Southern Utah University (SUU) vs Colorado Mesa

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	Colorado Mesa University	Southern Utah University
Overview
Location	Grand Junction, Colorado	Cedar City, Utah
Campus setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	73.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	80.2%	88.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $50
SAT range	948 - 1200	1030 - 1240
ACT range	19 - 26	20 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	45.0%	4.0%
Students submitting ACT score	13.0%	81.0%
Total number of applicants	8,082	17,209
Total number of admissions given out	6,485	15,269
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,855	2,564
Yield rate	28.6%	16.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,148 Out of state: $35,470	In state: $20,626 Out of state: $34,442
Average net price	$15,324	$12,372
Tuition	In state: $8,020 Out of state: $21,342	In state: $6,006 Out of state: $19,822
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,100 Meal plan: $5,165	Room/dormitory: $3,350 Meal plan: $4,150
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	81.0% Average amount $7,228	90.0% Average amount $9,899
Students receiving federal student loan	42.0% Average amount $4,950	66.0% Average amount $5,494
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $12,590	2.0% Average amount $21,408

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	8,712 Men 45.9% Women 54.1%	12,080 Men 40.4% Women 59.6%
Graduate students	195 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%	1,531 Men 46.7% Women 53.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	16.8%	25.3%
International students	1.1%	3.9%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	2,661	1,004
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Colorado California Texas Washington Utah	Utah Nevada California Arizona Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Liberal Arts	Education Liberal Arts Business Visual & Performing Arts Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	23:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Outcome
Graduation rate	38.1%	54.7%
Dropout rate	31.0%	42.1%
Transferred out	27.0%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	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	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $75,943 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,352 Year 2: $59,042 Year 3: $65,535 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,251 Year 2: $59,320 Year 3: $63,725 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,826 Year 2: $53,108 Year 3: $57,687 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,273 Year 3: $53,525 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,740 Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $53,227 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $53,187 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,254 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $50,515 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $46,765 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,792 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $44,213

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