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	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	University of Minnesota-Crookston	Northwest Missouri State University	Chadron State College	Northern State University
Overview
Location	Magnolia, Arkansas	North Adams, Massachusetts	Crookston, Minnesota	Maryville, Missouri	Chadron, Nebraska	Aberdeen, South Dakota
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	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	64.0%	63.0%	70.0%	76.0%	68.0%	68.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	62.6%	91.0%	48.2%	85.6%	Open Admission	79.8%
Application fees	$25	$50	$30			Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $35
SAT range	930 - 1140	N/A	N/A	953 - 1133	N/A	1020 - 1190
ACT range	18 - 25	N/A	N/A	19 - 24	N/A	18 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	10.0%			1.0%		5.0%
Students submitting ACT score	100.0%			95.0%		80.0%
Total number of applicants	2,813	1,371	1,196	7,039		1,229
Total number of admissions given out	1,761	1,247	576	6,024		981
Admitted students who chose to enroll	632	167	168	964		337
Yield rate	35.9%	13.4%	29.2%	16.0%		34.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not required	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	N/A	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required	Required	Required	N/A	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,411 Out of state: $31,631	In state: $25,928 Out of state: $34,873	$25,086	In state: $22,523 Out of state: $28,590	In state: $23,992 Out of state: $24,022	In state: $23,495 Out of state: $26,597
Average net price	$14,141	$14,902	$11,925	$13,754	$15,147	$16,821
Tuition	In state: $6,750 Out of state: $11,970	In state: $1,030 Out of state: $9,975	$10,822	In state: $5,461 Out of state: $11,528	In state: $5,720 Out of state: $5,750	In state: $7,616 Out of state: $10,718
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,340 Meal plan: $3,444	Room/dormitory: $7,240 Meal plan: $5,044	Room/dormitory: $3,920 Meal plan: $4,536	Room/dormitory: $5,582 Meal plan: $3,966	Room/dormitory: $4,090 Meal plan: $4,450	Room/dormitory: $4,800 Meal plan: $4,350
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $8,861	99.0% Average amount $8,496	96.0% Average amount $11,136	96.0% Average amount $8,153	92.0% Average amount $6,963	89.0% Average amount $5,662
Students receiving federal student loan	50.0% Average amount $5,247	97.0% Average amount $3,734	50.0% Average amount $4,928	59.0% Average amount $5,260	50.0% Average amount $4,623	65.0% Average amount $4,850
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $8,817	12.0% Average amount $9,492	10.0% Average amount $8,867	6.0% Average amount $9,915	3.0% Average amount $9,349	10.0% Average amount $9,043
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,160 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	870 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	2,304 Men 42.4% Women 57.6%	5,306 Men 40.1% Women 59.9%	1,800 Men 39.9% Women 60.1%	2,867 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%
Graduate students	1,274 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	124 Men 33.1% Women 66.9%	N/A	2,564 Men 41.1% Women 58.9%	450 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%	473 Men 26.6% Women 73.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	28.0%	N/A	31.8%	29.4%	47.0%	38.9%
International students	7.5%	N/A	2.4%	8.9%	1.3%	2.1%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Town: Remote	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	2,032	1,020	560	2,414	1,197	853
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	Arkansas Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Alabama	Mississippi New York Vermont Connecticut Rhode Island	Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin Nebraska South Dakota	Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Illinois	Nebraska Colorado South Dakota Wyoming Florida	South Dakota Minnesota North Dakota Iowa Wisconsin
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture	Business Education Computer and Information Science Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Education Natural Resources and Conservation	Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture Health Professions	Business Education Multidisciplinary Studies Psychology Public Administration and Social Service	Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Business Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	9:1	16:1	19:1	16:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	40.1%	58.4%	56.0%	52.4%	38.7%	47.6%
Dropout rate	23.3%	41.6%	12.6%	17.9%	21.8%	25.4%
Transferred out	35.5%	N/A	30.9%	28.8%	37.8%	22.9%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,230 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $70,408 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,929 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $62,262 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,925 Year 2: $42,458 Year 3: $42,763 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,784 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $38,968 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,986 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,029 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,781 Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: $33,986 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $28,923 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,362 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: N/A	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,895 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $73,830 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,172 Year 2: $34,467 Year 3: $40,733 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,359 Year 2: $27,181 Year 3: $40,148 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: $35,408 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,617 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $34,741 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,798 Year 2: $31,828 Year 3: $32,817 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,438 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $32,425 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,231 Year 2: $29,374 Year 3: $31,158 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,032 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: N/A Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,169 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,238 Year 2: $56,776 Year 3: $60,382 Plant Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,078 Year 2: $44,830 Year 3: $54,917 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,619 Year 2: $48,198 Year 3: $49,391 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $48,033 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,740 Year 2: $46,869 Year 3: $47,905 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $82,190 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $45,220 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,817 Year 2: $34,230 Year 3: $41,812 Animal Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,654 Year 2: $32,119 Year 3: $32,762 Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,763 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: N/A Agricultural Mechanization (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: N/A	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,353 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $74,049 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,868 Year 2: $48,198 Year 3: $55,549 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,788 Year 2: $51,197 Year 3: $54,473 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: $52,420 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,075 Year 2: $45,715 Year 3: $52,373 Plant Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $49,837 Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,533 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $49,285 Agriculture, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,158 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $49,112 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,370 Year 2: $43,379 Year 3: $48,369 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,668 Year 2: $41,342 Year 3: $46,406	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,478 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $77,045 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,195 Year 2: $42,235 Year 3: $49,361 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,481 Year 2: $41,844 Year 3: $43,873 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,127 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $43,003 Plant Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,245 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $40,159 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,603 Year 2: $37,699 Year 3: $38,920 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,383 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $36,964 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,098 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $35,318 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,141 Year 3: $30,855 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,618 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: N/A	Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $49,248 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $44,021 Year 3: $46,732 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,902 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,239 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,575 Year 3: $45,796 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,996 Year 2: $40,728 Year 3: $45,442 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,033 Year 2: $39,523 Year 3: $39,953 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,526 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $39,845 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,862 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,824 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,740 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: N/A

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