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	Northern Arizona University	California State University-Northridge	University of Northern Colorado	University of North Florida	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville	Towson University
Overview
Location	Flagstaff, Arizona	Northridge, California	Greeley, Colorado	Jacksonville, Florida	Edwardsville, Illinois	Towson, Maryland
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small
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 and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	74.0%	82.0%	69.0%	79.0%	74.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	78.4%	88.1%	91.1%	77.5%	98.1%	87.9%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $45 Graduate: $45
SAT range	N/A	N/A	970 - 1210	1000 - 1210	920 - 1160	1040 - 1220
ACT range	N/A	N/A	19 - 27	19 - 26	19 - 26	21 - 26
Students submitting SAT score			29.0%	74.0%	49.0%	28.0%
Students submitting ACT score			8.0%	26.0%	26.0%	3.0%
Total number of applicants	42,872	23,656	10,152	16,004	8,995	11,616
Total number of admissions given out	33,592	20,842	9,252	12,401	8,821	10,213
Admitted students who chose to enroll	5,297	4,716	1,256	2,574	1,992	2,592
Yield rate	15.8%	22.6%	13.6%	20.8%	22.6%	25.4%
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	Not 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	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,430 Out of state: $43,176	In state: $31,857 Out of state: $43,737	In state: $27,308 Out of state: $40,427	In state: $22,849 Out of state: $37,253	$26,007	In state: $28,126 Out of state: $43,178
Average net price	$16,059	$8,708	$17,128	$7,746	$15,519	$11,076
Tuition	In state: $10,650 Out of state: $25,396	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $8,127 Out of state: $21,246	In state: $4,281 Out of state: $17,999	$9,123	In state: $7,100 Out of state: $22,152
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,000 Meal plan: $5,338	Room/dormitory: $7,316 Meal plan: $4,506	Room/dormitory: $6,546 Meal plan: $5,606	Room/dormitory: $5,800 Meal plan: $4,368	Room/dormitory: $6,290 Meal plan: $4,920	Room/dormitory: $7,632 Meal plan: $6,650
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan Other alternative tuition plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	97.0% Average amount $12,922	82.0% Average amount $10,882	98.0% Average amount $8,308	83.0% Average amount $9,011	99.0% Average amount $8,667	73.0% Average amount $9,261
Students receiving federal student loan	34.0% Average amount $5,314	14.0% Average amount $4,779	49.0% Average amount $4,866	25.0% Average amount $4,522	46.0% Average amount $5,063	42.0% Average amount $5,098
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $13,306	1.0% Average amount $12,360	5.0% Average amount $12,652	2.0% Average amount $10,181	5.0% Average amount $10,038	5.0% Average amount $15,576
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	24,162 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%	34,496 Men 45.0% Women 55.0%	7,357 Men 32.9% Women 67.1%	14,167 Men 42.8% Women 57.2%	9,967 Men 42.8% Women 57.2%	17,907 Men 40.5% Women 59.5%
Graduate students	4,549 Men 32.1% Women 67.9%	5,612 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%	2,991 Men 24.5% Women 75.5%	2,427 Men 27.7% Women 72.3%	3,043 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%	2,949 Men 22.9% Women 77.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	31.9%	1.7%	15.4%	6.8%	16.6%	10.6%
International students	2.2%	6.0%	1.6%	2.3%	4.1%	1.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	9,853	4,029	3,542	3,504	3,006	5,351
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 Hawaii Nevada Texas	Colorado California Texas Arizona New Mexico	Florida Georgia New York New Jersey Virginia	Illinois Missouri Texas California Indiana	Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania New York Virginia
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Health Professions Business Engineering Public Administration and Social Service	Health Professions Engineering Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Public Administration and Social Service Computer and Information Science	Education Health Professions Visual & Performing Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Health Professions Business Education Liberal Arts Communication and Journalism	Health Professions Business Engineering Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Education Health Professions Computer and Information Science Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Business
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	26:1	14:1	19:1	15:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	59.0%	54.2%	51.9%	67.1%	51.8%	72.3%
Dropout rate	40.0%	33.7%	12.7%	25.1%	11.6%	6.8%
Transferred out	N/A	5.6%	33.5%	7.0%	32.8%	18.9%
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	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $95,739 Year 3: $108,158 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $89,831 Year 2: $92,124 Year 3: $98,535 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,745 Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $97,852 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $83,455 Year 2: $88,907 Year 3: $96,626 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $79,863 Year 2: $75,204 Year 3: $92,559 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $80,493 Year 3: $92,252 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,281 Year 2: $83,669 Year 3: $89,964 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,782 Year 2: $75,047 Year 3: $84,221 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,859 Year 2: $73,070 Year 3: $82,977 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,180 Year 2: $76,863 Year 3: $82,194	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $95,592 Year 2: $93,076 Year 3: $97,134 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,550 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $71,265 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,692 Year 2: $59,688 Year 3: $64,765 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $50,641 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $62,395 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,682 Year 2: $57,995 Year 3: $60,883 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,199 Year 2: $50,231 Year 3: $52,879 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,408 Year 2: $45,665 Year 3: $52,808 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,601 Year 2: $48,198 Year 3: $49,964 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,018 Year 2: $46,738 Year 3: $48,853 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,825 Year 2: $42,979 Year 3: $46,903	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $157,001 Year 2: $126,504 Year 3: $126,204 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,203 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $74,548 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,518 Year 2: $66,897 Year 3: $73,024 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,614 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $72,538 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $65,441 Year 3: $71,319 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,435 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $69,352 American Sign Language (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $64,122 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,057 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $63,493 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,256 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $61,746 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,266 Year 2: $58,057 Year 3: $60,411	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	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $110,447 Year 2: $107,906 Year 3: $122,885 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $73,340 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $94,047 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $73,795 Year 2: $83,768 Year 3: $85,948 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $85,262 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,242 Year 2: $66,821 Year 3: $79,355 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,719 Year 2: $66,984 Year 3: $69,964 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,483 Year 2: $63,666 Year 3: $68,130 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,907 Year 2: $67,156 Year 3: $67,633 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $66,692 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,389 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $65,981

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