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	University of West Alabama	Colorado Mesa University	Albany State University	Clayton State University	Georgia Southwestern State University	Savannah State University
Overview
Location	Livingston, Alabama	Grand Junction, Colorado	Albany, Georgia	Morrow, Georgia	Americus, Georgia	Savannah, Georgia
Campus setting	Rural: Remote	City: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	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	63.0%	72.0%	65.0%	65.0%	54.0%	65.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	74.3%	80.2%	73.0%	62.6%	85.6%	46.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	$25
SAT range	880 - 980	948 - 1200	740 - 900	N/A	990 - 1170	845 - 980
ACT range	17 - 21	19 - 26	15 - 18	N/A	19 - 23	15 - 19
Students submitting SAT score	2.0%	45.0%	46.0%		16.0%	72.0%
Students submitting ACT score	69.0%	13.0%	26.0%		8.0%	44.0%
Total number of applicants	1,539	8,082	7,655	1,843	1,651	10,032
Total number of admissions given out	1,144	6,485	5,590	1,153	1,413	4,629
Admitted students who chose to enroll	351	1,855	1,443	673	385	730
Yield rate	30.7%	28.6%	25.8%	58.4%	27.2%	15.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	N/A
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	N/A
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,911 Out of state: $32,011	In state: $22,148 Out of state: $35,470	In state: $24,718 Out of state: $36,098	In state: $20,827 Out of state: $31,549	In state: $19,268 Out of state: $29,990	In state: $17,714 Out of state: $22,891
Average net price	$15,435	$15,324	$14,359	$10,088	$12,698	$9,874
Tuition	In state: $9,100 Out of state: $18,200	In state: $8,020 Out of state: $21,342	In state: $4,146 Out of state: $15,526	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $9,241
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,760 Meal plan: $2,834	Room/dormitory: $6,100 Meal plan: $5,165	Room/dormitory: $5,670 Meal plan: $3,950	Room/dormitory: $6,724 Meal plan: $3,988	Room/dormitory: $4,200 Meal plan: $4,400	Room/dormitory: $3,812 Meal plan: $3,950
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	89.0% Average amount $7,129	81.0% Average amount $7,228	93.0% Average amount $6,872	86.0% Average amount $7,579	98.0% Average amount $7,607	92.0% Average amount $8,680
Students receiving federal student loan	65.0% Average amount $5,418	42.0% Average amount $4,950	70.0% Average amount $5,453	53.0% Average amount $5,246	57.0% Average amount $5,198	77.0% Average amount $5,843
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $8,357	4.0% Average amount $12,590	2.0% Average amount $7,233	2.0% Average amount $5,049	3.0% Average amount $8,163	10.0% Average amount $6,604
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,322 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	8,712 Men 45.9% Women 54.1%	5,824 Men 26.1% Women 73.9%	6,145 Men 29.4% Women 70.6%	2,466 Men 35.7% Women 64.3%	3,138 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%
Graduate students	3,272 Men 20.0% Women 80.0%	195 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%	473 Men 18.2% Women 81.8%	672 Men 26.9% Women 73.1%	691 Men 22.0% Women 78.0%	247 Men 31.6% Women 68.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	16.8%	15.7%	3.5%	8.5%	16.2%
International students	2.0%	1.1%	0.6%	1.4%	6.6%	1.4%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Remote	City: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,019	2,661	2,425	1,246	950	1,774
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	Colorado California Texas Washington Utah	Georgia Florida Alabama South Carolina Texas	Georgia Florida New York South Carolina Ohio	Georgia Florida North Carolina Alabama Michigan	Georgia Florida South Carolina Maryland New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Communication and Journalism	Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Liberal Arts	Health Professions Liberal Arts Education Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Health Professions Business Liberal Arts Psychology Legal Profession	Education Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Social Sciences	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Law Enforcement and Firefighting Public Administration and Social Service Communication and Journalism
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	18:1	20:1	19:1	16:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	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	39.1%	38.1%	23.9%	35.5%	34.0%	24.2%
Dropout rate	21.5%	31.0%	29.8%	30.9%	16.3%	29.5%
Transferred out	36.0%	27.0%	43.2%	29.1%	45.7%	42.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,363 Year 2: $61,681 Year 3: $64,667 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,130 Year 2: $53,942 Year 3: $55,799 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,682 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,452 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,975 Year 2: $48,510 Year 3: $51,622 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,470 Year 2: $46,380 Year 3: $48,647 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,701 Year 2: $46,261 Year 3: $47,958 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,803 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $47,734 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,054 Year 3: $35,960 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: N/A Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,983 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,879 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $67,005 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,281 Year 2: $59,485 Year 3: $64,998 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,101 Year 2: $60,746 Year 3: $63,677 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,946 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $59,293 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $58,361 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $57,344 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,940 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $52,944 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,215 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $52,774 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,153 Year 3: $48,680 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,157 Year 2: $39,504 Year 3: $46,603	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,294 Year 2: $105,306 Year 3: $104,099 Educational Administration and Supervision (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $55,812 Year 2: $59,873 Year 3: $67,756 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,478 Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $67,072 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $60,649 Year 2: $56,867 Year 3: $57,079 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,832 Year 2: $47,729 Year 3: $51,489 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,423 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: $48,039 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,757 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $42,490 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $42,433 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,994 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $39,828 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,620 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $38,510	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,460 Year 2: $68,394 Year 3: $71,349 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,851 Year 2: $53,894 Year 3: $58,608 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,337 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $55,755 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,822 Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $54,250 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,042 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $50,957 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,264 Year 2: $40,492 Year 3: $45,334 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,128 Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $44,091 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,047 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $42,156 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,155 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $42,152 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,451 Year 2: $37,688 Year 3: $41,796	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,375 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $63,593 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,491 Year 2: $44,635 Year 3: $49,313 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,600 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $48,152 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,129 Year 2: $36,914 Year 3: $42,196 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,165 Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: $41,280 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,022 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $35,186 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,622 Year 2: $33,053 Year 3: $34,918 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,666 Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: $25,078 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,945 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: N/A Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,685 Year 2: $32,391 Year 3: N/A	Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,891 Year 2: $47,729 Year 3: $57,793 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,035 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $45,721 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,604 Year 2: $40,697 Year 3: $43,761 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,164 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $42,302 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,687 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $39,741 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,709 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $38,886 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,502 Year 2: $24,615 Year 3: $36,407 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,902 Year 2: $24,615 Year 3: $31,633 Journalism (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,049 Year 2: $22,245 Year 3: $31,566 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,939 Year 2: $24,808 Year 3: $31,110

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