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	Eckerd College	Rollins College	Augustana College	Knox College	Millikin University	Luther College
Overview
Location	Saint Petersburg, Florida	Winter Park, Florida	Rock Island, Illinois	Galesburg, Illinois	Decatur, Illinois	Decorah, Iowa
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Town: Distant	City: Small	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	4-1-4	Semester	Semester	Quarter	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	81.0%	83.0%	85.0%	83.0%	70.0%	84.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian		Evangelical			Evangelical
Admission
Acceptance rate	70.4%	48.7%	69.1%	70.2%	74.8%	76.1%
Application fees	$40	$50	$50
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	1150 - 1380	960 - 1190	1088 - 1318
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	24 - 31	19 - 27	22 - 29
Students submitting SAT score				41.0%	30.0%	8.0%
Students submitting ACT score				20.0%	19.0%	37.0%
Total number of applicants	5,580	8,409	6,640	3,061	3,049	2,495
Total number of admissions given out	3,927	4,094	4,590	2,150	2,281	1,898
Admitted students who chose to enroll	650	549	649	270	409	444
Yield rate	16.6%	13.4%	14.1%	12.6%	17.9%	23.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$65,636	$68,790	$60,219	$63,997	$55,382	$61,175
Average net price	$37,494	$30,229	$24,472	$25,476	$20,055	$25,929
Tuition	$47,044	$54,740	$46,039	$50,784	$38,800	$46,130
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,052 Meal plan: $6,430	Room/dormitory: $9,250 Meal plan: $6,390	Room/dormitory: $5,820 Meal plan: $6,010	Room/dormitory: $5,040 Meal plan: $5,181	Room/dormitory: $9,400 Meal plan: $2,150	Room/dormitory: $4,870 Meal plan: $5,490
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $27,244	96.0% Average amount $38,351	100.0% Average amount $33,089	100.0% Average amount $36,738	100.0% Average amount $32,198	100.0% Average amount $34,281
Students receiving federal student loan	52.0% Average amount $5,157	36.0% Average amount $5,292	64.0% Average amount $5,318	67.0% Average amount $6,454	66.0% Average amount $5,640	69.0% Average amount $5,292
Students taking out private loans	13.0% Average amount $22,106	3.0% Average amount $25,790	15.0% Average amount $13,091	8.0% Average amount $15,133	9.0% Average amount $12,206	13.0% Average amount $13,652
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,036 Men 30.4% Women 69.6%	2,510 Men 40.0% Women 60.0%	2,338 Men 46.0% Women 54.0%	1,156 Men 43.3% Women 56.7%	1,812 Men 43.0% Women 57.0%	1,744 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%
Graduate students	N/A	547 Men 44.8% Women 55.2%	29 Men 0.0% Women 100.0%	N/A	94 Men 40.4% Women 59.6%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	83.2%	49.1%	22.3%	59.7%	36.0%	70.5%
International students	3.8%	9.0%	13.1%	15.9%	6.1%	9.9%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Town: Distant	City: Small	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	1,760	1,555	1,670	1,156	1,122	2,156
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 New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Texas	Florida New York Georgia Connecticut North Carolina	Illinois Iowa Colorado California Wisconsin	Illinois California Missouri Indiana Texas	Illinois Missouri Indiana Texas Wisconsin	Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois California
Academics
Popular study areas	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Business Psychology	Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Education	Business Education Social Sciences Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts	Education Psychology Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Business	Business Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Philosophy and Religious Studies
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	11:1	11:1	11:1	9:1	11:1
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	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	68.2%	70.6%	78.6%	75.1%	54.8%	72.5%
Dropout rate	29.8%	0.4%	21.4%	6.0%	45.2%	27.4%
Transferred out	N/A	28.8%	N/A	18.6%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $60,577 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,708 Year 3: $48,571 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,169 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $35,583 Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,555 Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: $32,408 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,909 Year 2: $22,268 Year 3: $27,862 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,542 Year 2: $22,814 Year 3: $25,771 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,172 Year 2: $20,322 Year 3: $25,523 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,596 Year 3: $24,653 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,382 Year 3: N/A Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,158 Year 2: $62,806 Year 3: $75,171 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,266 Year 2: $42,044 Year 3: $57,122 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,638 Year 3: $47,646 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,075 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $46,388 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,044 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $44,591 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,330 Year 2: $36,368 Year 3: $40,355 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,629 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $39,001 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,214 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $34,385 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,126 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $27,620 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,095 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $22,697	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,498 Year 2: $54,252 Year 3: $63,549 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,580 Year 2: $36,941 Year 3: $61,771 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,729 Year 2: $54,748 Year 3: $61,083 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,529 Year 2: $47,148 Year 3: $57,488 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,691 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $49,531 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,952 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $45,114 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $43,715 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,576 Year 2: $27,548 Year 3: $41,913 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,005 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $40,858 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,342 Year 2: $25,774 Year 3: $39,236	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $76,977 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,736 Year 2: $44,942 Year 3: $50,211 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,439 Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $36,980 International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $34,002 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,250 Year 3: $33,023 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,149 Year 2: $20,530 Year 3: $26,000 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,928 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $19,794 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,960 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,849 Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,356 Year 2: $77,715 Year 3: $88,618 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,878 Year 2: $56,521 Year 3: $63,069 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,567 Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $52,159 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,685 Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $51,652 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,249 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $47,410 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,785 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $45,123 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,328 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $42,140 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,719 Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: $40,020 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $37,707 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,756 Year 2: $34,908 Year 3: $35,037	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,195 Year 2: $75,518 Year 3: $91,432 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,140 Year 2: $65,441 Year 3: $66,753 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,758 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $64,932 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,532 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $55,251 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,545 Year 2: $45,175 Year 3: $50,853 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,709 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $44,954 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,831 Year 2: $35,401 Year 3: $41,091 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,489 Year 2: $38,559 Year 3: $40,687 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,592 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $38,953 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,828 Year 2: $27,536 Year 3: $38,178

Side-by-Side Comparison of Luther College

Eckerd College

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