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	Lynn University	South University-West Palm Beach	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	St. Thomas University	Ave Maria University	South University-Tampa
Overview
Location	Boca Raton, Florida	Royal Palm Beach, Florida	Daytona Beach, Florida	Miami Gardens, Florida	Ave Maria, Florida	Tampa, Florida
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Rural: Distant	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (For Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (For Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Quarter	Semester	Semester	Semester	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	76.0%	50.0%	80.0%	56.0%	76.0%	33.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Religious affiliation				Catholic	Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	83.0%	Open Admission	72.3%	70.9%	64.0%	Open Admission
Application fees			Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1030 - 1200	N/A	1140 - 1330	860 - 1060	N/A	N/A
ACT range	20 - 26	N/A	23 - 29	16 - 21	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	14.0%		54.0%	24.0%
Students submitting ACT score	3.0%		27.0%	9.0%
Total number of applicants	7,194		9,255	6,737	3,705
Total number of admissions given out	5,972		6,691	4,774	2,373
Admitted students who chose to enroll	797		1,862	536	377
Yield rate	13.3%		27.8%	11.2%	15.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	Not required	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not required
High school GPA	Required	N/A	Not required	Required	Required	N/A
Recommendation letters	Required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required	N/A
High school transcript	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	N/A	Required	Required	Required	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$66,091	$33,088	$57,754	$54,819	$41,977	$33,088
Average net price	$38,315	$17,495	$35,923	$28,550	$18,643	$20,764
Tuition	$38,650	$16,920	$37,512	$31,800	$23,521	$16,920
Room & board	$12,720		Room/dormitory: $7,380 Meal plan: $4,974	$12,130	Room/dormitory: $7,562 Meal plan: $5,528
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $18,879	100.0% Average amount $5,612	95.0% Average amount $20,273	99.0% Average amount $22,021	100.0% Average amount $21,230	100.0% Average amount $8,394
Students receiving federal student loan	38.0% Average amount $5,453	100.0% Average amount $5,667	51.0% Average amount $5,508	64.0% Average amount $5,507	55.0% Average amount $5,696	100.0% Average amount $7,106
Students taking out private loans	17.0% Average amount $11,490	0.0% Average amount $0	19.0% Average amount $28,129	3.0% Average amount $13,176	9.0% Average amount $11,852	0.0% Average amount $0
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,640 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	359 Men 13.1% Women 86.9%	8,916 Men 73.6% Women 26.4%	3,608 Men 47.3% Women 52.7%	1,259 Men 45.1% Women 54.9%	491 Men 18.5% Women 81.5%
Graduate students	745 Men 41.1% Women 58.9%	163 Men 20.9% Women 79.1%	677 Men 71.3% Women 28.7%	2,313 Men 35.9% Women 64.1%	43 Men 69.8% Women 30.2%	318 Men 19.2% Women 80.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	67.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
International students	16.4%	0.8%	11.8%	6.0%	1.3%	0.9%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Rural: Distant	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,196	N/A	3,389	575	1,244	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	No	No	No	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A	Florida Texas New York Pennsylvania New Jersey	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Psychology Communication and Journalism Education Visual & Performing Arts	Health Professions Business Psychology Law Enforcement and Firefighting Legal Profession	Transportation and Logistics Engineering Business Psychology Military Technologies	Legal Profession Business Health Professions Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Health Professions Business Theology Social Sciences Education	Health Professions Computer and Information Science Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Psychology
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	12:1	18:1	10:1	18:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	50.2%	38.1%	62.2%	41.2%	60.9%	20.0%
Dropout rate	33.8%	61.9%	34.8%	16.0%	39.1%	80.0%
Transferred out	15.4%	N/A	N/A	42.3%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,834 Year 2: $45,198 Year 3: $52,852 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,654 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $48,088 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,513 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $39,077 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,269 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $32,463 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: N/A Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,168 Year 3: N/A Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $87,681 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,309 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,832 Year 2: $91,613 Year 3: $98,023 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,499 Year 2: $66,883 Year 3: $71,557 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,002 Year 2: $42,799 Year 3: $48,444 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,831 Year 2: $44,418 Year 3: $46,834 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,095 Year 2: $43,489 Year 3: $45,357 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,629 Year 2: $45,207 Year 3: $44,849 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,748 Year 2: $39,986 Year 3: $42,014 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,224 Year 2: $36,598 Year 3: $39,039 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,655 Year 2: $34,420 Year 3: $36,209 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,115 Year 2: $37,478 Year 3: $33,965	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,654 Year 2: $75,047 Year 3: $88,105 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $84,606 Air Transportation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,896 Year 2: $77,039 Year 3: $84,059 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,540 Year 2: $65,080 Year 3: $77,320 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,961 Year 2: $64,087 Year 3: $72,560 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,674 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $68,673 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,141 Year 2: $59,314 Year 3: $65,858 Air Transportation (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,995 Year 2: $48,833 Year 3: $61,969 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,234 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $59,418 Homeland Security (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,792 Year 2: $40,667 Year 3: $55,183	Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $70,658 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,041 Year 2: $53,179 Year 3: $59,645 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,360 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $56,118 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $45,055 Year 2: $42,146 Year 3: $52,911 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,622 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $42,180 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,869 Year 2: $48,849 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,732 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,648 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $36,766 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,250 Year 3: $34,401 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,800 Year 2: $30,988 Year 3: $30,767 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,762 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Theological and Ministerial Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,775 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: N/A	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,547 Year 2: $100,140 Year 3: $107,514 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $90,641 Year 2: $98,736 Year 3: $102,466 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,832 Year 2: $91,613 Year 3: $98,023 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,499 Year 2: $66,883 Year 3: $71,557 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,218 Year 2: $60,839 Year 3: $62,890 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,002 Year 2: $42,799 Year 3: $48,444 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,831 Year 2: $44,418 Year 3: $46,834 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,095 Year 2: $43,489 Year 3: $45,357 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,629 Year 2: $45,207 Year 3: $44,849 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,748 Year 2: $39,986 Year 3: $42,014

Side-by-Side Comparison of Ave Maria University

Lynn University

South University-West Palm Beach

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

St. Thomas University

Ave Maria University

South University-Tampa

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