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	University of Saint Joseph	Trinity Washington University	Hood College	Mount St. Mary's University	St. John's College	McDaniel College
Overview
Location	West Hartford, Connecticut	Washington, District of Columbia	Frederick, Maryland	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Annapolis, Maryland	Westminster, Maryland
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Small	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Small
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	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	77.0%	77.0%	72.0%	77.0%	81.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Catholic	Catholic		Catholic
Admission
Acceptance rate	78.3%	97.3%	76.8%	81.8%	53.2%	86.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50		$50
SAT range	1036 - 1181	N/A	N/A	N/A	1290 - 1480	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	27 - 30	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	16.0%				27.0%
Students submitting ACT score					6.0%
Total number of applicants	1,338	737	3,192	4,620	967	4,391
Total number of admissions given out	1,047	717	2,451	3,777	514	3,806
Admitted students who chose to enroll	186	220	324	532	139	501
Yield rate	17.8%	30.7%	13.2%	14.1%	27.0%	13.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	Not required	Required	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	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$59,044	$41,420	$60,372	$55,850	$47,600	$56,806
Average net price	$26,328	$12,815	$23,755	$24,471	$29,431	$22,161
Tuition	$40,826	$24,860	$42,510	$43,250	$35,000	$46,336
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,172 Meal plan: $5,560	Room/dormitory: $4,000 Meal plan: $7,380	Room/dormitory: $6,600 Meal plan: $6,600	Room/dormitory: $7,110 Meal plan: $6,850	Room/dormitory: $6,786 Meal plan: $7,072	Room/dormitory: $5,682 Meal plan: $7,048
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $26,100	100.0% Average amount $19,719	100.0% Average amount $32,724	100.0% Average amount $34,403	88.0% Average amount $21,067	100.0% Average amount $39,386
Students receiving federal student loan	75.0% Average amount $5,268	46.0% Average amount $4,953	67.0% Average amount $5,419	65.0% Average amount $5,216	54.0% Average amount $4,828	67.0% Average amount $5,223
Students taking out private loans	19.0% Average amount $16,880	0.0% Average amount $15,000	11.0% Average amount $14,022	12.0% Average amount $15,802	6.0% Average amount $8,353	9.0% Average amount $15,283
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	906 Men 22.8% Women 77.2%	1,441 Men 2.8% Women 97.2%	1,217 Men 35.7% Women 64.3%	2,055 Men 48.6% Women 51.4%	473 Men 52.9% Women 47.1%	1,757 Men 43.1% Women 56.9%
Graduate students	1,226 Men 18.1% Women 81.9%	421 Men 10.2% Women 89.8%	878 Men 30.9% Women 69.1%	515 Men 61.6% Women 38.4%	67 Men 77.6% Women 22.4%	1,296 Men 21.0% Women 79.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	7.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International students	1.0%	1.2%	4.4%	3.5%	15.0%	N/A
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large	City: Small	Town: Fringe	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Small
Dormitory capacity	384	237	870	1,483	371	1,450
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	Connecticut Mississippi New Jersey New York Rhode Island	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Public Administration and Social Service Biological and Biomedical Sciences Psychology	Health Professions Education Business Psychology Communication and Journalism	Education Computer and Information Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business Health Professions	Business Education Theology Health Professions Social Sciences	Liberal Arts	Education Social Sciences Business Visual & Performing Arts Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	11:1	10:1	14:1	8:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	56.4%	40.5%	66.0%	61.5%	75.5%	65.0%
Dropout rate	9.9%	34.1%	3.9%	4.0%	10.8%	33.6%
Transferred out	32.7%	23.5%	29.3%	34.2%	11.8%	1.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $103,231 Year 2: $121,072 Year 3: $124,172 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $108,302 Year 2: $98,974 Year 3: $109,012 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,150 Year 2: $70,705 Year 3: $71,578 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,231 Year 2: $51,899 Year 3: $60,033 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,612 Year 2: $58,582 Year 3: $59,982 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $58,028 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,419 Year 2: $54,676 Year 3: $57,591 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,190 Year 2: $44,021 Year 3: $52,110 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $47,172 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $36,287	Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,551 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $102,189 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,799 Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $82,002 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,081 Year 2: $56,931 Year 3: $65,924 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,296 Year 2: $61,303 Year 3: $64,895 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,528 Year 2: $48,198 Year 3: $55,324 Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $53,124 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $48,019 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,213 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $44,655 Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,867 Year 2: $37,980 Year 3: $43,509 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,326 Year 2: $38,127 Year 3: $43,408	Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,611 Year 2: $71,255 Year 3: $79,885 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,295 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $79,770 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,636 Year 2: $54,252 Year 3: $59,633 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,789 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $51,197 Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,433 Year 2: $45,980 Year 3: $47,940 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,936 Year 2: $36,992 Year 3: $42,399 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,488 Year 3: $39,642 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,391 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $37,674 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,281 Year 2: $21,234 Year 3: $27,964 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A	Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $90,412 Year 3: $89,704 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,674 Year 2: $68,331 Year 3: $76,523 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,097 Year 2: $56,157 Year 3: $56,969 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,827 Year 2: $53,697 Year 3: $55,407 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,539 Year 2: $45,249 Year 3: $54,696 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,757 Year 2: $48,432 Year 3: $53,009 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,014 Year 2: $37,363 Year 3: $52,851 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,932 Year 2: $40,896 Year 3: $44,778 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,777 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $44,137 Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,282 Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: $39,690	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,285 Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: $29,736 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,781 Year 3: $27,308 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,543 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,058 Year 2: $61,630 Year 3: $65,950 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,898 Year 2: $55,693 Year 3: $64,702 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $35,587 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $60,595 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,841 Year 2: $51,607 Year 3: $60,220 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $52,943 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,696 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $50,230 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,295 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $44,415 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $42,834 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,850 Year 2: $36,560 Year 3: $41,000 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,623 Year 2: $22,824 Year 3: $38,937

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University of Saint Joseph

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