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	The University of West Florida	Wichita State University	University of New Orleans	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Overview
Location	Pensacola, Florida	Wichita, Kansas	New Orleans, Louisiana	Lafayette, Louisiana	Baltimore, Maryland	Lowell, Massachusetts
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
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	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	84.0%	69.0%	58.0%	75.0%	87.0%	82.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	52.8%	91.1%	80.6%	78.3%	81.2%	84.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1040 - 1230	983 - 1220	1010 - 1280	1023 - 1198	1220 - 1410	1170 - 1340
ACT range	21 - 27	19 - 26	18 - 24	19 - 24	25 - 30	25 - 32
Students submitting SAT score	58.0%	7.0%	5.0%	4.0%	24.0%	26.0%
Students submitting ACT score	67.0%	84.0%	78.0%	96.0%	5.0%	2.0%
Total number of applicants	8,660	7,291	5,633	10,409	11,093	12,493
Total number of admissions given out	4,573	6,639	4,539	8,155	9,007	10,565
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,159	1,814	1,151	2,693	2,052	1,907
Yield rate	25.3%	27.3%	25.4%	33.0%	22.8%	18.1%
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	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $21,528 Out of state: $34,409	In state: $24,209 Out of state: $33,574	In state: $25,647 Out of state: $30,483	In state: $28,620 Out of state: $42,348	In state: $32,716 Out of state: $48,906	In state: $24,672 Out of state: $42,598
Average net price	$10,344	$13,905	$11,341	$11,818	$6,912	$13,227
Tuition	In state: $4,319 Out of state: $16,587	In state: $6,843 Out of state: $16,208	In state: $6,090 Out of state: $10,926	In state: $5,407 Out of state: $19,135	In state: $8,878 Out of state: $25,068	In state: $15,078 Out of state: $33,004
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,900 Meal plan: $4,590	$12,610	Room/dormitory: $5,810 Meal plan: $4,720	Room/dormitory: $6,992 Meal plan: $4,400	Room/dormitory: $7,310 Meal plan: $4,940	Room/dormitory: $8,500 Meal plan: $5,070
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan 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)	97.0% Average amount $10,774	78.0% Average amount $6,674	88.0% Average amount $9,565	98.0% Average amount $10,698	74.0% Average amount $8,758	78.0% Average amount $10,449
Students receiving federal student loan	22.0% Average amount $4,656	48.0% Average amount $6,770	35.0% Average amount $4,585	45.0% Average amount $5,080	24.0% Average amount $4,732	59.0% Average amount $5,148
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $10,351	6.0% Average amount $11,287	1.0% Average amount $10,464	3.0% Average amount $12,066	2.0% Average amount $14,975	5.0% Average amount $10,989
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	9,319 Men 41.8% Women 58.2%	12,078 Men 44.2% Women 55.8%	6,508 Men 47.5% Women 52.5%	13,700 Men 42.4% Women 57.6%	10,835 Men 54.4% Women 45.6%	12,884 Men 58.6% Women 41.4%
Graduate students	3,969 Men 31.7% Women 68.3%	3,316 Men 42.0% Women 58.0%	1,445 Men 40.7% Women 59.3%	2,525 Men 44.1% Women 55.9%	2,803 Men 51.6% Women 48.4%	4,713 Men 53.7% Women 46.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	22.8%	7.4%	4.3%	5.0%	N/A
International students	2.5%	16.8%	3.4%	2.4%	10.5%	5.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Large	City: Large	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,467	1,517	1,604	3,717	3,644	4,787
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	Kansas Texas Missouri Oklahoma Colorado	Louisiana Illinois Texas Florida Pennsylvania	Louisiana Texas Florida Alabama Arkansas	Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania New York Virginia	Mississippi New Hampshire New York New Jersey Pennsylvania
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Liberal Arts Education Business Psychology	Education Health Professions Engineering Business Public Administration and Social Service	Business Engineering Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies Visual & Performing Arts	Health Professions Business Education Liberal Arts Engineering	Computer and Information Science Multidisciplinary Studies Engineering Education Visual & Performing Arts	Business Engineering Health Professions Computer and Information Science Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	19:1	19:1	19:1	17:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	New England Commission on Higher Education
Outcome
Graduation rate	52.0%	47.7%	38.9%	50.1%	71.0%	69.0%
Dropout rate	38.0%	17.9%	20.6%	44.5%	14.0%	28.0%
Transferred out	7.0%	29.8%	34.5%	N/A	12.7%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,119 Year 2: $61,172 Year 3: $71,579 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,454 Year 2: $54,322 Year 3: $61,949 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,076 Year 2: $58,454 Year 3: $61,780 Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $71,854 Year 3: $57,639 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,438 Year 2: $52,895 Year 3: $57,401 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,827 Year 2: $49,854 Year 3: $57,159 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,104 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $56,478 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,359 Year 2: $50,773 Year 3: $56,183 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,664 Year 2: $49,918 Year 3: $54,030 Mathematics (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,129 Year 2: $50,105 Year 3: $52,616	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $108,992 Year 2: $104,749 Year 3: $113,057 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $110,878 Year 3: $108,312 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $85,420 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,405 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $75,438 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,455 Year 2: $65,784 Year 3: $71,140 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,979 Year 2: $64,328 Year 3: $70,570 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,772 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $70,292 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $68,718 Year 2: $68,422 Year 3: $69,190 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,847 Year 2: $61,303 Year 3: $65,718 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $77,993 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $65,664	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,967 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $74,073 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,533 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $69,852 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,819 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $66,931 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,202 Year 2: $63,692 Year 3: $64,372 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,417 Year 2: $59,214 Year 3: $64,229 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,978 Year 2: $50,606 Year 3: $58,936 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,846 Year 2: $55,286 Year 3: $58,924 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,991 Year 2: $44,356 Year 3: $49,826 Hospitality Administration/Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,126 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $48,131 Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $41,549	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,642 Year 2: $95,739 Year 3: $100,684 Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,557 Year 2: $61,888 Year 3: $85,515 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,470 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $79,822 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $76,288 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,860 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $75,350 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,585 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $72,622 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,455 Year 2: $65,856 Year 3: $66,309 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,823 Year 2: $56,505 Year 3: $63,112 Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,943 Year 2: $42,402 Year 3: $58,478 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,296 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $57,818	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $95,196 Information Science/Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $81,374 Year 2: $75,383 Year 3: $88,572 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $73,765 Year 2: $72,134 Year 3: $86,874 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,661 Year 2: $73,112 Year 3: $85,246 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,747 Year 2: $70,009 Year 3: $82,906 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,329 Year 2: $63,600 Year 3: $75,222 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,810 Year 2: $62,111 Year 3: $72,223 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,037 Year 2: $60,240 Year 3: $71,621 Curriculum and Instruction (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $63,109 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $62,490 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,390 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $59,425	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,995 Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $92,580 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $90,960 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $81,072 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $89,338 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $81,208 Year 2: $71,854 Year 3: $88,920 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,889 Year 2: $78,612 Year 3: $88,135 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,760 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $77,826 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,707 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $77,121 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,655 Year 2: $66,989 Year 3: $74,462 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,655 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $73,578 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,402 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $73,430

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