Side-by-Side Comparison of Northern Arizona University

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	Northern Arizona University	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Ball State University	University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Overview
Location	Flagstaff, Arizona	Pomona, California	Rexburg, Idaho	Edwardsville, Illinois	Muncie, Indiana	Charlotte, North Carolina
Campus setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large	City: Small	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	74.0%	88.0%	67.0%	74.0%	73.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation			Mormon
Admission
Acceptance rate	78.4%	60.6%	96.6%	98.1%	68.2%	79.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	$35	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	N/A	990 - 1200	920 - 1160	1010 - 1210	1120 - 1320
ACT range	N/A	N/A	20 - 26	19 - 26	20 - 27	21 - 26
Students submitting SAT score			31.0%	49.0%	42.0%	21.0%
Students submitting ACT score			50.0%	26.0%	13.0%	54.0%
Total number of applicants	42,872	41,226	9,963	8,995	22,947	20,366
Total number of admissions given out	33,592	24,993	9,621	8,821	15,642	16,180
Admitted students who chose to enroll	5,297	3,463	4,858	1,992	3,278	4,256
Yield rate	15.8%	13.9%	50.5%	22.6%	21.0%	26.3%
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	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	Required	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,430 Out of state: $43,176	In state: $25,835 Out of state: $37,715	$12,880	$26,007	In state: $25,254 Out of state: $42,488	In state: $23,716 Out of state: $37,150
Average net price	$16,059	$12,942	$6,327	$15,519	$12,968	$15,682
Tuition	In state: $10,650 Out of state: $25,396	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	$4,416	$9,123	In state: $9,628 Out of state: $26,862	In state: $3,812 Out of state: $17,246
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,000 Meal plan: $5,338	Room/dormitory: $10,980 Meal plan: $5,590		Room/dormitory: $6,290 Meal plan: $4,920	Room/dormitory: $4,862 Meal plan: $6,282	Room/dormitory: $7,322 Meal plan: $4,420
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan		Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	97.0% Average amount $12,922	76.0% Average amount $9,025	45.0% Average amount $6,132	99.0% Average amount $8,667	86.0% Average amount $11,442	61.0% Average amount $7,807
Students receiving federal student loan	34.0% Average amount $5,314	17.0% Average amount $4,805	18.0% Average amount $5,882	46.0% Average amount $5,063	88.0% Average amount $5,451	49.0% Average amount $5,311
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $13,306	1.0% Average amount $12,608	0.0% Average amount $4,811	5.0% Average amount $10,038	11.0% Average amount $13,381	7.0% Average amount $14,942
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	24,162 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	26,974 Men 53.5% Women 46.5%	44,304 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	9,967 Men 42.8% Women 57.2%	14,898 Men 38.7% Women 61.3%	24,116 Men 52.5% Women 47.5%
Graduate students	4,549 Men 32.1% Women 67.9%	2,482 Men 47.3% Women 52.7%	N/A	3,043 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	5,421 Men 23.0% Women 77.0%	6,332 Men 39.4% Women 60.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	31.9%	0.8%	N/A	16.6%	9.4%	8.8%
International students	2.2%	4.6%	3.4%	4.1%	1.4%	5.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large	City: Small	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	9,853	4,128	1,162	3,006	7,531	5,983
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	Arizona California Colorado Nevada New Mexico	California Washington Oregon Guam Hawaii	N/A	Illinois Missouri Texas California Indiana	Indiana Illinois Ohio Michigan Florida	North Carolina South Carolina Virginia New York New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Engineering Public Administration and Social Service	Business Engineering Social Sciences Computer and Information Science Architecture	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Family and Consumer Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Health Professions Business Engineering Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Education Health Professions Business Liberal Arts Psychology	Education Engineering Health Professions Business Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	28:1	20:1	15:1	14:1	20:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	59.0%	70.2%	49.6%	51.8%	68.0%	65.7%
Dropout rate	40.0%	23.1%	25.4%	11.6%	11.4%	8.6%
Transferred out	N/A	1.7%	18.1%	32.8%	20.1%	23.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,560 Year 2: $101,406 Year 3: $108,112 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,716 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $96,135 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $80,374 Year 2: $79,081 Year 3: $89,768 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,244 Year 2: $76,117 Year 3: $81,532 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,225 Year 2: $74,890 Year 3: $79,106 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,718 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $75,432 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,725 Year 2: $71,183 Year 3: $71,928 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,840 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $70,793 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,911 Year 2: $65,042 Year 3: $70,433 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,712 Year 2: $54,252 Year 3: $68,199	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $85,357 Year 3: $96,966 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,286 Year 2: $77,329 Year 3: $89,517 Civil Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,891 Year 2: $72,650 Year 3: $86,380 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $82,880 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,110 Year 2: $69,930 Year 3: $81,209 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,168 Year 2: $67,918 Year 3: $79,792 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,611 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $76,900 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,217 Year 2: $64,394 Year 3: $76,474 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,215 Year 2: $68,305 Year 3: $76,397 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,663 Year 2: $64,087 Year 3: $76,106	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,097 Year 2: $77,966 Year 3: $89,777 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,778 Year 2: $73,635 Year 3: $84,400 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,924 Year 2: $66,653 Year 3: $76,101 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,318 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $70,703 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,955 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $67,614 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,669 Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $65,263 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,593 Year 2: $54,209 Year 3: $63,131 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,585 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $61,312 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,429 Year 2: $46,924 Year 3: $54,022 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,978 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,390	Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $123,885 Year 2: $131,918 Year 3: $131,417 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $115,760 Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $122,898 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,776 Year 2: $147,557 Year 3: $108,891 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,415 Year 2: $67,240 Year 3: $77,916 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,721 Year 2: $65,979 Year 3: $74,972 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,868 Year 2: $65,889 Year 3: $74,137 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $71,907 Year 2: $56,931 Year 3: $72,924 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,725 Year 2: $60,452 Year 3: $67,195 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,153 Year 2: $59,534 Year 3: $67,063 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,616 Year 2: $57,770 Year 3: $63,574	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,451 Year 2: $92,124 Year 3: $94,146 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,551 Year 2: $75,989 Year 3: $81,236 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,545 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $77,057 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,885 Year 2: $65,610 Year 3: $75,003 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,368 Year 2: $53,108 Year 3: $65,967 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,067 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $64,046 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,195 Year 2: $54,296 Year 3: $63,441 Business/Commerce, General (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,995 Year 3: $62,410 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,157 Year 2: $56,776 Year 3: $60,714 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,299 Year 2: $52,357 Year 3: $59,898	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,028 Year 2: $123,527 Year 3: $120,396 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,492 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $90,016 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,922 Year 2: $78,343 Year 3: $88,416 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,378 Year 2: $70,829 Year 3: $79,712 Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $74,196 Civil Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,022 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $73,734 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,160 Year 2: $63,898 Year 3: $73,656 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,433 Year 2: $60,920 Year 3: $72,989 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,034 Year 2: $60,335 Year 3: $70,327 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,768 Year 2: $62,666 Year 3: $69,749

Side-by-Side Comparison of Northern Arizona University

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