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	Southeastern University	Brewton-Parker College	Tabor College	Olivet College	Missouri Baptist University	Howard Payne University
Overview
Location	Lakeland, Florida	Mount Vernon, Georgia	Hillsboro, Kansas	Olivet, Michigan	Saint Louis, Missouri	Brownwood, Texas
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Rural: Distant	Town: Remote	Rural: Distant	Suburb: Large	Town: Remote
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	4-1-4	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	70.0%	46.0%	75.0%	56.0%	73.0%	52.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Religious affiliation	Protestant	Baptist	Evangelical	Protestant	Baptist	Baptist
Admission
Acceptance rate	44.9%	79.7%	54.5%	88.5%	61.8%	59.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	$35	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $25	$25	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $35
SAT range	960 - 1183	880 - 1010	N/A	910 - 1120	870 - 1110	N/A
ACT range	19 - 25	18 - 23	N/A	18 - 23	17 - 29	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	4.0%	7.0%		30.0%	14.0%
Students submitting ACT score	24.0%	4.0%		3.0%	73.0%
Total number of applicants	4,940	617	1,364	1,200	699	1,333
Total number of admissions given out	2,219	492	743	1,062	432	790
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,205	209	183	218	236	231
Yield rate	54.3%	42.5%	24.6%	20.5%	54.6%	29.2%
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	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required	Required	Not required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$43,134	$39,382	$47,250	$45,570	$43,978	$41,278
Average net price	$27,536	$19,567	$20,919	$23,779	$23,356	$23,603
Tuition	$27,320	$17,600	$33,400	$30,032	$29,076	$26,778
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,420 Meal plan: $5,394	Room/dormitory: $3,300 Meal plan: $5,870	Room/dormitory: $5,700 Meal plan: $3,600	$10,838	$10,406	Room/dormitory: $3,600 Meal plan: $5,548
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	95.0% Average amount $13,633	99.0% Average amount $12,912	100.0% Average amount $24,231	100.0% Average amount $20,813	100.0% Average amount $18,575	90.0% Average amount $17,565
Students receiving federal student loan	63.0% Average amount $5,442	72.0% Average amount $5,497	67.0% Average amount $5,582	84.0% Average amount $5,248	71.0% Average amount $5,572	74.0% Average amount $5,108
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $12,989	6.0% Average amount $9,270	6.0% Average amount $13,720	84.0% Average amount $10,739	11.0% Average amount $10,683	13.0% Average amount $13,758
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	8,118 Men 41.9% Women 58.1%	893 Men 59.6% Women 40.4%	621 Men 60.4% Women 39.6%	851 Men 58.0% Women 42.0%	4,251 Men 41.5% Women 58.5%	863 Men 51.0% Women 49.0%
Graduate students	1,247 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	N/A	67 Men 37.3% Women 62.7%	34 Men 55.9% Women 44.1%	732 Men 24.7% Women 75.3%	68 Men 70.6% Women 29.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	52.5%	19.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International students	2.2%	2.9%	4.9%	0.6%	1.5%	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Rural: Distant	Town: Remote	Rural: Distant	Suburb: Large	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	1,699	562	595	781	398	671
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	Florida Ohio Alabama California Texas	Georgia Florida Texas Alabama Mississippi	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Theology Education Business Public Administration and Social Service Communication and Journalism	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education Psychology Liberal Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Health Professions Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Theology	Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Communication and Journalism	Education Business Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Business Education Social Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Theology
Students to faculty ratio	26:1	18:1	16:1	15:1	20:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	51.4%	15.9%	48.0%	44.1%	40.5%	35.0%
Dropout rate	36.3%	29.2%	52.0%	35.7%	58.3%	27.1%
Transferred out	11.3%	54.9%	N/A	20.2%	N/A	37.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,821 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $43,751 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,660 Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: $37,065 Theology and Religious Vocations, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $29,900 Year 2: $36,490 Year 3: $36,937 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,742 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $33,900 Theology and Religious Vocations, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,245 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $32,188 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,456 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,715 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Human Services, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,386 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: N/A Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: N/A	Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $35,914	Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,215 Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,803 Year 2: $59,846 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,812 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Insurance (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,626 Year 2: $51,035 Year 3: $56,285 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,783 Year 2: $40,896 Year 3: $48,098 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,640 Year 2: $36,560 Year 3: $43,659 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,174 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $41,413 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,707 Year 2: $28,381 Year 3: $34,449 Journalism (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,391 Year 3: N/A	Education, Other (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $72,796 Year 3: $75,347 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,110 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $59,073 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,433 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $57,824 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,475 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $47,329 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,471 Year 2: $44,418 Year 3: $45,758 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $45,179 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,643 Year 2: $37,478 Year 3: $43,345 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,184 Year 2: $35,274 Year 3: $40,589 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,801 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $40,420 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,968 Year 2: $38,721 Year 3: $38,332	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $63,035 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,093 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $38,467 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,854 Year 2: $31,042 Year 3: $36,219 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,694 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $35,108 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,229 Year 2: $23,649 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,880 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,568 Year 2: $32,563 Year 3: N/A

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