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	California State University-Chico	The University of Tampa	University of West Georgia	University of Northern Iowa	Eastern Kentucky University	James Madison University
Overview
Location	Chico, California	Tampa, Florida	Carrollton, Georgia	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Richmond, Kentucky	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Large	Town: Fringe	City: Small	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)	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	81.0%	83.0%	69.0%	81.0%	74.0%	91.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	85.5%	53.5%	69.7%	85.8%	98.3%	86.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60		Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $60
SAT range	N/A	1070 - 1240	940 - 1130	980 - 1190	950 - 1180	1140 - 1310
ACT range	N/A	23 - 28	18 - 24	20 - 26	18 - 24	24 - 29
Students submitting SAT score		20.0%	18.0%	3.0%	4.0%	26.0%
Students submitting ACT score		11.0%	16.0%	66.0%	88.0%	5.0%
Total number of applicants	19,990	32,904	6,610	4,772	7,251	21,176
Total number of admissions given out	17,086	17,620	4,607	4,094	7,131	18,265
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,929	3,102	1,545	1,553	2,493	4,767
Yield rate	11.3%	17.6%	33.5%	37.9%	35.0%	26.1%
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	Not 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)	Not required	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $23,984 Out of state: $35,864	$44,404	In state: $25,715 Out of state: $36,770	In state: $21,409 Out of state: $32,109	In state: $23,762 Out of state: $34,034	In state: $29,293 Out of state: $46,219
Average net price	$13,749	$34,720	$15,296	$15,231	$14,271	$18,528
Tuition	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	$29,162	In state: $4,371 Out of state: $15,426	In state: $7,780 Out of state: $18,480	In state: $9,452 Out of state: $19,724	In state: $7,460 Out of state: $23,800
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,609 Meal plan: $3,881	Room/dormitory: $6,144 Meal plan: $5,772	Room/dormitory: $6,980 Meal plan: $4,350	Room/dormitory: $4,699 Meal plan: $4,461	Room/dormitory: $5,416 Meal plan: $3,994	Room/dormitory: $5,564 Meal plan: $5,986
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	63.0% Average amount $8,691	98.0% Average amount $13,448	88.0% Average amount $8,371	76.0% Average amount $6,227	98.0% Average amount $9,891	31.0% Average amount $9,594
Students receiving federal student loan	29.0% Average amount $4,637	84.0% Average amount $3,594	52.0% Average amount $5,240	47.0% Average amount $5,115	49.0% Average amount $4,950	33.0% Average amount $5,199
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $11,369	27.0% Average amount $9,478	4.0% Average amount $8,024	8.0% Average amount $7,770	5.0% Average amount $10,455	8.0% Average amount $18,776
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	14,462 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	9,838 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	9,538 Men 34.8% Women 65.2%	7,967 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%	11,684 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	20,070 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%
Graduate students	1,240 Men 33.6% Women 66.4%	956 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	3,149 Men 23.7% Women 76.3%	1,250 Men 25.9% Women 74.1%	2,300 Men 30.0% Women 70.0%	2,096 Men 29.4% Women 70.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	1.3%	N/A	3.9%	9.5%	N/A	N/A
International students	2.9%	6.4%	1.0%	2.4%	1.1%	1.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Large	Town: Fringe	City: Small	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	2,323	4,800	2,911	3,412	4,479	6,513
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 Oregon Washington Arizona Colorado	N/A	Georgia Alabama Florida Colorado Missouri	Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri	Ohio Illinois Indiana West Virginia	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Engineering Technologies	Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Visual & Performing Arts	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Social Sciences	Education Business Health Professions Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts	Health Professions Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting Liberal Arts Engineering Technologies	Health Professions Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	22:1	18:1	19:1	16:1	15:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	65.4%	62.1%	42.3%	68.9%	47.8%	81.8%
Dropout rate	27.4%	36.5%	20.2%	9.5%	48.5%	17.4%
Transferred out	4.8%	N/A	34.5%	20.6%	1.6%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,107 Year 2: $95,797 Year 3: $96,478 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $78,190 Year 2: $83,091 Year 3: $93,961 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,808 Year 2: $74,241 Year 3: $91,563 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,244 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $79,499 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,761 Year 2: $69,617 Year 3: $79,308 Engineering, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,803 Year 2: $66,355 Year 3: $76,389 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,879 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $74,258 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,880 Year 2: $66,222 Year 3: $74,116 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,298 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $69,321 Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,812 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $68,680	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,985 Year 2: $97,959 Year 3: $94,011 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,264 Year 2: $59,253 Year 3: $74,110 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,568 Year 2: $49,579 Year 3: $63,366 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,038 Year 2: $56,825 Year 3: $62,743 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,611 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $62,568 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,708 Year 2: $38,597 Year 3: $55,737 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,633 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $55,450 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,146 Year 2: $35,701 Year 3: $49,348 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,461 Year 2: $25,525 Year 3: $41,311 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,278 Year 2: $39,592 Year 3: $40,843	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,838 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $91,410 Education, Other (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $81,557 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $89,511 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,687 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $79,573 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,472 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $73,623 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,021 Year 2: $66,870 Year 3: $72,292 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,645 Year 2: $62,343 Year 3: $64,330 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,468 Year 2: $57,943 Year 3: $61,047 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,013 Year 2: $55,286 Year 3: $57,778 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,354 Year 2: $43,638 Year 3: $52,593 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,408 Year 2: $47,846 Year 3: $51,488	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,668 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $72,923 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,120 Year 2: $60,399 Year 3: $71,051 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,778 Year 2: $68,666 Year 3: $70,112 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,521 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $65,647 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,320 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $65,408 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,657 Year 3: $63,798 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,695 Year 2: $52,908 Year 3: $60,640 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,123 Year 2: $49,752 Year 3: $57,498 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,675 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $57,318 Real Estate (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,372 Year 2: $45,221 Year 3: $57,298	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $110,878 Year 3: $113,532 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,123 Year 2: $90,291 Year 3: $95,519 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,935 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,046 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $73,209 Year 2: $74,105 Year 3: $74,692 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,585 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $71,030 Educational Administration and Supervision (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $54,959 Year 2: $60,523 Year 3: $62,961 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,605 Year 2: $49,019 Year 3: $62,600 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,959 Year 2: $60,523 Year 3: $61,708 Fire Protection (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,702 Year 2: $49,787 Year 3: $58,036 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,745 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $57,935	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $106,893 Year 2: $116,083 Year 3: $116,887 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $103,590 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $105,768 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,457 Year 2: $72,659 Year 3: $85,951 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,020 Year 2: $72,290 Year 3: $82,877 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,544 Year 2: $67,380 Year 3: $80,406 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,052 Year 2: $66,377 Year 3: $77,982 Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,389 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $75,407 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,331 Year 2: $49,270 Year 3: $69,797 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,114 Year 2: $57,943 Year 3: $69,218 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,708 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $68,304

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