Side-by-Side Comparison of University of Minnesota-Duluth

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	Arkansas Tech University	University of West Georgia	University of Northern Iowa	Nicholls State University	Northern Michigan University	University of Minnesota-Duluth
Overview
Location	Russellville, Arkansas	Carrollton, Georgia	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Thibodaux, Louisiana	Marquette, Michigan	Duluth, Minnesota
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Town: Fringe	City: Small	City: Small	Town: Remote	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	63.0%	69.0%	81.0%	70.0%	72.0%	77.0%
Common app member	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	94.4%	69.7%	85.8%	97.2%	71.3%	79.5%
Application fees	$40	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $20 Graduate: $36	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $75
SAT range	N/A	940 - 1130	980 - 1190	1038 - 1228	N/A	1160 - 1270
ACT range	N/A	18 - 24	20 - 26	20 - 25	N/A	22 - 28
Students submitting SAT score		18.0%	3.0%	2.0%		1.0%
Students submitting ACT score		16.0%	66.0%	98.0%		47.0%
Total number of applicants	6,218	6,610	4,772	2,167	6,553	9,610
Total number of admissions given out	5,868	4,607	4,094	2,106	4,670	7,644
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,396	1,545	1,553	958	1,496	2,029
Yield rate	23.8%	33.5%	37.9%	45.5%	32.0%	26.5%
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	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,125 Out of state: $32,861	In state: $25,715 Out of state: $36,770	In state: $21,409 Out of state: $32,109	In state: $24,440 Out of state: $25,533	In state: $26,076 Out of state: $31,572	In state: $26,194 Out of state: $31,492
Average net price	$11,097	$15,296	$15,231	$12,907	$17,686	$16,960
Tuition	In state: $5,736 Out of state: $11,472	In state: $4,371 Out of state: $15,426	In state: $7,780 Out of state: $18,480	In state: $4,922 Out of state: $6,015	In state: $12,098 Out of state: $17,594	In state: $12,420 Out of state: $17,718
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,996 Meal plan: $4,000	Room/dormitory: $6,980 Meal plan: $4,350	Room/dormitory: $4,699 Meal plan: $4,461	Room/dormitory: $6,846 Meal plan: $3,562	Room/dormitory: $6,212 Meal plan: $5,700	$8,796
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)	94.0% Average amount $8,425	88.0% Average amount $8,371	76.0% Average amount $6,227	96.0% Average amount $8,215	100.0% Average amount $8,291	72.0% Average amount $7,817
Students receiving federal student loan	43.0% Average amount $6,090	52.0% Average amount $5,240	47.0% Average amount $5,115	50.0% Average amount $5,010	60.0% Average amount $4,882	52.0% Average amount $5,124
Students taking out private loans	4.0% Average amount $8,627	4.0% Average amount $8,024	8.0% Average amount $7,770	2.0% Average amount $8,263	13.0% Average amount $12,023	19.0% Average amount $12,751
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	8,901 Men 43.8% Women 56.2%	9,538 Men 34.8% Women 65.2%	7,967 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%	5,567 Men 36.4% Women 63.6%	6,611 Men 41.4% Women 58.6%	9,024 Men 50.4% Women 49.6%
Graduate students	739 Men 36.3% Women 63.7%	3,149 Men 23.7% Women 76.3%	1,250 Men 25.9% Women 74.1%	658 Men 18.8% Women 81.2%	603 Men 31.8% Women 68.2%	860 Men 40.5% Women 59.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Very Low	Low	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	6.2%	3.9%	9.5%	N/A	27.5%	12.9%
International students	2.2%	1.0%	2.4%	1.5%	1.2%	1.6%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Town: Fringe	City: Small	City: Small	Town: Remote	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	2,100	2,911	3,412	1,423	2,956	2,962
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	Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Missouri Tennessee	Georgia Alabama Florida Colorado Missouri	Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri	N/A	Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota California	Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota Illinois Colorado
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Liberal Arts Education Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Education Health Professions Business Psychology Social Sciences	Education Business Health Professions Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts	Health Professions Business Education Multidisciplinary Studies Psychology	Health Professions Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Liberal Arts	Engineering Business Education Public Administration and Social Service Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	19:1	16:1	16:1	19:1	16:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	45.8%	42.3%	68.9%	50.2%	49.4%	64.7%
Dropout rate	30.2%	20.2%	9.5%	24.0%	48.5%	8.9%
Transferred out	22.2%	34.5%	20.6%	24.0%	N/A	25.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,093 Year 2: $54,974 Year 3: $63,833 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,586 Year 2: $57,955 Year 3: $59,678 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,980 Year 2: $45,808 Year 3: $58,934 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $59,665 Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $58,602 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,486 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,362 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,609 Year 2: $49,136 Year 3: $53,009 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,819 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $43,990 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,415 Year 2: $40,222 Year 3: $42,597 Homeland Security (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,633 Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: $41,833 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,931 Year 2: $38,649 Year 3: $41,419	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,838 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $91,410 Education, Other (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $81,557 Year 2: $87,604 Year 3: $89,511 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $74,687 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $79,573 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,472 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $73,623 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,021 Year 2: $66,870 Year 3: $72,292 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,645 Year 2: $62,343 Year 3: $64,330 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,468 Year 2: $57,943 Year 3: $61,047 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,013 Year 2: $55,286 Year 3: $57,778 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,354 Year 2: $43,638 Year 3: $52,593 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,408 Year 2: $47,846 Year 3: $51,488	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,668 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $72,923 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,120 Year 2: $60,399 Year 3: $71,051 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,778 Year 2: $68,666 Year 3: $70,112 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,521 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $65,647 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,320 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $65,408 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,657 Year 3: $63,798 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,695 Year 2: $52,908 Year 3: $60,640 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,123 Year 2: $49,752 Year 3: $57,498 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,675 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $57,318 Real Estate (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,372 Year 2: $45,221 Year 3: $57,298	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $92,217 Year 2: $89,841 Year 3: $99,390 Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,846 Year 2: $52,733 Year 3: $68,809 Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $54,415 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $60,810 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,839 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $59,396 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,286 Year 2: $60,030 Year 3: $59,338 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,223 Year 2: $47,046 Year 3: $46,006 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,732 Year 2: $45,383 Year 3: $43,138 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,995 Year 2: $40,768 Year 3: $42,970 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,281 Year 2: $37,779 Year 3: $42,819 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,155 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $41,451	Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,628 Year 2: $72,796 Year 3: $79,136 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $46,384 Year 2: $47,846 Year 3: $59,593 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $58,726 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,371 Year 2: $56,776 Year 3: $57,709 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,668 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $55,574 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,975 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $51,392 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,045 Year 2: $34,793 Year 3: $47,951 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,424 Year 2: $44,635 Year 3: $46,290 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,823 Year 2: $38,649 Year 3: $45,786 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,293 Year 2: $38,529 Year 3: $44,324	Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,504 Year 2: $64,940 Year 3: $72,817 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,019 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $72,678 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,483 Year 2: $62,012 Year 3: $70,314 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,217 Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $70,085 Statistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,767 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $65,743 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,804 Year 2: $56,979 Year 3: $65,374 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,744 Year 2: $53,244 Year 3: $62,864 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,990 Year 2: $52,651 Year 3: $61,141 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,377 Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $60,088 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,318 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $57,955

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