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	Auburn University at Montgomery	University of West Alabama	Arkansas Tech University	The University of Tampa	Georgia College & State University	Winthrop University
Overview
Location	Montgomery, Alabama	Livingston, Alabama	Russellville, Arkansas	Tampa, Florida	Milledgeville, Georgia	Rock Hill, South Carolina
Campus setting	City: Midsize	Rural: Remote	Town: Remote	City: Large	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Private (Non Profit)	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%	63.0%	63.0%	83.0%	78.0%	68.0%
Common app member	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	96.8%	74.3%	94.4%	53.5%	87.7%	63.9%
Application fees	$25	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $40	$40	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $40	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $50
SAT range	950 - 1160	880 - 980	N/A	1070 - 1240	1070 - 1260	1000 - 1195
ACT range	17 - 24	17 - 21	N/A	23 - 28	21 - 27	20 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	4.0%	2.0%		20.0%	23.0%	43.0%
Students submitting ACT score	80.0%	69.0%		11.0%	19.0%	21.0%
Total number of applicants	3,405	1,539	6,218	32,904	4,633	5,582
Total number of admissions given out	3,296	1,144	5,868	17,620	4,062	3,567
Admitted students who chose to enroll	539	351	1,396	3,102	1,507	818
Yield rate	16.4%	30.7%	23.8%	17.6%	37.1%	22.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	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	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $24,186 Out of state: $34,146	In state: $22,911 Out of state: $32,011	In state: $27,125 Out of state: $32,861	$44,404	In state: $25,019 Out of state: $44,199	In state: $34,720 Out of state: $49,050
Average net price	$14,322	$15,435	$11,097	$34,720	$20,443	$17,100
Tuition	In state: $7,992 Out of state: $17,952	In state: $9,100 Out of state: $18,200	In state: $5,736 Out of state: $11,472	$29,162	In state: $7,508 Out of state: $26,688	In state: $15,306 Out of state: $29,636
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,680 Meal plan: $2,688	Room/dormitory: $4,760 Meal plan: $2,834	Room/dormitory: $4,996 Meal plan: $4,000	Room/dormitory: $6,144 Meal plan: $5,772	Room/dormitory: $7,254 Meal plan: $4,070	Room/dormitory: $6,302 Meal plan: $3,898
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment 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 $6,916	89.0% Average amount $7,129	94.0% Average amount $8,425	98.0% Average amount $13,448	95.0% Average amount $7,955	99.0% Average amount $11,526
Students receiving federal student loan	52.0% Average amount $5,292	65.0% Average amount $5,418	43.0% Average amount $6,090	84.0% Average amount $3,594	38.0% Average amount $5,285	67.0% Average amount $5,581
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	3.0% Average amount $8,357	4.0% Average amount $8,627	27.0% Average amount $9,478	7.0% Average amount $8,022	14.0% Average amount $10,587
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,086 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%	2,322 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	8,901 Men 43.8% Women 56.2%	9,838 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	5,586 Men 36.0% Women 64.0%	3,973 Men 32.5% Women 67.5%
Graduate students	982 Men 40.4% Women 59.6%	3,272 Men 20.0% Women 80.0%	739 Men 36.3% Women 63.7%	956 Men 39.7% Women 60.3%	1,177 Men 28.5% Women 71.5%	1,201 Men 17.8% Women 82.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Low	Low	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	5.2%	N/A	6.2%	N/A	0.5%	9.5%
International students	8.2%	2.0%	2.2%	6.4%	0.8%	1.3%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	Rural: Remote	Town: Remote	City: Large	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,200	1,019	2,100	4,800	2,237	2,117
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	Alabama Georgia Florida Louisiana	N/A	Arkansas Texas Oklahoma Missouri Tennessee	N/A	Georgia New York Illinois Louisiana New Hampshire	South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Virginia New Jersey
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Computer and Information Science Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Education Business Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Communication and Journalism	Health Professions Liberal Arts Education Business Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Visual & Performing Arts	Education Health Professions Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Education Visual & Performing Arts Psychology Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	14:1	18:1	18:1	16:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	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	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	35.7%	39.1%	45.8%	62.1%	62.1%	58.2%
Dropout rate	24.2%	21.5%	30.2%	36.5%	3.6%	21.4%
Transferred out	34.1%	36.0%	22.2%	N/A	34.0%	20.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,992 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $71,134 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,141 Year 2: $53,269 Year 3: $57,382 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $52,952 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,220 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $48,651 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $47,009 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,414 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $46,691 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,957 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $42,565 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $41,787 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,978 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $41,036 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,985 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $40,016	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	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: $89,985 Year 2: $97,959 Year 3: $94,011 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,264 Year 2: $59,253 Year 3: $74,110 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,568 Year 2: $49,579 Year 3: $63,366 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,038 Year 2: $56,825 Year 3: $62,743 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,611 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $62,568 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,708 Year 2: $38,597 Year 3: $55,737 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,633 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $55,450 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,146 Year 2: $35,701 Year 3: $49,348 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,461 Year 2: $25,525 Year 3: $41,311 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,278 Year 2: $39,592 Year 3: $40,843	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	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,004 Year 2: $54,724 Year 3: $68,513 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,366 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $57,249 Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $45,414 Year 2: $43,240 Year 3: $45,338 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,918 Year 2: $40,269 Year 3: $44,705 Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: $44,224 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,684 Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $44,015 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,207 Year 2: $19,227 Year 3: $42,116 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,190 Year 2: $39,074 Year 3: $41,551 Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,116 Year 2: $35,274 Year 3: $41,363 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,564 Year 2: $38,700 Year 3: $40,624

Side-by-Side Comparison of Winthrop University

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The University of Tampa

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