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	Biola University	Point Loma Nazarene University	Vanguard University of Southern California	Westmont College	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Gordon College
Overview
Location	La Mirada, California	San Diego, California	Costa Mesa, California	Santa Barbara, California	West Palm Beach, Florida	Wenham, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	Suburb: Midsize	City: Midsize	Suburb: 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	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	88.0%	84.0%	75.0%	85.0%	71.0%	79.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Undenominational	Evangelical	Protestant		Interdenominational	Interdenominational
Admission
Acceptance rate	60.8%	83.7%	69.0%	79.0%	89.9%	77.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $55 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $45		$50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1103 - 1348	1170 - 1350	980 - 1200	1160 - 1460	1030 - 1240	1153 - 1370
ACT range	22 - 29	22 - 30	19 - 25	26 - 31	20 - 26	24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score	26.0%	15.0%	12.0%	18.0%	77.0%	24.0%
Students submitting ACT score	11.0%	10.0%	5.0%	12.0%	31.0%	8.0%
Total number of applicants	4,354	3,060	2,917	2,344	1,923	1,462
Total number of admissions given out	2,646	2,560	2,013	1,851	1,728	1,132
Admitted students who chose to enroll	655	662	500	333	505	317
Yield rate	24.8%	25.9%	24.8%	18.0%	29.2%	28.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$59,500	$62,642	$60,800	$61,110	$53,668	$40,910
Average net price	$29,123	$34,851	$20,427	$33,554	$27,881	$25,917
Tuition	$44,382	$38,800	$37,000	$47,450	$33,538	$25,250
Room & board	$10,202	$11,300	Room/dormitory: $6,588 Meal plan: $5,430	Room/dormitory: $9,400 Meal plan: $5,970	Room/dormitory: $5,872 Meal plan: $5,256	Room/dormitory: $7,480 Meal plan: $4,220
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $28,421	100.0% Average amount $18,365	100.0% Average amount $27,535	99.0% Average amount $32,308	99.0% Average amount $23,465	100.0% Average amount $26,364
Students receiving federal student loan	47.0% Average amount $4,897	45.0% Average amount $5,325	95.0% Average amount $5,626	50.0% Average amount $5,052	51.0% Average amount $5,286	68.0% Average amount $7,144
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $15,279	6.0% Average amount $22,040	3.0% Average amount $15,362	25.0% Average amount $4,810	6.0% Average amount $14,922	13.0% Average amount $14,683
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,596 Men 38.0% Women 62.0%	3,174 Men 34.3% Women 65.7%	1,975 Men 31.5% Women 68.5%	1,238 Men 39.5% Women 60.5%	2,837 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	1,368 Men 39.5% Women 60.5%
Graduate students	1,955 Men 54.5% Women 45.5%	1,271 Men 29.2% Women 70.8%	293 Men 31.4% Women 68.6%	N/A	850 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%	436 Men 26.4% Women 73.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	28.6%	26.3%	N/A	31.1%	52.3%	N/A
International students	9.2%	1.1%	0.2%	1.9%	4.4%	8.4%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	Suburb: Midsize	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	2,750	1,845	1,049	1,207	1,228	1,390
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Washington Oregon Texas Colorado	California Washington Colorado Arizona Hawaii	N/A	California Washington Oregon Colorado Texas	Florida New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan	Mississippi Connecticut New Hampshire New York New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Theology Health Professions Education Philosophy and Religious Studies Psychology	Business Health Professions Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Psychology Business Education Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Physical Science Philosophy and Religious Studies	Health Professions Business Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Communication and Journalism	Education Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	15:1	17:1	10:1	12:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	New England Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	69.9%	72.7%	61.5%	73.4%	60.8%	72.1%
Dropout rate	6.1%	3.8%	37.7%	26.6%	36.5%	27.7%
Transferred out	22.7%	22.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $78,482 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $86,424 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $73,587 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $72,963 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,111 Year 2: $44,711 Year 3: $53,447 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,980 Year 2: $51,273 Year 3: $52,274 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,574 Year 2: $26,585 Year 3: $44,140 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,811 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $43,156 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,228 Year 2: $35,772 Year 3: $41,681 Religious Education (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,993 Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: $41,017 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,448 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $40,971 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,443 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $40,650	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,619 Year 2: $118,210 Year 3: $128,990 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $85,406 Year 2: $85,206 Year 3: $89,492 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,310 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $80,351 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $66,821 Year 3: $76,001 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $74,448 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,649 Year 2: $61,681 Year 3: $59,139 Business/Corporate Communications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,198 Year 2: $40,402 Year 3: $43,339 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,184 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $43,147 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,147 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $41,978 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,647 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,103	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $116,679 Year 3: $134,779 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $91,857 Year 2: $91,300 Year 3: $89,882 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $60,756 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,112 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,596 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,217 Year 2: $40,697 Year 3: $45,892 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $42,899 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,413 Year 2: $33,043 Year 3: $39,397 Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,493 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $35,701 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $35,495	Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,792 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $66,978 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,638 Year 2: $40,402 Year 3: $40,054 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,114 Year 2: $24,808 Year 3: $34,035 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,823 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,883 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,121 Year 2: $22,192 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,369 Year 2: $25,596 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: N/A	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $95,539 Year 2: $113,354 Year 3: $121,395 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,430 Year 2: $60,689 Year 3: $57,694 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,359 Year 2: $54,996 Year 3: $55,997 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $45,575 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $44,914 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,523 Year 3: $40,886 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,875 Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: $40,718 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,924 Year 2: $40,392 Year 3: $40,381 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $33,527 Year 2: $36,151 Year 3: $36,801 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,547 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $36,792	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,771 Year 2: $46,556 Year 3: $51,827 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,003 Year 2: $27,681 Year 3: $42,021 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,123 Year 2: $35,954 Year 3: $41,684 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,092 Year 2: $31,038 Year 3: $36,135 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,785 Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: $33,409 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,365 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $32,774 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,486 Year 2: $30,988 Year 3: $32,663 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,082 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $27,417 Religion/Religious Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,219 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,587 Year 2: $27,439 Year 3: N/A

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