu
345 North Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, Oregon
(503) 838-8211

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1856

5,387

88%

35.2%

19.7%

$8,274

$21,759

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

420

410

390

17

0%

NC

 

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3

Central Christian College of Kansas

http://www.centralchristian.edu
1200 South MainPO Box 1403
McPherson, Kansas
(620) 241-0723 x337

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N/A

466

99%

27.2%

40.7%

$19,800

$19,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.27

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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4

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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5

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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6

Towson University

http://www.towson.edu
8000 York Road
Towson, Maryland
(410) 704-2113

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1866

17,988

52%

55.2%

38.9%

$8,342

$20,020

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.61

549

538

544

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Howard Payne University

http://www.hputx.edu
1000 Fisk Street
Brownwood, Texas
(325) 649-8020

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1889

1,091

50%

39.7%

33.8%

$23,200

$23,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.5

500

470

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

University of La Verne

http://www.laverne.edu
1950 Third Street
La Verne, California
(909) 392-2800

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1891

2,499

39%

50.5%

40.4%

$34,604

$34,604

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.52

526

514

512

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Wright State University

http://www.wright.edu
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway
Dayton, Ohio
(937) 775-5700

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1964

13,143

69%

31.2%

19.1%

$8,542

$16,546

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.1

503

499

481

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

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

11

University of Southern Mississippi

http://www.usm.edu
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
(601) 266-5000

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1910

13,658

65%

39.8%

26.6%

$6,744

$15,024

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.18

460

453

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

http://www.utc.edu
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee
(423) 425-4662

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N/A

10,159

76%

27.1%

12.8%

$7,554

$22,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

511

514

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Brewton-Parker College

http://www.bpc.edu
201 David-Eliza Fountain CirclePO Box 197
Mt. Vernon, Georgia
(912) 583-2241 x265

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1904

629

Not reported

19%

16.1%

$13,560

$13,560

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.04

390

400

380

15

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

University of St. Francis

http://www.stfrancis.edu
500 Wilcox Street
Joliet, Illinois
(815) 740-2270

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N/A

1,423

52%

48.7%

34.3%

$27,950

$27,950

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.43

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

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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Leaders

16

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

17

Carnegie Mellon University

http://www.cmu.edu
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(412) 268-2082

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1900

6,279

28%

81.5%

72.7%

$47,642

$47,642

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.69

729

678

693

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Whitman College

http://www.whitman.edu
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, Washington
(509) 527-5176

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1883

1,539

49%

85%

80.3%

$43,500

$43,500

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.76

657

670

665

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Missouri Baptist University

http://www.mobap.edu
One College Park Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 392-2290

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1964

3,850

58%

25.1%

20.8%

$21,670

$21,670

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.06

430

400

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

http://www.okwu.edu
2201 Silver Lake Road
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
(918) 335-6219

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1972

1,083

66%

38.7%

28.9%

$22,252

$22,252

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.24

458

365

427

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

St. Andrews University

http://www.sapc.edu
1700 Dogwood Mile
Laurinburg, North Carolina
(910) 277-5555

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N/A

460

69%

35.8%

33.2%

$23,332

$23,332

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

558

605

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

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

23

Allen University

http://www.allenuniversity.edu
1530 Harden Street
Columbia, South Carolina
(803) 376-5735

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1870

827

72%

0%

Not reported

$11,940

$11,940

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

William Paterson University

http://www.wpunj.edu
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, New Jersey
(973) 720-2125

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N/A

10,089

61%

34%

14.0%

$11,918

$19,458

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.08

526

517

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

College of Mount St. Vincent

http://www.mountsaintvincent.edu
6301 Riverdale Avenue
Riverdale, New York
(718) 405-3267

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1847

1,691

92%

50.6%

40.8%

$30,290

$30,290

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

450

460

458

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

Holy Apostles College and Seminary

http://www.holyapostles.edu
33 Prospect Hill Road
Cromwell, Connecticut
(860) 632-3085

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N/A

58

100%

0%

Not reported

$10,400

$10,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Divine Word College

http://www.dwci.edu
102 Jacoby Drive SW
Epworth, Iowa
(563) 876-3332

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1964

107

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$13,000

$13,000

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

28

Dickinson State University

http://www.dickinsonstate.edu
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, North Dakota
(701) 483-2175

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1918

2,668

97%

27.6%

12.5%

$6,050

$8,496

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.0

553

380

518

18

0%

NC

 

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29

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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30

Wayne State University

http://www.wayne.edu
656 West Kirby Street
Detroit, Michigan
(313) 577-3577

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1868

19,342

81%

19.6%

10.1%

$11,093

$23,713

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

N/A

N/A

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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31

Louisiana Tech University

http://www.latech.edu
PO Box 3168
Ruston, Louisiana
(318) 257-3036

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1894

8,958

71%

39.2%

27.1%

$6,936

$20,556

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.44

500

450

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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32

Warner Pacific College

http://www.warnerpacific.edu
2219 Southeast 68th Avenue
Portland, Oregon
(503) 517-1020

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1937

1,181

61%

46.6%

35.5%

$19,770

$19,770

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.1

450

450

445

19

0%

NC

 

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33

Tabor College

http://www.tabor.edu
400 South Jefferson
Hillsboro, Kansas
(620) 947-3121 x1723

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1908

760

85%

45.7%

38.9%

$22,730

$22,730

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.31

504

467

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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34

American International College

http://www.aic.edu
1000 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts
(413) 205-3201

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1885

1,729

79%

32.9%

31.3%

$30,040

$30,040

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.5

468

456

455

20

0%

NC

 

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35

Gettysburg College

http://www.gettysburg.edu
300 North Washington Street
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
(717) 337-6100

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1832

2,597

40%

82.8%

80.3%

$45,870

$45,870

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

610

600

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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36

Coppin State University

http://www.coppin.edu
2500 West North Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 951-3600

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1900

3,298

54%

9.5%

3.6%

$6,252

$11,186

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.62

429

434

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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37

St. Edward's University

http://www.gotostedwards.com
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas
(512) 448-8500

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1885

4,238

63%

62.7%

53.2%

$33,720

$33,720

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

560

568

551

25

0%

NC

 

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38

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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39

Cleveland State University

http://www.csuohio.edu
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 687-2100

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1964

12,038

63%

20.4%

9.1%

$9,499

$12,678

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.19

450

440

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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N/A

10,053

49%

26.2%

11.2%

$5,785

$17,725

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.2

476

480

464

20

0%

NC

 

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41

Rust College

http://www.rustcollege.edu
150 Rust Avenue
Holly Springs, Mississippi
(662) 252-8000 x4059

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1866

922

7%

12.3%

13.8%

$8,900

$8,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

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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43

Thomas University

http://www.thomasu.edu
1501 Millpond Road
Thomasville, Georgia
(229) 226-1621 x124

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1950

882

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$14,080

$14,080

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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44

Shimer College

http://www.shimer.edu
3424 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 235-3506

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1853

127

74%

58.5%

50.0%

$31,230

$31,230

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.13

490

620

500

26

0%

NC

 

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45

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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46

Troy University

http://www.troy.edu
University Avenue
Troy, Alabama
(334) 670-3179

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1887

17,915

72%

26.6%

15.0%

$9,416

$17,336

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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47

University of Chicago

https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/
1101 East 58th Street
Chicago, Illinois
(773) 702-8650

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1890

5,590

8.8% of 30,304 applicants were admitted

89.7%

86.2%

$47,139

$47,139

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

Math & Verbal Middle 50%: 1450-1550

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Middle 50%: 32-35

0%

NC

 

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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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49

Washington University in St. Louis

http://www.wustl.edu
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
(314) 935-6000

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1853

7,259

18%

91.8%

88.2%

$44,841

$44,841

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

720

700

690

32

0%

NC

 

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Southwestern Christian University

http://www.swcu.edu
PO Box 340
Bethany, Oklahoma
(405) 789-7661 x3463

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1946

325

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$14,775

$14,775

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.22

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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