Side-by-Side Comparison of CUNY Graduate School and University Center

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	Walden University	Florida State University	Iowa State University	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	International Technological University
Overview
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Tallahassee, Florida	Ames, Iowa	New York, New York	Santa Clara, California
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Large	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (For Profit)	Public	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Quarter	Semester	Semester	Semester	Trimester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Graduate
Students retention rate	25.0%	94.0%	88.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	37.1%	91.1%	Open Admission	N/A
Application fees		Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $75	$100
SAT range	N/A	1180 - 1340	1083 - 1330	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	26 - 30	21 - 28	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score		65.0%	13.0%
Students submitting ACT score		36.0%	63.0%
Total number of applicants		65,235	20,357
Total number of admissions given out		24,183	18,550
Admitted students who chose to enroll		7,619	5,387
Yield rate		31.5%	29.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required	Required	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	Not required	Not required	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	Not required	Not required	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required	Required	N/A	N/A
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$24,240	In state: $23,476 Out of state: $36,606	In state: $22,152 Out of state: $37,964	In state: $31,725 Out of state: $39,675
Average net price	$18,772	$12,684	$15,422
Tuition	$11,700	In state: $4,022 Out of state: $16,540	In state: $8,324 Out of state: $24,136	In state: $6,930 Out of state: $14,880
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $7,020 Meal plan: $4,856	Room/dormitory: $4,590 Meal plan: $4,498
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $5,468	94.0% Average amount $10,620	87.0% Average amount $8,833
Students receiving federal student loan		19.0% Average amount $4,996	47.0% Average amount $5,202
Students taking out private loans		2.0% Average amount $13,430	11.0% Average amount $11,630
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	7,119 Men 16.1% Women 83.9%	33,593 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%	25,808 Men 56.1% Women 43.9%	2,748 Men 25.7% Women 74.3%
Graduate students	39,336 Men 18.6% Women 81.4%	11,537 Men 38.4% Women 61.6%	4,900 Men 50.6% Women 49.4%	6,269 Men 36.6% Women 63.4%	137 Men 48.9% Women 51.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Very Low	Moderate	N/A
Out-of-state students	N/A	15.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
International students	1.6%	4.2%	8.2%	10.8%	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Large	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	N/A	6,709	9,400	111	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No	No	No	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	North Carolina Maryland Texas Georgia Ohio	Florida Georgia New Jersey New York Illinois	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Public Administration and Social Service Business Psychology	Health Professions Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Engineering Agriculture Education Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Business Psychology Social Sciences Computer and Information Science	Business Computer and Information Science Engineering Communication and Journalism Engineering Technologies
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	22:1	18:1	9:1	N/A
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	N/A
Outcome
Graduation rate	N/A	83.2%	76.0%	N/A	N/A
Dropout rate	N/A	10.9%	6.1%	N/A	N/A
Transferred out	N/A	5.3%	16.7%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $114,492 Year 2: $108,649 Year 3: $123,708 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,694 Year 2: $94,227 Year 3: $98,267 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $76,573 Year 2: $88,588 Year 3: $91,407 Public Administration (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $77,767 Year 2: $90,412 Year 3: $83,405 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,141 Year 2: $77,487 Year 3: $81,477 Education, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,994 Year 2: $80,219 Year 3: $80,275 Public Health (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $75,638 Year 2: $72,546 Year 3: $71,950 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,766 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $69,892 Management Information Systems and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,969 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $69,365 Medical Illustration and Informatics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,492 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $68,414	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $86,926 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $102,429 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,442 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $89,448 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,610 Year 2: $68,305 Year 3: $78,263 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,971 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,057 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,179 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $77,718 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $78,794 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $77,527 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,567 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $75,845 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,881 Year 2: $68,918 Year 3: $74,476 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $74,364 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,216 Year 2: $60,325 Year 3: $72,686	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,739 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $101,292 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,956 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $95,081 Industrial Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,120 Year 2: $89,059 Year 3: $92,521 Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $77,573 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $85,108 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,299 Year 2: $73,321 Year 3: $83,452 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,598 Year 2: $73,839 Year 3: $83,292 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,184 Year 2: $71,734 Year 3: $81,196 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $83,223 Year 2: $70,680 Year 3: $79,916 Construction Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,580 Year 2: $70,083 Year 3: $77,479 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,534 Year 2: $67,156 Year 3: $76,113	Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $96,611 Year 2: $99,517 Year 3: $116,628 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,707 Year 2: $88,786 Year 3: $98,066 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,335 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $88,597 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,948 Year 2: $80,964 Year 3: $88,072 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $80,432 Research and Experimental Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,889 Year 3: $77,449 Anthropology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: $74,472 Sociology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $65,441 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,843 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $59,803 Journalism (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,716 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $56,736	N/A

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