UW Oshkosh vs Valley City State University (VCSU)

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	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Valley City State University
Overview
Location	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Valley City, North Dakota
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	69.0%	61.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	89.9%	81.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $56	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $35
SAT range	N/A	935 - 1190
ACT range	18 - 23	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score		7.0%
Students submitting ACT score	59.0%	68.0%
Total number of applicants	8,524	442
Total number of admissions given out	7,662	360
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,786	196
Yield rate	23.3%	54.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $21,191 Out of state: $28,764	In state: $20,016 Out of state: $24,790
Average net price	$12,975	$13,243
Tuition	In state: $6,422 Out of state: $13,995	In state: $6,364 Out of state: $11,138
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,662 Meal plan: $3,330	Room/dormitory: $2,505 Meal plan: $4,414
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	60.0% Average amount $4,031	99.0% Average amount $5,907
Students receiving federal student loan	43.0% Average amount $4,878	66.0% Average amount $4,794
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $9,406	17.0% Average amount $6,743

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	12,946 Men 40.5% Women 59.5%	1,523 Men 41.8% Women 58.2%
Graduate students	1,196 Men 29.3% Women 70.7%	163 Men 32.5% Women 67.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	9.3%	36.9%
International students	1.0%	1.3%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	2,473	462
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Michigan California	North Dakota Minnesota Alaska Hawaii Colorado

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Education Public Administration and Social Service Business	Education Visual & Performing Arts Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	55.2%	53.2%
Dropout rate	42.5%	17.9%
Transferred out	N/A	28.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,794 Year 2: $80,292 Year 3: $96,140 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,284 Year 2: $59,556 Year 3: $62,330 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,689 Year 2: $53,984 Year 3: $57,623 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,271 Year 2: $50,231 Year 3: $56,966 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,969 Year 2: $54,531 Year 3: $56,450 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,757 Year 2: $47,595 Year 3: $56,169 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,949 Year 2: $49,158 Year 3: $54,566 General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,122 Year 2: $41,342 Year 3: $52,184 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $51,437 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,921 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $48,623	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,075 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $56,925 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,447 Year 2: $43,000 Year 3: $45,538 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,584 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $43,994 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,217 Year 2: $37,537 Year 3: $43,180 Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,083 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $41,045 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A

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UW Oshkosh vs Valley City State University (VCSU)

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