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	Lynn University	Point University	Brewton-Parker College	Oglethorpe University	Piedmont University	Shorter University
Overview
Location	Boca Raton, Florida	West Point, Georgia	Mount Vernon, Georgia	Atlanta, Georgia	Demorest, Georgia	Rome, Georgia
Campus setting	City: Small	Town: Distant	Rural: Distant	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	City: Small
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	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	76.0%	55.0%	46.0%	79.0%	76.0%	68.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Religious affiliation		Churches of Christ	Baptist		Protestant	Baptist
Admission
Acceptance rate	83.0%	46.6%	79.7%	81.3%	67.0%	81.2%
Application fees			$35	$50	$25	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	1030 - 1200	890 - 1130	880 - 1010	1070 - 1280	1010 - 1220	960 - 1190
ACT range	20 - 26	16 - 21	18 - 23	24 - 30	21 - 25	17 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	14.0%	20.0%	7.0%	29.0%	39.0%	12.0%
Students submitting ACT score	3.0%	32.0%	4.0%	22.0%	20.0%	17.0%
Total number of applicants	7,194	771	617	2,277	2,124	1,149
Total number of admissions given out	5,972	359	492	1,851	1,423	933
Admitted students who chose to enroll	797	157	209	404	249	309
Yield rate	13.3%	43.7%	42.5%	21.8%	17.5%	33.1%
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	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)	Not required	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$66,091	$34,850	$39,382	$62,154	$42,474	$40,961
Average net price	$38,315	$20,099	$19,567	$14,929	$19,803	$16,438
Tuition	$38,650	$20,700	$17,600	$42,474	$28,120	$22,380
Room & board	$12,720	Room/dormitory: $4,500 Meal plan: $4,000	Room/dormitory: $3,300 Meal plan: $5,870	$14,200	Room/dormitory: $6,160 Meal plan: $5,040	Room/dormitory: $5,000 Meal plan: $4,400
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $18,879	74.0% Average amount $13,751	99.0% Average amount $12,912	100.0% Average amount $34,704	100.0% Average amount $22,519	99.0% Average amount $18,107
Students receiving federal student loan	38.0% Average amount $5,453	47.0% Average amount $7,528	72.0% Average amount $5,497	83.0% Average amount $5,596	60.0% Average amount $5,735	64.0% Average amount $5,550
Students taking out private loans	17.0% Average amount $11,490	10.0% Average amount $5,983	6.0% Average amount $9,270	11.0% Average amount $11,706	11.0% Average amount $9,977	6.0% Average amount $9,447
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,640 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	1,641 Men 46.7% Women 53.3%	893 Men 59.6% Women 40.4%	1,446 Men 36.9% Women 63.1%	1,255 Men 33.1% Women 66.9%	1,332 Men 44.3% Women 55.7%
Graduate students	745 Men 41.1% Women 58.9%	25 Men 60.0% Women 40.0%	N/A	N/A	805 Men 20.0% Women 80.0%	128 Men 53.1% Women 46.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	19.0%	N/A	14.2%	15.2%
International students	16.4%	2.8%	2.9%	9.8%	0.6%	2.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Town: Distant	Rural: Distant	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,196	405	562	824	847	760
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	N/A	Georgia Florida Texas Alabama Mississippi	N/A	Georgia Florida New York Tennessee Connecticut	Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee Arizona
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Psychology Communication and Journalism Education Visual & Performing Arts	Business Psychology Theology Health Professions Family and Consumer Sciences	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education Psychology Liberal Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies Engineering Social Sciences	Education Health Professions Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts	Business Liberal Arts Health Professions Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	12:1	18:1	14:1	9:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	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	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	50.2%	29.0%	15.9%	58.1%	48.0%	37.2%
Dropout rate	33.8%	70.7%	29.2%	41.2%	51.3%	62.4%
Transferred out	15.4%	N/A	54.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,834 Year 2: $45,198 Year 3: $52,852 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,654 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $48,088 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,513 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $39,077 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,269 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $32,463 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: N/A Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,168 Year 3: N/A Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $87,681 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,309 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,714 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $42,829 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $32,684 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,105 Year 2: $28,055 Year 3: $23,540 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,131 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $23,130 Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,098 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $18,776 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: N/A Bible/Biblical Studies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,446 Year 2: $20,921 Year 3: N/A	Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $35,914	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	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,578 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $60,645 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,806 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $52,744 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,621 Year 2: $45,249 Year 3: $46,956 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,642 Year 2: $36,992 Year 3: $38,254 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,165 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $36,577 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $34,686 Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $33,718 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,710 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $30,793 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: N/A Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $40,402 Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Shorter University

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