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	La Sierra University	Andrews University	Madonna University	Siena Heights University	Wilkes University	Southern Adventist University
Overview
Location	Riverside, California	Berrien Springs, Michigan	Livonia, Michigan	Adrian, Michigan	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Collegedale, Tennessee
Campus setting	City: Large	Town: Fringe	City: Small	Town: Distant	City: Small	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Quarter	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	87.0%	68.0%	70.0%	75.0%	82.0%
Common app member	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Religious affiliation	Protestant	Protestant	Catholic	Catholic		Protestant
Admission
Acceptance rate	66.1%	81.5%	52.3%	68.4%	94.8%	74.4%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $60	$25		Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $45	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $40
SAT range	880 - 1140	1050 - 1300	890 - 1140	N/A	1040 - 1250	N/A
ACT range	18 - 28	20 - 28	20 - 25	N/A	20 - 28	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	25.0%	38.0%	17.0%		30.0%
Students submitting ACT score	2.0%	37.0%	3.0%		5.0%
Total number of applicants	2,726	1,109	1,219	1,502	4,019	1,914
Total number of admissions given out	1,801	904	637	1,028	3,809	1,424
Admitted students who chose to enroll	287	256	253	270	556	571
Yield rate	15.9%	28.3%	39.7%	26.3%	14.6%	40.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$59,289	$48,972	$41,750	$43,021	$55,207	$37,110
Average net price	$25,230	$23,719	$18,469	$18,931	$30,155	$24,127
Tuition	$33,228	$30,552	$24,900	$27,500	$37,994	$22,320
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,740 Meal plan: $4,050	Room/dormitory: $5,168 Meal plan: $3,800	Room/dormitory: $5,710 Meal plan: $5,140	$11,720	Room/dormitory: $9,492 Meal plan: $6,206	Room/dormitory: $4,760 Meal plan: $3,480
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $20,812	100.0% Average amount $18,460	97.0% Average amount $18,033	100.0% Average amount $21,387	96.0% Average amount $26,371	99.0% Average amount $13,511
Students receiving federal student loan	59.0% Average amount $4,980	46.0% Average amount $5,289	65.0% Average amount $5,147	68.0% Average amount $8,762	84.0% Average amount $5,594	43.0% Average amount $6,616
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $22,020	23.0% Average amount $21,431	11.0% Average amount $13,046	5.0% Average amount $8,752	32.0% Average amount $16,328	5.0% Average amount $11,610
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,351 Men 41.2% Women 58.8%	1,358 Men 48.6% Women 51.4%	2,040 Men 35.7% Women 64.3%	1,782 Men 42.5% Women 57.5%	2,232 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	2,400 Men 44.9% Women 55.1%
Graduate students	387 Men 33.1% Women 66.9%	1,569 Men 61.2% Women 38.8%	404 Men 23.5% Women 76.5%	184 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	3,044 Men 22.5% Women 77.5%	319 Men 21.9% Women 78.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	7.9%	22.4%	26.5%	80.6%
International students	14.1%	22.2%	10.3%	2.6%	2.4%	5.6%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Town: Fringe	City: Small	Town: Distant	City: Small	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	850	1,614	430	663	1,184	1,600
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A	Michigan Florida Ohio Tennessee Alaska	Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois Florida	Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Maryland Connecticut	Tennessee California Florida Georgia North Carolina
Academics
Popular study areas	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Education Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Theology Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education	Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Public Administration and Social Service Education	Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Public Administration and Social Service Education	Education Health Professions Liberal Arts Engineering Business	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Public Administration and Social Service Business Education
Students to faculty ratio	16:1	10:1	11:1	12:1	13:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	44.9%	71.6%	64.0%	51.0%	61.4%	47.7%
Dropout rate	20.1%	13.6%	9.0%	13.2%	11.2%	25.8%
Transferred out	34.7%	14.8%	25.3%	35.9%	26.7%	25.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,771 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $56,649 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,359 Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: $41,100 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,044 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,215 Year 2: $16,478 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,179 Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: N/A Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,431 Year 2: $29,751 Year 3: N/A	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,576 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $81,119 Theological and Ministerial Studies (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $39,012 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $50,289 Architecture (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,169 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $54,656 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,672 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: N/A Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,012 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,581 Year 2: $95,591 Year 3: $96,955 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,405 Year 2: $59,066 Year 3: $60,840 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,613 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $59,876 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,311 Year 2: $41,342 Year 3: $47,698 American Sign Language (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,834 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,409 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Legal Support Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,250 Year 2: $27,439 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,722 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,992 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,669 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,644 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $62,631 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,635 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $61,186 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,471 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $60,006 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,436 Year 2: $55,338 Year 3: $57,880 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,138 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $50,496 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,389 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $42,413 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,403 Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: $34,760 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $82,395 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,370 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,670 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $126,057 Year 2: $133,171 Year 3: $124,927 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $107,920 Year 2: $110,559 Year 3: $119,036 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,305 Year 2: $53,984 Year 3: $65,444 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,200 Year 2: $53,219 Year 3: $64,060 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,705 Year 2: $52,733 Year 3: $63,832 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,105 Year 2: $65,035 Year 3: $63,464 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,835 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $59,300 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,977 Year 2: $49,631 Year 3: $56,693 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,044 Year 2: $53,099 Year 3: $55,573 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,218 Year 2: $44,776 Year 3: $55,534	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,121 Year 2: $92,277 Year 3: $102,756 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,507 Year 2: $53,579 Year 3: $59,839 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,420 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,217 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,098 Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,554 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,843 Year 2: $34,530 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Andrews University

La Sierra University

Andrews University

Madonna University

Siena Heights University

Wilkes University

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