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	Samford University	Hendrix College	Whittier College	Lynn University	Agnes Scott College	Wofford College
Overview
Location	Birmingham, Alabama	Conway, Arkansas	Whittier, California	Boca Raton, Florida	Decatur, Georgia	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	4-1-4	Semester	4-1-4	Semester	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	89.0%	80.0%	82.0%	76.0%	84.0%	88.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Baptist	Methodism			Presbyterian	Methodism
Admission
Acceptance rate	83.9%	68.3%	82.5%	83.0%	69.8%	52.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $35		Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $70
SAT range	1100 - 1290	1090 - 1340	1120 - 1340	1030 - 1200	N/A	1185 - 1330
ACT range	23 - 29	24 - 31	23 - 28	20 - 26	N/A	27 - 32
Students submitting SAT score	22.0%	13.0%	11.0%	14.0%		29.0%
Students submitting ACT score	66.0%	69.0%	9.0%	3.0%		28.0%
Total number of applicants	4,217	2,385	2,884	7,194	1,625	4,351
Total number of admissions given out	3,537	1,629	2,379	5,972	1,135	2,282
Admitted students who chose to enroll	920	316	277	797	301	459
Yield rate	26.0%	19.4%	11.6%	13.3%	26.5%	20.1%
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	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$53,100	$47,304	$61,014	$66,091	$50,088	$62,196
Average net price	$31,871	$9,968	$22,091	$38,315	$13,420	$30,608
Tuition	$34,410	$33,000	$48,924	$38,650	$43,920	$47,845
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,150 Meal plan: $5,110	Room/dormitory: $6,700 Meal plan: $6,500	Room/dormitory: $8,216 Meal plan: $6,756	$12,720	Room/dormitory: $6,270 Meal plan: $6,780	Room/dormitory: $7,930 Meal plan: $6,415
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)	99.0% Average amount $19,443	100.0% Average amount $45,130	97.0% Average amount $32,645	99.0% Average amount $18,879	100.0% Average amount $33,213	97.0% Average amount $33,575
Students receiving federal student loan	31.0% Average amount $5,320	41.0% Average amount $5,363	65.0% Average amount $5,040	38.0% Average amount $5,453	53.0% Average amount $5,376	44.0% Average amount $5,306
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $19,317	4.0% Average amount $11,854	6.0% Average amount $17,379	17.0% Average amount $11,490	13.0% Average amount $7,387	7.0% Average amount $19,842
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,607 Men 33.4% Women 66.6%	1,111 Men 48.9% Women 51.1%	1,325 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	2,640 Men 50.0% Women 50.0%	1,063 Men 1.3% Women 98.7%	1,765 Men 48.3% Women 51.7%
Graduate students	2,151 Men 32.3% Women 67.7%	9 Men 55.6% Women 44.4%	62 Men 25.8% Women 74.2%	745 Men 41.1% Women 58.9%	46 Men 6.5% Women 93.5%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very Low
Out-of-state students	73.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	41.0%
International students	0.8%	2.1%	6.3%	16.4%	3.2%	1.7%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	2,375	1,258	849	1,196	804	1,648
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 Tennessee Texas Florida	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee
Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Legal Profession Business Education Family and Consumer Sciences	Social Sciences Health Professions Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences History	Social Sciences Education Family and Consumer Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures	Business Psychology Communication and Journalism Education Visual & Performing Arts	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Communication and Journalism Psychology Social Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Physical Science Foreign Languages and Literatures Social Sciences Business Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	11:1	11:1	18:1	12:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University 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	78.9%	72.9%	63.6%	50.2%	74.5%	80.3%
Dropout rate	20.9%	26.8%	3.6%	33.8%	25.5%	2.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A	31.9%	15.4%	N/A	17.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $109,542 Year 2: $120,880 Year 3: $122,995 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,811 Year 2: $99,380 Year 3: $104,909 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $86,528 Year 2: $91,363 Year 3: $88,884 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,304 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $67,171 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,217 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $64,364 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $47,785 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $61,547 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,967 Year 2: $54,851 Year 3: $57,875 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,355 Year 2: $54,948 Year 3: $54,480 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,947 Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $46,442 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,337 Year 2: $43,638 Year 3: $46,369	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,848 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $44,857 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $31,986 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,652 Year 3: $31,827 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $16,478 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,573 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,582 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $34,282 Year 2: $41,689 Year 3: $64,434 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,241 Year 2: $67,324 Year 3: $59,453 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,364 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $54,567 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,650 Year 2: $35,914 Year 3: $47,815 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,730 Year 2: $28,309 Year 3: $42,330 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,976 Year 2: $14,935 Year 3: $38,238 Social Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,267 Year 2: $26,715 Year 3: $37,247 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,562 Year 2: $21,508 Year 3: $35,879 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,185 Year 2: $16,015 Year 3: $34,329 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,103 Year 2: $27,765 Year 3: $30,273	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,834 Year 2: $45,198 Year 3: $52,852 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,654 Year 2: $46,790 Year 3: $48,088 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,513 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $39,077 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,269 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $32,463 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: N/A Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,168 Year 3: N/A Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $87,681 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,309 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,729 Year 3: $42,558 Public Health (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,239 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $36,076 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,383 Year 2: $32,569 Year 3: $35,891 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,271 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,463 Year 2: $47,729 Year 3: $59,172 Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,696 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $54,511 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,266 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $49,861 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,197 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $43,254 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,359 Year 2: $27,488 Year 3: $36,690 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A Chemistry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,920 Year 2: $40,485 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,373 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,472 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,241 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A

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