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	Samford University	Graduate Theological Union	University of Southern California	American University	University of Miami	Emory University
Overview
Location	Birmingham, Alabama	Berkeley, California	Los Angeles, California	Washington, District of Columbia	Coral Gables, Florida	Atlanta, Georgia
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large	City: Small	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	4-1-4	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	89.0%		96.0%	90.0%	93.0%	95.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Baptist			Methodism		Methodism
Admission
Acceptance rate	83.9%	N/A	12.5%	64.1%	28.5%	13.1%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $35	$40	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $90	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $61	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $85	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1100 - 1290	N/A	1410 - 1540	1280 - 1440	1300 - 1460	1420 - 1540
ACT range	23 - 29	N/A	32 - 35	29 - 33	30 - 33	32 - 34
Students submitting SAT score	22.0%		31.0%	28.0%	31.0%	37.0%
Students submitting ACT score	66.0%		19.0%	18.0%	24.0%	27.0%
Total number of applicants	4,217		71,031	19,650	42,245	33,435
Total number of admissions given out	3,537		8,884	12,594	12,037	4,364
Admitted students who chose to enroll	920		3,668	2,372	2,766	1,494
Yield rate	26.0%		41.3%	18.8%	23.0%	34.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	N/A	Required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	N/A	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	N/A	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$53,100		$81,659	$70,512	$79,410	$75,594
Average net price	$31,871		$26,021	$28,622	$34,492	$28,367
Tuition	$34,410		$60,446	$52,542	$53,112	$54,660
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,150 Meal plan: $5,110		Room/dormitory: $10,098 Meal plan: $6,634	Room/dormitory: $10,096 Meal plan: $6,314	Room/dormitory: $9,180 Meal plan: $6,800	Room/dormitory: $9,254 Meal plan: $7,048
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan		Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $19,443		72.0% Average amount $40,690	64.0% Average amount $27,332	71.0% Average amount $35,012	56.0% Average amount $44,517
Students receiving federal student loan	31.0% Average amount $5,320		22.0% Average amount $4,215	38.0% Average amount $4,933	30.0% Average amount $3,991	21.0% Average amount $5,029
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $19,317		2.0% Average amount $29,056	4.0% Average amount $25,877	5.0% Average amount $28,087	3.0% Average amount $24,114
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,607 Men 33.4% Women 66.6%		20,790 Men 48.5% Women 51.5%	8,463 Men 37.2% Women 62.8%	12,089 Men 46.5% Women 53.5%	7,130 Men 42.2% Women 57.8%
Graduate students	2,151 Men 32.3% Women 67.7%	194 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	28,528 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%	6,389 Men 37.1% Women 62.9%	7,007 Men 44.4% Women 55.6%	7,649 Men 36.3% Women 63.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	N/A	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	73.0%	N/A	49.9%	N/A	71.6%	85.8%
International students	0.8%	N/A	23.8%	10.6%	13.4%	16.1%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large	City: Small	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,375	N/A	8,700	4,080	5,307	4,813
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Alabama Georgia Tennessee Texas Florida	N/A	California Texas New York Illinois Florida	N/A	Florida New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland	New York Georgia California Texas New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Legal Profession Business Education Family and Consumer Sciences	Theology	Business Health Professions Engineering Computer and Information Science Public Administration and Social Service	Business Legal Profession Social Sciences Public Administration and Social Service Education	Health Professions Business Legal Profession Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts	Health Professions Business Legal Profession Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	N/A	9:1	12:1	13:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	78.9%	N/A	92.0%	78.7%	83.5%	90.0%
Dropout rate	20.9%	N/A	7.2%	20.9%	15.8%	9.4%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $109,542 Year 2: $120,880 Year 3: $122,995 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,811 Year 2: $99,380 Year 3: $104,909 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $86,528 Year 2: $91,363 Year 3: $88,884 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,304 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $67,171 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,217 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $64,364 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $47,785 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $61,547 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,967 Year 2: $54,851 Year 3: $57,875 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,355 Year 2: $54,948 Year 3: $54,480 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,947 Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $46,442 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,337 Year 2: $43,638 Year 3: $46,369	Theology and Religious Vocations, Other (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $29,694 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $104,166 Year 2: $187,234 Year 3: $221,418 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $167,228 Year 2: $163,225 Year 3: $161,094 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $106,344 Year 2: $126,683 Year 3: $148,434 Marketing (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $113,473 Year 2: $117,572 Year 3: $147,381 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $110,796 Year 2: $116,083 Year 3: $146,357 Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $79,420 Year 2: $88,198 Year 3: $140,330 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $127,841 Year 2: $131,090 Year 3: $140,129 Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,775 Year 2: $135,393 Year 3: $136,848 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $121,676 Year 2: $101,072 Year 3: $134,632 Real Estate Development (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $119,991 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $125,784	Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,187 Year 2: $97,907 Year 3: $111,993 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,205 Year 2: $99,458 Year 3: $107,216 Economics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,457 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $93,099 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,734 Year 2: $74,953 Year 3: $85,544 Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,308 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $80,276 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $60,267 Year 2: $63,203 Year 3: $78,002 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,356 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $76,697 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $66,014 Year 3: $76,448 International Relations and National Security Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,460 Year 2: $63,692 Year 3: $73,342 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,600 Year 3: $72,861	Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $125,015 Year 3: $172,147 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $92,295 Year 2: $95,591 Year 3: $108,205 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,024 Year 2: $83,022 Year 3: $88,651 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,220 Year 2: $72,796 Year 3: $87,198 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,833 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $78,127 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,830 Year 2: $71,095 Year 3: $77,849 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $59,299 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $75,770 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,570 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $72,668 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,413 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $72,612 Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $57,755 Year 2: $58,980 Year 3: $67,113	Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $172,813 Year 2: $162,817 Year 3: $170,655 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $131,170 Year 2: $134,287 Year 3: $154,242 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $133,992 Year 2: $135,250 Year 3: $149,929 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $103,815 Year 2: $104,440 Year 3: $115,844 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,878 Year 2: $100,571 Year 3: $109,263 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,250 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $107,288 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $74,396 Year 2: $72,711 Year 3: $92,305 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,076 Year 2: $77,283 Year 3: $89,530 Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,923 Year 2: $66,325 Year 3: $78,482 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,886 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $74,925

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