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	Quinnipiac University	University of Delaware	Florida State University	Iowa State University	Kansas State University	University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Overview
Location	Hamden, Connecticut	Newark, Delaware	Tallahassee, Florida	Ames, Iowa	Manhattan, Kansas	Amherst, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4	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	87.0%	91.0%	94.0%	88.0%	86.0%	91.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	88.1%	72.3%	37.1%	91.1%	95.6%	65.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $45	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $65	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $85
SAT range	N/A	1155 - 1340	1180 - 1340	1083 - 1330	N/A	1250 - 1460
ACT range	N/A	26 - 31	26 - 30	21 - 28	N/A	28 - 33
Students submitting SAT score		31.0%	65.0%	13.0%		26.0%
Students submitting ACT score		6.0%	36.0%	63.0%		5.0%
Total number of applicants	15,722	34,111	65,235	20,357	9,822	42,540
Total number of admissions given out	13,855	24,679	24,183	18,550	9,391	27,877
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,492	4,617	7,619	5,387	2,848	4,872
Yield rate	10.8%	18.7%	31.5%	29.0%	30.3%	17.5%
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	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	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	$70,560	In state: $31,562 Out of state: $53,422	In state: $23,476 Out of state: $36,606	In state: $22,152 Out of state: $37,964	In state: $23,866 Out of state: $39,937	In state: $32,434 Out of state: $52,959
Average net price	$38,244	$19,122	$12,684	$15,422	$19,874	$17,291
Tuition	$48,680	In state: $12,980 Out of state: $34,840	In state: $4,022 Out of state: $16,540	In state: $8,324 Out of state: $24,136	In state: $9,489 Out of state: $25,560	In state: $15,791 Out of state: $36,316
Room & board	$15,690	Room/dormitory: $8,316 Meal plan: $5,426	Room/dormitory: $7,020 Meal plan: $4,856	Room/dormitory: $4,590 Meal plan: $4,498	Room/dormitory: $5,200 Meal plan: $4,900	Room/dormitory: $7,611 Meal plan: $5,984
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid 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 $29,396	86.0% Average amount $12,410	94.0% Average amount $10,620	87.0% Average amount $8,833	88.0% Average amount $6,774	86.0% Average amount $10,662
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $5,351	48.0% Average amount $5,217	19.0% Average amount $4,996	47.0% Average amount $5,202	41.0% Average amount $5,095	39.0% Average amount $5,123
Students taking out private loans	16.0% Average amount $23,491	8.0% Average amount $19,017	2.0% Average amount $13,430	11.0% Average amount $11,630	5.0% Average amount $14,579	7.0% Average amount $15,924
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,298 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	19,410 Men 41.9% Women 58.1%	33,593 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%	25,808 Men 56.1% Women 43.9%	15,619 Men 50.3% Women 49.7%	24,231 Men 48.8% Women 51.2%
Graduate students	2,919 Men 32.6% Women 67.4%	4,586 Men 46.6% Women 53.4%	11,537 Men 38.4% Women 61.6%	4,900 Men 50.6% Women 49.4%	4,610 Men 38.7% Women 61.3%	7,814 Men 47.9% Women 52.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	70.1%	63.0%	15.7%	N/A	21.8%	N/A
International students	2.3%	10.3%	4.2%	8.2%	5.4%	11.1%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Small	City: Small	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	4,048	6,911	6,709	9,400	5,696	13,582
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	Connecticut New York Mississippi New Jersey Rhode Island	Delaware New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Maryland	Florida Georgia New Jersey New York Illinois	N/A	Kansas Missouri Texas Nebraska Colorado	New York New Jersey Connecticut California New Hampshire
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Communication and Journalism Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Engineering Education Health Professions Liberal Arts Business	Health Professions Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Legal Profession	Engineering Agriculture Education Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Education Business Agriculture Engineering Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Engineering Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	15:1	22:1	18:1	19:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	80.0%	82.3%	83.2%	76.0%	68.4%	83.7%
Dropout rate	19.9%	15.7%	10.9%	6.1%	9.3%	5.1%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	5.3%	16.7%	20.4%	10.5%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $87,682 Year 2: $125,015 Year 3: $135,148 Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $130,086 Year 2: $112,815 Year 3: $125,717 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $106,293 Year 2: $108,649 Year 3: $105,529 Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $96,471 Year 2: $98,506 Year 3: $102,012 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $83,274 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $80,397 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,897 Year 2: $75,548 Year 3: $79,180 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $88,074 Year 2: $74,016 Year 3: $76,882 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,261 Year 2: $70,044 Year 3: $75,157 Educational Administration and Supervision (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $72,325 Year 3: $73,601 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,994 Year 2: $69,987 Year 3: $72,258	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,538 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $88,641 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $93,960 Year 2: $86,424 Year 3: $84,710 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $72,283 Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $77,585 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,769 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $77,043 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,848 Year 2: $62,491 Year 3: $76,288 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,752 Year 2: $68,698 Year 3: $75,052 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,605 Year 2: $62,632 Year 3: $74,317 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,693 Year 2: $66,401 Year 3: $73,424 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,395 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $73,270 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,257 Year 2: $60,552 Year 3: $73,189	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $86,926 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $102,429 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,442 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $89,448 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,610 Year 2: $68,305 Year 3: $78,263 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,971 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $78,057 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $84,179 Year 2: $83,177 Year 3: $77,718 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $78,794 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $77,527 Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,567 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $75,845 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,881 Year 2: $68,918 Year 3: $74,476 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $74,364 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,216 Year 2: $60,325 Year 3: $72,686	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $85,739 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $101,292 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,956 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $95,081 Industrial Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,120 Year 2: $89,059 Year 3: $92,521 Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $77,573 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $85,108 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,299 Year 2: $73,321 Year 3: $83,452 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,598 Year 2: $73,839 Year 3: $83,292 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,184 Year 2: $71,734 Year 3: $81,196 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $83,223 Year 2: $70,680 Year 3: $79,916 Construction Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,580 Year 2: $70,083 Year 3: $77,479 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,534 Year 2: $67,156 Year 3: $76,113	Food Science and Technology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $75,367 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $83,284 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,831 Year 2: $71,734 Year 3: $83,247 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,832 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $82,805 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,780 Year 2: $70,456 Year 3: $81,885 Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $72,427 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $80,450 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,948 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $79,928 Architectural Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,390 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $75,955 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,670 Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $73,437 Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,969 Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $69,822 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,353 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $65,198	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $112,236 Year 2: $99,741 Year 3: $118,959 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $97,497 Year 2: $97,071 Year 3: $105,578 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $79,216 Year 2: $78,232 Year 3: $95,030 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,683 Year 2: $75,518 Year 3: $94,055 Education, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,391 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $79,970 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,906 Year 2: $67,202 Year 3: $79,007 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,222 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $76,636 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,607 Year 2: $68,647 Year 3: $74,913 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,719 Year 2: $65,594 Year 3: $74,578 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,571 Year 2: $63,646 Year 3: $73,746

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