Wheeling University vs Alderson-Broaddus

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	Alderson Broaddus University	Wheeling University
Overview
Location	Philippi, West Virginia	Wheeling, West Virginia
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	52.0%	87.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation	Baptist	Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	66.5%	78.1%
Application fees
SAT range	900 - 1110	950 - 1180
ACT range	18 - 23	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score	14.0%	20.0%
Students submitting ACT score	10.0%	25.0%
Total number of applicants	1,736	1,277
Total number of admissions given out	1,155	997
Admitted students who chose to enroll	262	151
Yield rate	22.7%	15.1%
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	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$47,431	$37,190
Average net price	$20,845	$28,844
Tuition	$29,720	$29,090
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,930 Meal plan: $4,930	Room/dormitory: $5,720 Meal plan: $4,900
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $22,090	100.0% Average amount $13,244
Students receiving federal student loan	84.0% Average amount $7,833	93.0% Average amount $6,788
Students taking out private loans	8.0% Average amount $15,910	13.0% Average amount $12,476

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	750 Men 59.5% Women 40.5%	599 Men 61.9% Women 38.1%
Graduate students	78 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	101 Men 43.6% Women 56.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	73.2%	N/A
International students	7.7%	9.1%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,027	693
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	West Virginia Maryland Ohio Virginia Florida	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Psychology Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Health Professions Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	31.8%	56.5%
Dropout rate	68.2%	2.2%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,041 Year 2: $104,033 Year 3: $114,252 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,507 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $65,622 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,436 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $36,606 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,028 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,324 Year 2: $22,999 Year 3: N/A Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,802 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,164 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $98,657 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,571 Year 2: $59,999 Year 3: $60,661 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,382 Year 2: $54,531 Year 3: $52,347 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,589 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $38,671 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: N/A

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