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

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	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California State University-Chico	California State University-Northridge	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Overview
Location	Little Rock, Arkansas	Pomona, California	Chico, California	Northridge, California	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Charlotte, North Carolina
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large	City: 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	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	65.0%	88.0%	81.0%	82.0%	67.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	57.7%	60.6%	85.5%	88.1%	95.3%	79.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $60	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	1020 - 1180	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1120 - 1320
ACT range	19 - 25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	5.0%					21.0%
Students submitting ACT score	85.0%					54.0%
Total number of applicants	3,786	41,226	19,990	23,656	11,900	20,366
Total number of admissions given out	2,184	24,993	17,086	20,842	11,337	16,180
Admitted students who chose to enroll	481	3,463	1,929	4,716	1,409	4,256
Yield rate	22.0%	13.9%	11.3%	22.6%	12.4%	26.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not 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	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,733 Out of state: $39,324	In state: $25,835 Out of state: $37,715	In state: $23,984 Out of state: $35,864	In state: $31,857 Out of state: $43,737	In state: $26,306 Out of state: $38,762	In state: $23,716 Out of state: $37,150
Average net price	$11,901	$12,942	$13,749	$8,708	$15,547	$15,682
Tuition	In state: $5,729 Out of state: $16,320	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $7,296 Out of state: $19,752	In state: $3,812 Out of state: $17,246
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,180 Meal plan: $3,750	Room/dormitory: $10,980 Meal plan: $5,590	Room/dormitory: $8,609 Meal plan: $3,881	Room/dormitory: $7,316 Meal plan: $4,506	$11,458	Room/dormitory: $7,322 Meal plan: $4,420
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	96.0% Average amount $9,445	76.0% Average amount $9,025	63.0% Average amount $8,691	82.0% Average amount $10,882	71.0% Average amount $6,940	61.0% Average amount $7,807
Students receiving federal student loan	45.0% Average amount $5,576	17.0% Average amount $4,805	29.0% Average amount $4,637	14.0% Average amount $4,779	34.0% Average amount $5,047	49.0% Average amount $5,311
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $10,227	1.0% Average amount $12,608	1.0% Average amount $11,369	1.0% Average amount $12,360	7.0% Average amount $15,415	7.0% Average amount $14,942
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	5,969 Men 36.7% Women 63.3%	26,974 Men 53.5% Women 46.5%	14,462 Men 45.5% Women 54.5%	34,496 Men 45.0% Women 55.0%	10,002 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%	24,116 Men 52.5% Women 47.5%
Graduate students	2,326 Men 38.5% Women 61.5%	2,482 Men 47.3% Women 52.7%	1,240 Men 33.6% Women 66.4%	5,612 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%	2,029 Men 40.0% Women 60.0%	6,332 Men 39.4% Women 60.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	11.3%	0.8%	1.3%	1.7%	22.0%	8.8%
International students	5.5%	4.6%	2.9%	6.0%	1.3%	5.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Suburb: Large	City: Midsize	City: Large	City: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,395	4,128	2,323	4,029	1,719	5,983
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 Florida Oklahoma Indiana	California Washington Oregon Guam Hawaii	California Oregon Washington Arizona Colorado	California Washington Hawaii Nevada Texas	Colorado Texas California Illinois Minnesota	North Carolina South Carolina Virginia New York New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Public Administration and Social Service Education Liberal Arts	Business Engineering Social Sciences Computer and Information Science Architecture	Liberal Arts Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Engineering Technologies	Health Professions Engineering Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Public Administration and Social Service Computer and Information Science	Business Health Professions Education Engineering Communication and Journalism	Education Engineering Health Professions Business Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio	11:1	28:1	22:1	26:1	16:1	20:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	39.9%	70.2%	65.4%	54.2%	44.1%	65.7%
Dropout rate	31.2%	23.1%	27.4%	33.7%	16.8%	8.6%
Transferred out	25.3%	1.7%	4.8%	5.6%	35.6%	23.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,541 Year 2: $70,536 Year 3: $72,771 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $73,078 Year 2: $54,739 Year 3: $68,918 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $63,376 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $46,708 Year 2: $56,302 Year 3: $61,634 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,268 Year 2: $54,032 Year 3: $58,844 Systems Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,749 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $57,063 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,546 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $52,075 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,951 Year 2: $47,877 Year 3: $50,493 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,502 Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: $47,743 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,944 Year 2: $44,765 Year 3: $46,128	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $85,357 Year 3: $96,966 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $75,286 Year 2: $77,329 Year 3: $89,517 Civil Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,891 Year 2: $72,650 Year 3: $86,380 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $82,880 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,110 Year 2: $69,930 Year 3: $81,209 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,168 Year 2: $67,918 Year 3: $79,792 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,611 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $76,900 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,217 Year 2: $64,394 Year 3: $76,474 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,215 Year 2: $68,305 Year 3: $76,397 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,663 Year 2: $64,087 Year 3: $76,106	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $94,107 Year 2: $95,797 Year 3: $96,478 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $78,190 Year 2: $83,091 Year 3: $93,961 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $72,808 Year 2: $74,241 Year 3: $91,563 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $71,244 Year 2: $70,176 Year 3: $79,499 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,761 Year 2: $69,617 Year 3: $79,308 Engineering, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,803 Year 2: $66,355 Year 3: $76,389 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,879 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $74,258 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,880 Year 2: $66,222 Year 3: $74,116 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,298 Year 2: $68,499 Year 3: $69,321 Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,812 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $68,680	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: $96,442 Year 2: $92,358 Year 3: $103,568 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,849 Year 2: $67,240 Year 3: $77,111 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,511 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $76,950 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,374 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $74,444 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,567 Year 2: $56,544 Year 3: $64,874 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,473 Year 2: $59,441 Year 3: $63,152 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,437 Year 2: $45,048 Year 3: $53,324 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,674 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $49,511 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,542 Year 2: $40,089 Year 3: $48,299 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,745 Year 2: $40,521 Year 3: $47,859	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $99,028 Year 2: $123,527 Year 3: $120,396 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,492 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $90,016 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,922 Year 2: $78,343 Year 3: $88,416 Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,378 Year 2: $70,829 Year 3: $79,712 Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $74,196 Civil Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,022 Year 2: $65,387 Year 3: $73,734 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,160 Year 2: $63,898 Year 3: $73,656 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,433 Year 2: $60,920 Year 3: $72,989 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,034 Year 2: $60,335 Year 3: $70,327 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,768 Year 2: $62,666 Year 3: $69,749

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

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