Side-by-Side Comparison of University of North Carolina at Asheville

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	University of West Alabama	Eastern Connecticut State University	Georgia College & State University	University of Hawaii at Hilo	St. Mary's College of Maryland	University of North Carolina at Asheville
Overview
Location	Livingston, Alabama	Willimantic, Connecticut	Milledgeville, Georgia	Hilo, Hawaii	St. Mary's City, Maryland	Asheville, North Carolina
Campus setting	Rural: Remote	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Suburb: Small	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%	77.0%	78.0%	71.0%	85.0%	75.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	74.3%	73.2%	87.7%	92.2%	77.3%	81.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50	$50	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $60
SAT range	880 - 980	N/A	1070 - 1260	1000 - 1210	1135 - 1340	1130 - 1330
ACT range	17 - 21	N/A	21 - 27	16 - 22	26 - 32	22 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	2.0%		23.0%	18.0%	24.0%	17.0%
Students submitting ACT score	69.0%		19.0%	46.0%	5.0%	33.0%
Total number of applicants	1,539	4,630	4,633	2,900	2,872	4,550
Total number of admissions given out	1,144	3,389	4,062	2,673	2,221	3,714
Admitted students who chose to enroll	351	784	1,507	459	381	605
Yield rate	30.7%	23.1%	37.1%	17.2%	17.2%	16.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $22,911 Out of state: $32,011	In state: $25,620 Out of state: $39,024	In state: $25,019 Out of state: $44,199	In state: $33,312 Out of state: $46,272	In state: $31,361 Out of state: $47,437	In state: $22,331 Out of state: $39,679
Average net price	$15,435	$19,054	$20,443	$13,255	$20,213	$13,838
Tuition	In state: $9,100 Out of state: $18,200	In state: $6,162 Out of state: $18,436	In state: $7,508 Out of state: $26,688	In state: $7,344 Out of state: $20,304	In state: $12,116 Out of state: $28,192	In state: $4,122 Out of state: $21,470
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,760 Meal plan: $2,834	Room/dormitory: $8,270 Meal plan: $6,164	Room/dormitory: $7,254 Meal plan: $4,070	Room/dormitory: $3,544 Meal plan: $5,452	Room/dormitory: $8,007 Meal plan: $6,340	Room/dormitory: $5,778 Meal plan: $4,470
Available payment plans	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	89.0% Average amount $7,129	95.0% Average amount $8,680	95.0% Average amount $7,955	87.0% Average amount $6,193	98.0% Average amount $10,828	90.0% Average amount $7,610
Students receiving federal student loan	65.0% Average amount $5,418	61.0% Average amount $5,285	38.0% Average amount $5,285	30.0% Average amount $7,515	39.0% Average amount $5,108	50.0% Average amount $5,008
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $8,357	9.0% Average amount $12,507	7.0% Average amount $8,022	5.0% Average amount $14,548	5.0% Average amount $17,506	6.0% Average amount $10,387
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,322 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	4,145 Men 41.8% Women 58.2%	5,586 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%	2,763 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	1,519 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%	3,233 Men 42.5% Women 57.5%
Graduate students	3,272 Men 20.0% Women 80.0%	174 Men 30.5% Women 69.5%	1,177 Men 28.5% Women 71.5%	480 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	25 Men 24.0% Women 76.0%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Very Low	Moderate	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	13.0%	0.5%	32.7%	11.3%	15.8%
International students	2.0%	0.6%	0.8%	3.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Remote	Town: Fringe	Town: Distant	Town: Remote	Suburb: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,019	2,435	2,237	839	1,499	1,575
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	Connecticut Mississippi North Carolina New York Rhode Island	Georgia New York Illinois Louisiana New Hampshire	Hawaii California Colorado Alaska Oregon	Maryland Virginia District of Columbia California Connecticut	North Carolina Florida South Carolina Virginia Georgia
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Communication and Journalism	Business Psychology Education Liberal Arts Health Professions	Education Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Social Sciences Psychology Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Education Natural Resources and Conservation Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures	Health Professions English Language and Literature Visual & Performing Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	14:1	16:1	13:1	10:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	New England Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	39.1%	57.0%	62.1%	42.7%	72.8%	64.6%
Dropout rate	21.5%	41.6%	3.6%	54.9%	3.6%	9.5%
Transferred out	36.0%	N/A	34.0%	N/A	23.2%	25.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,363 Year 2: $61,681 Year 3: $64,667 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,130 Year 2: $53,942 Year 3: $55,799 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,682 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,452 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,975 Year 2: $48,510 Year 3: $51,622 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $53,470 Year 2: $46,380 Year 3: $48,647 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,701 Year 2: $46,261 Year 3: $47,958 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,803 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $47,734 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,054 Year 3: $35,960 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: N/A Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,983 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,410 Year 2: $53,984 Year 3: $70,171 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,288 Year 2: $58,479 Year 3: $63,206 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,596 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $56,642 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,082 Year 2: $44,305 Year 3: $55,290 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,802 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $52,374 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,427 Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: $48,234 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,681 Year 2: $39,099 Year 3: $47,307 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,052 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: $47,145 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,483 Year 2: $31,423 Year 3: $46,610 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,969 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $44,335	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,879 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $103,252 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $70,589 Year 2: $66,045 Year 3: $78,191 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,907 Year 2: $67,324 Year 3: $70,726 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,634 Year 2: $59,726 Year 3: $67,256 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,080 Year 2: $61,096 Year 3: $62,145 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,031 Year 2: $43,658 Year 3: $54,993 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,582 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $52,099 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,926 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $51,231 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,029 Year 2: $40,945 Year 3: $51,165 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,778 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $47,447	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $97,234 Year 2: $115,250 Year 3: $123,916 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,736 Year 2: $72,357 Year 3: $79,195 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,381 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $54,668 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,745 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $36,537 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,810 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $35,482 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,399 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $34,994 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,105 Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: $32,937 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,017 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $32,827 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,085 Year 2: $27,126 Year 3: $28,495	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,972 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $72,028 Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,648 Year 3: $54,648 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,905 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $53,332 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $31,038 Year 3: $46,779 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,826 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $46,198 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,641 Year 2: $31,839 Year 3: $43,570 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,544 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $43,517 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,605 Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: $41,146 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,570 Year 2: $26,121 Year 3: $38,497 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,686 Year 2: $29,322 Year 3: $34,144	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,950 Year 2: $58,885 Year 3: $63,274 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,943 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $46,511 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,020 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $43,063 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,424 Year 2: $32,711 Year 3: $38,410 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,029 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $35,109 Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,487 Year 2: $25,596 Year 3: $34,805 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,198 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $32,166 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,208 Year 2: $24,164 Year 3: $31,326 Public Health (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,657 Year 2: $31,447 Year 3: $30,850 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,443 Year 2: $25,774 Year 3: $29,244

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