Side-by-Side Comparison of Delaware State University

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	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Delaware State University	University of the District of Columbia	Clayton State University	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Grambling State University
Overview
Location	Magnolia, Arkansas	Dover, Delaware	Washington, District of Columbia	Morrow, Georgia	Hilo, Hawaii	Grambling, Louisiana
Campus setting	Town: Remote	City: Small	City: Large	Suburb: Large	Town: Remote	Town: Distant
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	64.0%	75.0%	53.0%	65.0%	71.0%	69.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	62.6%	58.8%	Open Admission	62.6%	92.2%	72.5%
Application fees	$25	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $20
SAT range	930 - 1140	N/A	N/A	N/A	1000 - 1210	822 - 1040
ACT range	18 - 25	N/A	N/A	N/A	16 - 22	15 - 19
Students submitting SAT score	10.0%				18.0%	91.0%
Students submitting ACT score	100.0%				46.0%	91.0%
Total number of applicants	2,813	4,764		1,843	2,900	3,351
Total number of admissions given out	1,761	2,803		1,153	2,673	2,428
Admitted students who chose to enroll	632	1,023		673	459	750
Yield rate	35.9%	36.5%		58.4%	17.2%	30.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	N/A	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,411 Out of state: $31,631	In state: $29,824 Out of state: $39,746	In state: $30,026 Out of state: $36,878	In state: $20,827 Out of state: $31,549	In state: $33,312 Out of state: $46,272	In state: $24,605 Out of state: $33,628
Average net price	$14,141	$11,610	$12,354	$10,088	$13,255	$16,988
Tuition	In state: $6,750 Out of state: $11,970	In state: $7,038 Out of state: $16,960	In state: $5,292 Out of state: $12,144	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $7,344 Out of state: $20,304	$5,140
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,340 Meal plan: $3,444	Room/dormitory: $7,490 Meal plan: $4,769		Room/dormitory: $6,724 Meal plan: $3,988	Room/dormitory: $3,544 Meal plan: $5,452	Room/dormitory: $5,548 Meal plan: $3,762
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $8,861	92.0% Average amount $12,342	65.0% Average amount $7,657	86.0% Average amount $7,579	87.0% Average amount $6,193	87.0% Average amount $7,397
Students receiving federal student loan	50.0% Average amount $5,247	52.0% Average amount $10,118	29.0% Average amount $5,107	53.0% Average amount $5,246	30.0% Average amount $7,515	83.0% Average amount $6,254
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $8,817	6.0% Average amount $16,985	1.0% Average amount $3,285	2.0% Average amount $5,049	5.0% Average amount $14,548	1.0% Average amount $11,173
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,160 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	4,399 Men 32.8% Women 67.2%	2,947 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	6,145 Men 29.4% Women 70.6%	2,763 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	4,405 Men 36.1% Women 63.9%
Graduate students	1,274 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	801 Men 28.2% Women 71.8%	529 Men 39.9% Women 60.1%	672 Men 26.9% Women 73.1%	480 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	865 Men 25.9% Women 74.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Very Low
Out-of-state students	28.0%	57.4%	18.1%	3.5%	32.7%	N/A
International students	7.5%	1.2%	5.5%	1.4%	3.6%	2.7%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	City: Small	City: Large	Suburb: Large	Town: Remote	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	2,032	2,925	N/A	1,246	839	2,465
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arkansas Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Alabama	Delaware District of Columbia New York Pennsylvania Maryland	District of Columbia Maryland Virginia New Jersey California	Georgia Florida New York South Carolina Ohio	Hawaii California Colorado Alaska Oregon	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture	Public Administration and Social Service Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Social Sciences	Business Legal Profession Education Health Professions Engineering	Health Professions Business Liberal Arts Psychology Legal Profession	Health Professions Social Sciences Psychology Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Education Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	16:1	8:1	19:1	13:1	24:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	40.1%	47.0%	25.0%	35.5%	42.7%	28.9%
Dropout rate	23.3%	41.7%	52.7%	30.9%	54.9%	62.9%
Transferred out	35.5%	9.1%	18.2%	29.1%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,230 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $70,408 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,929 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $62,262 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,925 Year 2: $42,458 Year 3: $42,763 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,784 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $38,968 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,986 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,029 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,781 Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: $33,986 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $28,923 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,362 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,821 Year 2: $72,022 Year 3: $69,183 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,316 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: $53,460 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $52,756 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,004 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $47,900 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,688 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $43,052 Public Health (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $42,992 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,149 Year 2: $45,584 Year 3: $42,008 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,693 Year 2: $31,936 Year 3: $39,257 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,670 Year 2: $30,167 Year 3: $36,316 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,597 Year 2: $29,092 Year 3: $35,542	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $67,644 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,611 Year 2: $52,289 Year 3: $51,504 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,832 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $42,606 Education, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $36,817 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,490 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $35,801 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $29,409 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $15,243 Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,990 Year 2: $39,927 Year 3: N/A Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $60,091 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,715 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,141 Year 3: N/A	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	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $97,234 Year 2: $115,250 Year 3: $123,916 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,736 Year 2: $72,357 Year 3: $79,195 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,381 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $54,668 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,745 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $36,537 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,810 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $35,482 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,399 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $34,994 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,105 Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: $32,937 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,017 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $32,827 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,085 Year 2: $27,126 Year 3: $28,495	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $82,204 Year 3: $98,727 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $69,694 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,718 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $41,963 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $33,736 Year 2: $36,745 Year 3: $40,892 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $35,746 Year 2: $34,277 Year 3: $37,063 Social Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: $35,951 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,266 Year 2: $23,340 Year 3: $33,120 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,395 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $32,763 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,170 Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: $32,355 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $30,364 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $31,454

Side-by-Side Comparison of Delaware State University

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus

Delaware State University

University of the District of Columbia

Clayton State University

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Grambling State University

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