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	Bay State College	Fisher College	Lasell University	Lesley University	Wentworth Institute of Technology	Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Overview
Location	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston, Massachusetts	Newton, Massachusetts	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Boston, Massachusetts	Providence, Rhode Island
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Small	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (For 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	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	54.0%	72.0%	75.0%	78.0%	71.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	50.0%	72.4%	85.1%	86.9%	89.5%	88.4%
Application fees		$50			Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	N/A	800 - 1070	1080 - 1325	N/A	1140 - 1330	N/A
ACT range	N/A	15 - 24	24 - 29	N/A	25 - 30	N/A
Students submitting SAT score		7.0%	4.0%		22.0%
Students submitting ACT score		2.0%	1.0%		2.0%
Total number of applicants	104	2,897	2,550	2,942	5,441	9,254
Total number of admissions given out	52	2,096	2,169	2,558	4,872	8,182
Admitted students who chose to enroll	35	197	303	280	917	1,121
Yield rate	67.3%	9.4%	14.0%	10.9%	18.8%	13.7%
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	Not required	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	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$55,441	$48,700	$53,500	$41,775	$58,320	$49,682
Average net price	$36,546	$26,130	$29,401	$31,928	$32,430	$30,715
Tuition	$28,500	$32,500	$40,350	$29,200	$37,050	$35,750
Room & board	$13,300	$17,000	$16,500	Room/dormitory: $10,060 Meal plan: $6,900	Room/dormitory: $12,120 Meal plan: $3,300	Room/dormitory: $12,551 Meal plan: $5,050
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $8,508	98.0% Average amount $23,143	100.0% Average amount $25,141	100.0% Average amount $16,316	100.0% Average amount $18,702	100.0% Average amount $22,880
Students receiving federal student loan	100.0% Average amount $4,000	90.0% Average amount $4,775	79.0% Average amount $5,359	59.0% Average amount $5,124	61.0% Average amount $5,250	81.0% Average amount $5,731
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	8.0% Average amount $14,653	13.0% Average amount $13,910	7.0% Average amount $15,411	15.0% Average amount $21,622	18.0% Average amount $20,241
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	346 Men 38.4% Women 61.6%	1,253 Men 31.2% Women 68.8%	1,301 Men 36.3% Women 63.7%	1,757 Men 23.4% Women 76.6%	3,958 Men 77.8% Women 22.2%	4,652 Men 39.6% Women 60.4%
Graduate students	N/A	114 Men 32.5% Women 67.5%	394 Men 41.4% Women 58.6%	2,253 Men 13.6% Women 86.4%	205 Men 67.3% Women 32.7%	465 Men 28.4% Women 71.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	78.3%
International students	1.4%	7.5%	3.2%	3.7%	5.1%	4.4%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Large	City: Small	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	60	289	1,325	799	2,146	2,255
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	N/A	N/A	Mississippi Connecticut Rhode Island New Hampshire New Jersey	N/A	Mississippi New Hampshire Connecticut Maine New York	Rhode Island Mississippi New York New Jersey Connecticut
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science	Business Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Law Enforcement and Firefighting Psychology	Business Social Sciences Communication and Journalism Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Education	Education Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Liberal Arts Business	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Architecture Visual & Performing Arts	Business Culinary and Personal Services Family and Consumer Sciences Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	12:1	12:1	10:1	16:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	16.8%	35.6%	66.7%	60.5%	71.8%	62.9%
Dropout rate	83.2%	24.1%	7.6%	12.4%	10.2%	18.0%
Transferred out	N/A	39.9%	25.8%	26.3%	17.9%	18.5%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $82,430 Year 2: $90,637 Year 3: $91,288 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,962 Year 2: $48,725 Year 3: $54,081 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,538 Year 2: $46,254 Year 3: $48,721 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,492 Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: $41,869 Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,271 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $36,767 Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,052 Year 2: $33,687 Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,000 Year 2: $51,273 Year 3: $54,028 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $38,558 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $38,245 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,767 Year 2: $34,793 Year 3: $32,617 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $25,973 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $28,751 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,460 Year 2: $39,927 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,628 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,807 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,111 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,480 Year 2: $45,715 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,472 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,762 Year 2: $59,011 Year 3: $67,576 Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,249 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $51,588 Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,269 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $50,736 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $49,439 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,120 Year 2: $36,560 Year 3: $48,759 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,081 Year 2: $37,808 Year 3: $47,441 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,892 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $45,011 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,517 Year 2: $37,478 Year 3: $44,105 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,736 Year 2: $36,717 Year 3: $41,453 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,782 Year 2: $31,038 Year 3: $38,669	Education, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $91,807 Year 2: $85,760 Year 3: $80,016 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,822 Year 2: $53,298 Year 3: $57,561 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,186 Year 2: $50,606 Year 3: $57,321 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,259 Year 2: $51,690 Year 3: $56,263 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,742 Year 2: $49,855 Year 3: $55,299 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,191 Year 2: $44,595 Year 3: $50,138 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,470 Year 2: $46,869 Year 3: $49,494 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,051 Year 2: $41,353 Year 3: $44,028 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,433 Year 3: $38,957 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,949 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $37,894	Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,946 Year 2: $97,071 Year 3: $107,006 Construction Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,908 Year 2: $83,388 Year 3: $92,228 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,551 Year 2: $76,041 Year 3: $86,827 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,808 Year 2: $68,821 Year 3: $80,956 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,430 Year 2: $71,351 Year 3: $80,209 Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,130 Year 2: $67,240 Year 3: $76,696 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,722 Year 2: $66,287 Year 3: $75,347 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,201 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $74,773 Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,963 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $74,456 Electromechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,694 Year 2: $67,380 Year 3: $74,220	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,155 Year 2: $105,585 Year 3: $110,068 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $90,408 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $92,194 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,354 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $59,213 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,690 Year 2: $50,677 Year 3: $59,195 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,464 Year 2: $46,254 Year 3: $55,561 Engineering, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $53,378 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,561 Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $53,161 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,238 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $46,378 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,411 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $45,545 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,639 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $44,695

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