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Overview

Location Montgomery, Alabama Clarksville, Arkansas Mount Vernon, Georgia Lagrange, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Demorest, Georgia
Campus setting City: Midsize Town: Remote Rural: Distant Town: Distant Suburb: Large Town: Distant
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 4-1-4 Semester Semester
Degrees offered Undergraduate and Graduate Undergraduate Undergraduate Undergraduate and Graduate Undergraduate Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate 72.0% 61.0% 46.0% 60.0% 79.0% 76.0%
Common app member No No No No Yes Yes
Religious affiliation Methodism Presbyterian Baptist Methodism Protestant

Admission

Acceptance rate 69.3% 55.4% 79.7% 74.8% 81.3% 67.0%
Application fees $35 $50 $25
SAT range 980 - 1070 950 - 1130 880 - 1010 N/A 1070 - 1280 1010 - 1220
ACT range 19 - 25 18 - 23 18 - 23 N/A 24 - 30 21 - 25
Students submitting SAT score 7.0% 15.0% 7.0% 29.0% 39.0%
Students submitting ACT score 62.0% 78.0% 4.0% 22.0% 20.0%
Total number of applicants 2,404 1,918 617 1,271 2,277 2,124
Total number of admissions given out 1,666 1,062 492 951 1,851 1,423
Admitted students who chose to enroll 253 201 209 130 404 249
Yield rate 15.2% 18.9% 42.5% 13.7% 21.8% 17.5%
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 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) Required Not required Not required Not required Required Required

Tuition and Fees

Sticker price $39,728 $36,350 $39,382 $48,390 $62,154 $42,474
Average net price $23,664 $15,779 $19,567 $21,890 $14,929 $19,803
Tuition $26,400 $24,950 $17,600 $32,000 $42,474 $28,120
Room & board $10,046
Room/dormitory: $3,700

Meal plan: $4,300
Room/dormitory: $3,300

Meal plan: $5,870
Room/dormitory: $6,600

Meal plan: $5,660
$14,200
Room/dormitory: $6,160

Meal plan: $5,040
Available payment plans
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Other alternative tuition plan
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid

Students receiving financial aid

(Grants & scholarships)

100.0%
Average amount $15,688
98.0%
Average amount $18,996
99.0%
Average amount $12,912
100.0%
Average amount $24,854
100.0%
Average amount $34,704
100.0%
Average amount $22,519
Students receiving federal student loan 77.0%
Average amount $5,366
56.0%
Average amount $4,751
72.0%
Average amount $5,497
70.0%
Average amount $5,033
83.0%
Average amount $5,596
60.0%
Average amount $5,735
Students taking out private loans 18.0%
Average amount $15,092
41.0%
Average amount $3,813
6.0%
Average amount $9,270
16.0%
Average amount $8,164
11.0%
Average amount $11,706
11.0%
Average amount $9,977

Students and Campus

Undergraduate students 839
Men 55.1% Women 44.9%
784
Men 47.2% Women 52.8%
893
Men 59.6% Women 40.4%
583
Men 55.1% Women 44.9%
1,446
Men 36.9% Women 63.1%
1,255
Men 33.1% Women 66.9%
Graduate students 5
Men 20.0% Women 80.0%
N/A N/A 60
Men 25.0% Women 75.0%
N/A 805
Men 20.0% Women 80.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity
Low
Low
Low
Low
Moderate
Low
Out-of-state students 30.8% 39.3% 19.0% 15.4% N/A 14.2%
International students N/A 29.1% 2.9% 0.8% 9.8% 0.6%
Campus local/setting City: Midsize Town: Remote Rural: Distant Town: Distant Suburb: Large Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity 683 614 562 657 824 847
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 Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Tennessee Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Missouri Louisiana Georgia Florida Texas Alabama Mississippi Georgia Florida Louisiana Alabama Colorado N/A Georgia Florida New York Tennessee Connecticut

Academics

Popular study areas
  • Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
  • Business
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Communication and Journalism
  • Education
  • Health Professions
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Education
  • Psychology
  • Business
  • Law Enforcement and Firefighting
  • Education
  • Psychology
  • Liberal Arts
  • Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
  • Education
  • Health Professions
  • Business
  • Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
  • Visual & Performing Arts
  • Business
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Multidisciplinary Studies
  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences
  • Education
  • Health Professions
  • Business
  • Law Enforcement and Firefighting
  • Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio 15:1 15:1 18:1 9:1 14:1 9:1
Institutional accreditation 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 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome

Graduation rate 44.2% 48.8% 15.9% 46.4% 58.1% 48.0%
Dropout rate 55.4% 17.7% 29.2% 12.2% 41.2% 51.3%
Transferred out N/A 33.0% 54.9% 41.4% N/A N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $43,798
  • Year 3: $51,103
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $35,665
  • Year 2: $41,937
  • Year 3: $44,331
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $40,089
  • Year 3: $42,128
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $25,508
  • Year 2: $24,679
  • Year 3: $29,807
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $29,685
  • Year 3: N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $35,416
  • Year 3: N/A
Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $29,685
  • Year 3: N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $33,993
  • Year 3: N/A
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $32,925
  • Year 3: $35,914
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $67,478
  • Year 2: $59,180
  • Year 3: $64,336
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $34,184
  • Year 2: $40,188
  • Year 3: $51,018
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $45,245
  • Year 2: N/A
  • Year 3: N/A
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $57,750
  • Year 3: $67,208
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $37,564
  • Year 2: $34,526
  • Year 3: $47,775
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $45,990
  • Year 2: $38,289
  • Year 3: $44,905
Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $21,052
  • Year 3: N/A
Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $36,668
  • Year 3: N/A
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $61,349
  • Year 2: $60,481
  • Year 3: $62,672
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $60,786
  • Year 2: $57,047
  • Year 3: $59,586
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $46,903
  • Year 2: $47,192
  • Year 3: $51,130
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $42,807
  • Year 2: $41,342
  • Year 3: $46,497
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $31,809
  • Year 2: $39,648
  • Year 3: $41,108
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $35,396
  • Year 2: $40,140
  • Year 3: $38,511
Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $18,200
  • Year 2: $33,459
  • Year 3: $37,207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $34,027
  • Year 2: $35,249
  • Year 3: $37,185
Curriculum and Instruction (First Professional Degrees)
  • Year 1: $58,943
  • Year 2: N/A
  • Year 3: N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $72,134
  • Year 3: N/A