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	The University of Tampa	McKendree University	Millikin University	North Central College	University of Indianapolis	Otterbein University
Overview
Location	Tampa, Florida	Lebanon, Illinois	Decatur, Illinois	Naperville, Illinois	Indianapolis, Indiana	Westerville, Ohio
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	City: Midsize	City: Large	Suburb: Large
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	Semester	4-1-4	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	83.0%	73.0%	70.0%	77.0%	66.0%	80.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Methodism		Methodism	Methodism	Methodism
Admission
Acceptance rate	53.5%	77.7%	74.8%	68.4%	77.9%	82.9%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40			$25	$50	$40
SAT range	1070 - 1240	N/A	960 - 1190	1030 - 1230	N/A	1028 - 1233
ACT range	23 - 28	N/A	19 - 27	22 - 28	N/A	19 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	20.0%		30.0%	43.0%		12.0%
Students submitting ACT score	11.0%		19.0%	17.0%		65.0%
Total number of applicants	32,904	1,765	3,049	4,551	10,241	3,537
Total number of admissions given out	17,620	1,371	2,281	3,113	7,973	2,932
Admitted students who chose to enroll	3,102	268	409	512	1,052	570
Yield rate	17.6%	19.5%	17.9%	16.4%	13.2%	19.4%
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	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	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$44,404	$45,680	$55,382	$61,098	$48,800	$49,638
Average net price	$34,720	$25,492	$20,055	$26,207	$21,527	$22,138
Tuition	$29,162	$31,700	$38,800	$42,026	$31,972	$33,224
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,144 Meal plan: $5,772	Room/dormitory: $5,470 Meal plan: $6,000	Room/dormitory: $9,400 Meal plan: $2,150	Room/dormitory: $7,998 Meal plan: $3,890	Room/dormitory: $5,896 Meal plan: $6,548	Room/dormitory: $6,318 Meal plan: $5,674
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition 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 $13,448	94.0% Average amount $20,550	100.0% Average amount $32,198	100.0% Average amount $28,670	100.0% Average amount $25,196	100.0% Average amount $23,065
Students receiving federal student loan	84.0% Average amount $3,594	60.0% Average amount $6,155	66.0% Average amount $5,640	60.0% Average amount $5,156	60.0% Average amount $5,186	94.0% Average amount $7,792
Students taking out private loans	27.0% Average amount $9,478	8.0% Average amount $13,511	9.0% Average amount $12,206	25.0% Average amount $6,992	10.0% Average amount $14,371	9.0% Average amount $13,529
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	9,838 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	1,443 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	1,812 Men 43.0% Women 57.0%	2,404 Men 48.4% Women 51.6%	4,063 Men 36.2% Women 63.8%	2,253 Men 40.2% Women 59.8%
Graduate students	956 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	515 Men 32.2% Women 67.8%	94 Men 40.4% Women 59.6%	324 Men 29.3% Women 70.7%	1,262 Men 27.0% Women 73.0%	352 Men 29.8% Women 70.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	34.8%	36.0%	26.8%	14.2%	13.3%
International students	6.4%	4.6%	6.1%	3.7%	6.2%	0.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	City: Midsize	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	4,800	1,052	1,122	1,333	2,757	1,268
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	Illinois Missouri Texas California Florida	Illinois Missouri Indiana Texas Wisconsin	Illinois Wisconsin Indiana Ohio Michigan	Indiana Illinois Ohio Michigan Missouri	Ohio New York Michigan Florida Texas
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Visual & Performing Arts	Education Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts	Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Psychology Education	Health Professions Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	15:1	9:1	13:1	12:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	62.1%	55.6%	54.8%	64.4%	63.5%	69.2%
Dropout rate	36.5%	44.2%	45.2%	35.1%	11.2%	9.2%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25.0%	21.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,985 Year 2: $97,959 Year 3: $94,011 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,264 Year 2: $59,253 Year 3: $74,110 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,568 Year 2: $49,579 Year 3: $63,366 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,038 Year 2: $56,825 Year 3: $62,743 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,611 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $62,568 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,708 Year 2: $38,597 Year 3: $55,737 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,633 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $55,450 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,146 Year 2: $35,701 Year 3: $49,348 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,461 Year 2: $25,525 Year 3: $41,311 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,278 Year 2: $39,592 Year 3: $40,843	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $81,665 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $102,494 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,935 Year 2: $66,653 Year 3: $72,930 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,432 Year 2: $59,942 Year 3: $62,596 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,639 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $50,683 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,436 Year 2: $41,844 Year 3: $50,156 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,274 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $48,497 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,907 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $47,266 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,345 Year 2: $39,153 Year 3: $46,291 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,175 Year 2: $42,012 Year 3: $45,812 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,780 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $45,492	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: $52,561 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $74,669 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,155 Year 2: $62,260 Year 3: $71,061 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,815 Year 2: $58,921 Year 3: $66,245 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,117 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $64,795 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,621 Year 2: $45,305 Year 3: $51,292 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,923 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $50,109 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,795 Year 2: $43,000 Year 3: $49,516 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,391 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $47,721 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,154 Year 2: $45,584 Year 3: $46,743 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,411 Year 2: $40,441 Year 3: $44,647	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,313 Year 2: $101,245 Year 3: $100,190 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,772 Year 2: $65,238 Year 3: $82,883 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,999 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,931 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $70,074 Year 2: $69,691 Year 3: $76,824 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,085 Year 2: $62,260 Year 3: $76,389 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,746 Year 2: $65,457 Year 3: $65,264 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,891 Year 2: $60,821 Year 3: $59,822 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,967 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,667 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $53,494 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,780 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $53,165	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $102,659 Year 2: $111,017 Year 3: $112,239 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,815 Year 2: $59,858 Year 3: $61,251 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $60,614 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,332 Year 2: $41,342 Year 3: $50,181 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,872 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $43,144 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,792 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $42,185 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,912 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $37,500 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,416 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $37,480 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,439 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $37,205 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,081 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $34,506

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