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2021 Best National Universities Rankings

National Universities Ranking Overview

Stanford University ranked first and Harvard University ranked second in National Universities rankings. The 2020 average tuition & fees of the schools is $46,196. The average acceptance rate is 36.68% and the average SAT score is 1,368. Below statements are summarizing average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for National Universities. For the statistics, we include top 100 schools out of total 406 National Universities.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $46,196 and Tufts University has the highest tuition & fees of $60,862 and Brigham Young University-Provo has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,970.
The average graduate tuition & fees is $37,668 and University of Chicago has the highest tuition & fees of $61,548 and Brigham Young University-Provo has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,510.
The average SAT score is 1,368 and California Institute of Technology has the highest SAT score of 1,545 and Gallaudet University has the lowest score of 915.
The average acceptance rate is 36.68% and Stanford University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 4% and Arizona State University-Tempe has the loosest (lowest) rate of 86%.
The average student population is 24,881 and Texas A & M University-College Station has the most students of 68,679 and Gallaudet University has the fewest students of 1,557.
The average graduation rate is 84.67% and Princeton University has the highest rate of 98% and Gallaudet University has the lowest rate of 51%.

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Best National Universities Comparison Table

Rank	College Name	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Population	Graduation Rate	Student to Faculty Ratio
1	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$56,169	$55,011	1,505	4%	17,381	94%	5 to 1
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$53,968	$50,654	1,515	5%	31,566	97%	7 to 1
3	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$48,502	$56,470	1,515	6%	8,374	98%	5 to 1
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$53,450	$56,719	1,540	7%	11,574	95%	3 to 1
5	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$60,532	$51,194	1,505	5%	31,077	95%	6 to 1
6	Yale University New Haven, CT	$57,700	$44,500	1,515	6%	13,433	97%	6 to 1
7	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$56,862	$56,649	1,545	6%	2,233	94%	3 to 1
8	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$59,298	$61,548	1,535	6%	17,002	95%	5 to 1
9	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$60,042	$41,760	1,505	8%	25,860	96%	6 to 1
10	Brown University Providence, RI	$60,584	$60,363	1,505	7%	10,257	96%	6 to 1
11	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$58,701	$56,567	1,495	9%	22,127	94%	6 to 1
12	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$59,458	$58,120	1,500	8%	6,572	95%	7 to 1
13	Duke University Durham, NC	$57,633	$59,140	1,525	8%	16,606	95%	6 to 1
14	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$59,282	$30,042	1,480	11%	23,600	95%	9 to 1
15	Rice University Houston, TX	$51,107	$47,913	1,520	9%	7,124	93%	6 to 1
16	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$54,158	$50,624	1,510	9%	12,824	93%	7 to 1
17	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$43,003	$28,131	1,415	12%	44,537	92%	18 to 1
18	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$44,066	$29,347	1,430	16%	42,501	93%	20 to 1
19	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$57,928	$53,591	1,465	14%	19,204	95%	11 to 1
20	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$60,275	$48,715	1,445	11%	47,310	92%	9 to 1
21	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$54,160	$59,425	1,510	11%	26,152	93%	7 to 1
22	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$56,893	$56,562	1,520	14%	15,852	95%	7 to 1
23	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$57,699	$57,522	1,475	16%	12,607	96%	10 to 1
24	Tufts University Medford, MA	$60,862	$55,168	1,465	15%	11,586	94%	9 to 1
25	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$58,485	$47,326	1,510	15%	14,029	90%	10 to 1
26	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$53,868	$44,676	1,445	16%	14,458	90%	9 to 1
27	New York University New York, NY	$54,880	$36,892	1,440	16%	51,847	85%	9 to 1
28	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$55,260	$27,130	1,365	32%	6,849	90%	9 to 1
29	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$53,627	$32,394	1,430	24%	24,639	95%	15 to 1
30	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$36,159	$30,248	1,405	23%	30,011	91%	13 to 1
31	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$54,097	$49,548	1,435	23%	46,716	93%	11 to 1
32	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$33,964	$31,334	1,405	21%	32,723	90%	18 to 1
33	Boston University Boston, MA	$58,072	$57,666	1,425	19%	34,657	88%	10 to 1
34	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$60,202	$31,930	1,420	27%	14,720	94%	13 to 1
35	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$55,452	$25,558	1,465	18%	21,627	89%	14 to 1
36	Brigham Young University-Provo Provo, UT	$5,970	$7,510	1,315	67%	34,499	78%	20 to 1
37	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$58,852	$61,176	1,440	13%	12,646	86%	8 to 1
38	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$44,402	$28,631	1,370	31%	37,887	87%	19 to 1
39	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$58,241	$50,505	1,405	30%	11,817	87%	10 to 1
40	George Washington University Washington, DC	$56,049	$31,824	1,375	41%	28,172	82%	13 to 1
41	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$44,160	$28,670	1,355	30%	25,976	83%	22 to 1
42	Yeshiva University New York, NY	$46,475	$35,100	1,270	55%	6,479	82%	7 to 1
43	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$55,952	$38,876	1,420	40%	6,929	85%	11 to 1
44	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$43,507	$28,456	1,295	27%	36,032	84%	18 to 1
45	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$57,230	$52,060	1,435	30%	5,800	87%	10 to 1
46	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$28,659	$30,130	1,390	37%	52,218	88%	18 to 1
47	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$57,460	$20,719	1,395	28%	11,030	90%	11 to 1
48	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$44,351	$28,700	1,290	39%	38,167	87%	20 to 1
49	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$36,891	$30,885	1,375	44%	41,200	87%	18 to 1
50	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$52,948	$47,958	1,425	27%	11,890	84%	11 to 1
51	American University Washington, DC	$51,361	$35,524	1,300	36%	14,311	79%	12 to 1
52	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$57,012	$58,325	1,390	47%	7,895	85%	13 to 1
53	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$53,682	$40,220	1,355	27%	17,331	83%	12 to 1
54	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$38,630	$25,523	1,390	54%	43,463	88%	17 to 1
55	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$39,114	$30,294	1,345	52%	47,400	84%	19 to 1
56	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$52,998	$23,507	1,360	49%	8,642	91%	10 to 1
57	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$31,120	$27,476	1,330	45%	38,652	87%	17 to 1
58	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$46,854	$34,800	1,415	38%	8,817	90%	11 to 1
59	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$58,002	$36,320	1,340	32%	7,961	86%	14 to 1
60	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$36,720	$30,083	1,340	59%	49,702	85%	20 to 1
61	Chapman University Orange, CA	$57,214	$35,105	1,285	56%	9,608	81%	13 to 1
62	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$28,794	$28,794	1,315	60%	44,474	82%	13 to 1
63	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$21,683	$26,707	1,270	36%	41,005	83%	21 to 1
64	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$40,032	$22,886	1,355	32%	51,832	86%	18 to 1
65	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$33,502	$37,141	1,355	54%	61,170	86%	19 to 1
66	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$43,450	$24,080	1,225	36%	4,365	72%	11 to 1
67	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$36,090	$35,192	1,255	71%	24,120	81%	15 to 1
68	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$43,779	$28,952	1,290	51%	19,700	75%	19 to 1
69	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$50,230	$30,695	1,295	60%	6,753	70%	12 to 1
70	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$32,893	$30,547	1,285	70%	34,683	86%	14 to 1
71	University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$52,864	$28,410	1,280	49%	9,073	81%	14 to 1
72	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$29,220	$28,999	1,335	45%	35,479	82%	14 to 1
73	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$35,514	$38,728	1,190	76%	46,810	71%	14 to 1
74	Gallaudet University Washington, DC	$17,038	$18,706	915	61%	1,557	51%	6 to 1
75	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$52,577	$19,756	1,320	44%	9,838	80%	10 to 1
76	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$58,540	$47,478	1,390	47%	11,649	81%	11 to 1
77	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$40,502	$41,576	1,305	49%	27,412	84%	16 to 1
78	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$55,776	$23,846	1,345	46%	16,515	83%	15 to 1
79	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$40,526	$22,743	1,275	58%	68,679	82%	20 to 1
80	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$57,760	$39,216	-	30%	8,401	88%	10 to 1
81	Arizona State University-Tempe Tempe, AZ	$29,428	$27,048	1,240	86%	51,585	63%	19 to 1
82	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$55,088	$41,714	1,280	44%	22,803	83%	15 to 1
83	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$33,706	$40,836	1,350	57%	28,673	83%	14 to 1
84	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$38,970	$28,610	1,350	79%	28,755	70%	25 to 1
85	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$30,684	$31,798	1,240	79%	28,894	72%	17 to 1
86	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$31,785	$32,132	1,320	61%	50,254	84%	16 to 1
87	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$22,467	$28,657	1,255	44%	68,475	72%	30 to 1
88	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	$39,800	$39,800	1,310	53%	6,325	83%	15 to 1
89	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$33,624	$26,990	1,235	73%	18,242	66%	17 to 1
90	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$51,660	$32,268	1,250	47%	10,918	83%	13 to 1
91	Baylor University Waco, TX	$49,246	$36,936	1,290	45%	17,217	78%	14 to 1
92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$33,325	$28,845	1,370	57%	50,734	83%	17 to 1
93	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$30,051	$30,943	1,325	79%	8,601	66%	18 to 1
94	The New School New York, NY	$50,286	$47,642	1,265	57%	10,544	70%	10 to 1
95	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$40,384	$37,056	1,210	71%	50,351	81%	16 to 1
96	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	$34,218	$34,550	1,170	58%	17,710	61%	12 to 1
97	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$19,600	$18,658	1,215	34%	35,303	73%	27 to 1
98	Florida International University Miami, FL	$18,963	$24,211	1,195	58%	57,942	63%	26 to 1
99	University of Denver Denver, CO	$53,775	$52,899	1,260	59%	11,952	77%	12 to 1
100	Harding University Searcy, AR	$21,540	$11,928	1,165	61%	5,121	69%	16 to 1
101	University of South Florida-Main Campus Tampa, FL	$17,324	$21,126	1,250	48%	43,846	75%	22 to 1
102	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$36,427	$32,341	1,290	64%	30,593	82%	17 to 1
103	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$38,550	$23,246	1,315	51%	24,951	84%	16 to 1
104	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$47,124	$22,074	1,275	58%	14,438	79%	9 to 1
105	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$26,692	$19,513	1,240	78%	25,820	66%	18 to 1
106	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$46,920	$17,675	1,280	62%	7,563	85%	11 to 1
107	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$56,238	$37,074	1,290	75%	24,634	69%	11 to 1
108	St John's University-New York Queens, NY	$44,130	$30,666	1,195	72%	21,635	63%	17 to 1
109	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$36,278	$29,970	1,170	84%	15,298	76%	19 to 1
110	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	$24,348	$21,971	1,180	88%	21,463	61%	19 to 1
111	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$22,307	$17,040	1,095	81%	38,644	54%	22 to 1
112	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$48,028	$50,442	1,315	71%	16,463	67%	13 to 1
113	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	$43,613	$28,686	1,230	57%	23,922	76%	23 to 1
114	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$52,482	$26,710	1,230	64%	10,713	75%	13 to 1
115	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$24,444	$23,236	1,210	80%	28,564	70%	18 to 1
116	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$33,928	$30,160	1,275	69%	34,795	77%	17 to 1
117	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	$24,086	$23,865	1,144	68%	17,123	51%	19 to 1
118	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$46,060	$19,154	1,225	67%	17,007	74%	14 to 1
119	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$43,512	$11,772	1,195	70%	6,109	74%	14 to 1
120	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$27,761	$25,583	1,335	44%	26,256	76%	18 to 1
121	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$24,116	$21,962	1,140	81%	30,457	45%	20 to 1
122	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$50,760	$20,090	1,175	70%	10,207	77%	14 to 1
123	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$25,872	$22,121	1,210	77%	27,778	66%	18 to 1
124	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$28,639	$29,970	1,195	75%	30,983	68%	20 to 1
125	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$54,216	$29,040	-	49%	6,874	89%	13 to 1
126	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$27,220	$24,695	1,262	62%	33,023	70%	17 to 1
127	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$44,366	$11,932	1,235	68%	4,869	81%	10 to 1
128	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	$39,030	$11,700	1,160	79%	3,692	73%	12 to 1
129	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$43,950	$33,326	1,270	67%	13,395	77%	16 to 1
130	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$28,196	$26,028	1,250	61%	31,503	75%	13 to 1
131	Elon University Elon, NC	$37,921	$18,432	1,240	78%	6,991	85%	12 to 1
132	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$31,294	$33,216	1,195	96%	29,182	66%	16 to 1
133	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$29,005	$27,193	1,230	81%	29,843	71%	17 to 1
134	Samford University Birmingham, AL	$34,198	$21,227	1,160	83%	5,619	76%	12 to 1
135	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$47,383	$24,814	1,255	81%	10,035	76%	14 to 1
136	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$31,284	$32,112	1,110	72%	13,451	69%	16 to 1
137	University of Houston Houston, TX	$21,673	$18,689	1,225	65%	46,324	61%	22 to 1
138	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$34,667	$33,399	1,235	85%	44,097	65%	15 to 1
139	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$41,892	$24,048	1,215	74%	9,274	81%	13 to 1
140	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	$17,725	$24,669	1,095	36%	10,021	53%	16 to 1
141	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$14,546	$18,326	1,130	81%	13,847	61%	18 to 1
142	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$45,666	$21,690	1,220	83%	11,605	82%	14 to 1
143	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$23,870	$17,530	1,165	69%	38,209	61%	20 to 1
144	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$35,448	$31,697	1,290	80%	19,934	81%	13 to 1
145	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$27,604	$25,290	1,360	41%	17,768	82%	19 to 1
146	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$27,113	$27,561	1,125	76%	31,478	60%	15 to 1
147	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$24,504	$25,948	1,220	92%	34,992	74%	19 to 1
148	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$48,390	$14,040	1,235	78%	7,291	74%	11 to 1
149	Creighton University Omaha, NE	$43,018	$18,528	1,260	74%	8,910	81%	11 to 1
150	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$51,094	$49,374	1,240	66%	6,493	71%	13 to 1
151	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	$23,950	$23,950	1,175	54%	21,974	61%	17 to 1
152	Howard University Washington, DC	$28,440	$34,224	1,205	36%	9,139	65%	10 to 1
153	Auburn University Auburn, AL	$31,956	$31,956	1,235	81%	30,440	79%	19 to 1
154	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$37,600	$33,338	1,255	78%	43,503	79%	16 to 1
155	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$26,886	$26,699	1,155	61%	16,375	50%	15 to 1
156	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$49,410	$27,172	1,250	68%	10,871	65%	13 to 1
157	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	$25,838	$24,287	1,155	76%	7,404	35%	11 to 1
158	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$32,578	$29,082	1,145	75%	17,777	69%	16 to 1
159	Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	$29,428	$27,048	1,175	82%	11,584	58%	14 to 1
160	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$30,153	$30,153	1,090	75%	8,513	59%	16 to 1
161	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$33,386	$33,744	1,290	73%	11,423	67%	17 to 1
162	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$12,675	$16,743	1,155	90%	12,104	56%	17 to 1
163	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$36,668	$32,980	1,250	78%	36,681	69%	18 to 1
164	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$43,854	$43,854	1,090	72%	8,544	69%	20 to 1
165	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	$41,736	$15,228	1,115	77%	2,465	55%	8 to 1
166	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$17,324	$18,482	1,160	63%	29,772	50%	21 to 1
167	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$24,499	$19,890	1,130	94%	24,319	54%	17 to 1
168	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$25,889	$23,915	1,110	67%	25,645	52%	17 to 1
169	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$21,119	$25,295	-	77%	27,012	44%	18 to 1
170	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$38,388	$21,996	1,270	74%	7,172	70%	13 to 1
171	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$28,508	$27,575	1,180	69%	21,430	59%	14 to 1
172	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$24,539	$23,963	1,170	70%	24,690	65%	19 to 1
173	Mississippi College Clinton, MS	$19,308	$12,322	1,145	42%	5,103	57%	15 to 1
174	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$36,474	$37,410	1,215	87%	37,316	71%	17 to 1
175	Simmons University Boston, MA	$41,917	$21,698	1,200	73%	6,082	81%	6 to 1
176	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$45,850	$14,526	1,115	55%	8,064	73%	14 to 1
177	University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI	$29,562	$20,047	1,155	77%	5,111	67%	11 to 1
178	University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI	$20,798	$27,062	1,080	52%	3,406	44%	12 to 1
179	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$30,535	$28,055	1,180	81%	33,478	70%	16 to 1
180	Union University Jackson, TN	$22,930	$10,671	1,170	53%	3,247	68%	10 to 1
181	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$44,890	$17,780	1,220	72%	11,241	82%	14 to 1
182	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	$23,250	$16,308	1,155	83%	10,206	42%	19 to 1
183	University of Mississippi University, MS	$25,100	$25,099	1,135	88%	22,456	66%	17 to 1
184	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$26,735	$26,644	1,235	77%	37,886	71%	16 to 1
185	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI	$31,182	$11,460	-	64%	6,374	64%	12 to 1
186	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	$23,767	$18,275	1,050	55%	14,289	48%	17 to 1
187	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$18,523	$17,581	1,035	58%	25,137	56%	23 to 1
188	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$34,744	$18,000	1,185	63%	4,620	68%	13 to 1
189	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$31,569	$27,613	1,235	83%	31,656	72%	16 to 1
190	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$45,290	$25,172	1,240	74%	10,162	73%	13 to 1
191	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	$35,000	$13,839	1,125	46%	3,927	62%	13 to 1
192	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$52,724	$34,232	1,255	75%	4,274	78%	14 to 1
193	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$31,090	$30,940	1,210	83%	38,390	71%	22 to 1
194	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$41,435	$43,950	1,155	74%	8,146	73%	12 to 1
195	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$19,040	$24,990	1,210	70%	2,220	76%	14 to 1
196	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$17,690	$21,174	1,140	75%	35,420	46%	21 to 1
197	Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL	$33,298	$17,780	1,045	60%	1,775	59%	14 to 1
198	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$13,908	$13,678	1,128	56%	8,151	42%	19 to 1
199	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$25,054	$21,078	1,270	61%	13,767	71%	19 to 1
200	Utah State University Logan, UT	$22,805	$22,598	1,180	91%	27,932	54%	20 to 1
201	Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL	$33,476	$11,036	1,090	95%	3,705	57%	12 to 1
202	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$21,246	$21,286	1,245	65%	16,747	72%	17 to 1
203	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$24,517	$24,790	1,155	76%	34,316	55%	23 to 1
204	CUNY City College New York, NY	$15,290	$20,832	1,145	46%	16,043	56%	14 to 1
205	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$19,890	$27,067	1,120	96%	20,237	50%	20 to 1
206	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	$18,937	$24,286	1,105	95%	14,403	45%	15 to 1
207	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	$25,774	$18,334	1,130	82%	11,638	48%	19 to 1
208	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$41,715	$21,978	1,165	66%	7,786	70%	12 to 1
209	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$22,278	$11,069	1,120	82%	20,635	70%	20 to 1
210	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$29,970	$30,154	1,130	73%	16,441	52%	19 to 1
211	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$47,244	$31,896	1,135	91%	3,688	68%	13 to 1
212	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	$16,608	$12,042	1,140	88%	23,697	56%	21 to 1
213	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$20,400	$19,188	1,228	74%	21,923	63%	19 to 1
214	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	$24,058	$18,202	1,095	66%	7,532	40%	12 to 1
215	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	$48,095	$35,325	1,160	87%	3,938	69%	10 to 1
216	Portland State University Portland, OR	$27,177	$23,784	1,110	96%	25,711	48%	21 to 1
217	George Fox University Newberg, OR	$38,370	$14,247	1,150	82%	3,941	68%	14 to 1
218	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$23,331	$19,359	1,095	70%	21,622	61%	20 to 1
219	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$14,392	$11,086	1,055	48%	17,169	49%	13 to 1
220	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$24,735	$24,648	1,125	83%	19,309	57%	20 to 1
221	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA	$21,170	$21,410	-	80%	9,291	47%	20 to 1
222	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$20,906	$15,618	1,155	74%	38,241	56%	25 to 1
223	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$19,686	$21,952	1,135	86%	28,122	62%	20 to 1
224	Delaware State University Dover, DE	$18,280	$11,726	920	53%	4,586	42%	15 to 1
225	Saint John Fisher College Rochester, NY	$35,150	$17,820	1,165	64%	3,712	75%	12 to 1
226	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$23,734	$25,386	1,364	83%	9,736	58%	17 to 1
227	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$21,033	$18,972	1,085	76%	21,115	67%	17 to 1
228	Trident University International Cypress, CA	$9,240	$6,120	-	49%	6,861	11%	16 to 1
229	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$21,971	$15,787	1,155	74%	19,465	73%	17 to 1
230	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$20,530	$21,055	1,205	65%	29,710	64%	19 to 1
231	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	$31,940	$20,204	1,140	90%	4,766	58%	13 to 1
232	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	$27,104	$21,446	1,200	82%	16,814	57%	19 to 1
233	Bellarmine University Louisville, KY	$43,173	$16,645	1,160	66%	3,369	66%	11 to 1
234	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	$27,166	$15,696	1,145	83%	9,139	71%	14 to 1
235	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$15,952	$17,622	1,095	94%	16,069	46%	16 to 1
236	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$22,562	$21,918	1,095	82%	20,106	59%	17 to 1
237	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$19,407	$21,930	1,175	72%	16,776	67%	19 to 1
238	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$15,913	$16,615	1,170	96%	12,450	60%	15 to 1
239	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$38,255	$29,991	1,205	82%	22,644	74%	17 to 1
240	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$31,457	$28,121	1,200	82%	30,986	67%	17 to 1
241	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$15,295	$26,552	1,080	74%	19,123	46%	14 to 1
242	Baker University Baldwin City, KS	$30,670	$11,844	1,085	88%	2,769	64%	9 to 1
243	University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL	$30,048	$27,036	1,145	73%	31,683	61%	18 to 1
244	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$14,336	$11,589	1,153	94%	13,796	60%	19 to 1
245	William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS	$13,650	$11,400	1,065	55%	5,042	47%	14 to 1
246	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$18,733	$15,151	1,040	80%	28,644	46%	19 to 1
247	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	$32,130	-	1,115	84%	4,895	65%	15 to 1
248	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$28,034	$25,007	-	93%	27,690	67%	17 to 1
249	Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$42,030	$17,906	1,155	75%	4,261	62%	12 to 1
250	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	$26,898	$9,282	1,179	62%	3,927	56%	20 to 1
251	Belmont University Nashville, TN	$37,030	$24,260	1,225	84%	8,260	72%	14 to 1
252	University of New England Biddeford, ME	$38,750	$28,016	1,135	84%	8,010	68%	13 to 1
253	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	$15,057	$32,928	1,140	66%	12,817	48%	13 to 1
254	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$20,256	$17,358	1,130	90%	14,764	46%	19 to 1
255	Augusta University Augusta, GA	$24,400	$20,712	1,113	76%	8,458	40%	16 to 1
256	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	$32,744	$13,410	1,200	75%	2,773	64%	11 to 1
257	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$43,286	$12,220	1,180	86%	3,786	71%	11 to 1
258	Aurora University Aurora, IL	$25,960	$13,200	1,048	87%	6,005	54%	19 to 1
259	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	$27,256	$23,242	1,150	94%	10,962	45%	16 to 1
260	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$31,113	$31,338	1,075	79%	7,171	65%	15 to 1
261	The University of Findlay Findlay, OH	$36,484	$17,407	1,151	77%	4,870	65%	16 to 1
262	Mercer University Macon, GA	$28,995	$15,264	1,255	74%	8,740	66%	13 to 1
263	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$32,340	$19,709	1,077	42%	4,940	46%	15 to 1
264	SUNY at Albany Albany, NY	$27,750	$25,225	1,170	54%	17,944	63%	19 to 1
265	Clark University Worcester, MA	$48,602	$47,730	-	53%	3,122	79%	10 to 1
266	Regis University Denver, CO	$38,558	$14,322	1,135	71%	7,907	64%	14 to 1
267	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$36,048	$29,228	1,165	87%	30,697	67%	18 to 1
268	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC	$32,180	$9,050	1,075	67%	3,598	56%	11 to 1
269	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$20,167	$20,662	1,060	58%	12,142	51%	18 to 1
270	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$23,516	$20,685	1,115	79%	28,718	66%	18 to 1
271	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$25,320	$26,154	1,130	84%	26,864	61%	18 to 1
272	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$19,668	$20,498	1,125	79%	10,186	54%	18 to 1
273	William Woods University Fulton, MO	$25,930	$6,750	1,111	64%	2,302	58%	10 to 1
274	Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN	$23,490	$21,155	1,100	50%	4,798	55%	14 to 1
275	Brandman University Irvine, CA	$12,480	$12,540	-	89%	8,766	60%	17 to 1
276	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	$33,430	$22,242	1,175	80%	20,435	58%	17 to 1
277	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN	$39,410	$15,502	1,160	76%	4,043	69%	13 to 1
278	Rockefeller University New York, NY	-	-	-	-	239	-	-
279	University of Mary Bismarck, ND	$19,730	$17,861	1,164	74%	3,796	60%	14 to 1
280	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$49,416	$50,340	-	85%	5,956	72%	7 to 1
281	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	$35,940	$37,390	1,135	86%	2,566	68%	11 to 1
282	Spalding University Louisville, KY	$25,900	$12,286	1,040	79%	1,758	40%	11 to 1
283	Husson University Bangor, ME	$19,160	$17,100	1,050	85%	3,761	57%	15 to 1
284	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	$22,090	$14,549	1,050	43%	12,411	43%	21 to 1
285	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$16,807	$12,690	1,163	64%	11,909	60%	23 to 1
286	Western New England University Springfield, MA	$39,216	$25,812	1,155	85%	3,780	65%	13 to 1
287	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$17,539	$22,004	1,125	54%	26,408	50%	20 to 1
288	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	$10,896	$10,896	-	97%	14,509	49%	17 to 1
289	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$22,406	$17,712	1,155	82%	28,480	65%	17 to 1
290	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	$12,807	$12,637	1,085	86%	10,066	59%	16 to 1
291	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$31,626	$26,013	1,100	81%	29,579	50%	15 to 1
292	Towson University Towson, MD	$24,334	$18,972	1,140	76%	22,923	71%	17 to 1
293	University of Maine Orono, ME	$32,534	$28,352	1,155	90%	11,404	57%	15 to 1
294	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$41,202	$19,760	-	68%	22,437	74%	15 to 1
295	Clarke University Dubuque, IA	$35,750	$12,119	1,030	94%	1,004	63%	8 to 1
296	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$27,742	$26,172	1,135	94%	21,631	47%	17 to 1
297	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	$17,576	$18,980	1,000	59%	13,733	45%	19 to 1
298	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$43,246	$22,588	1,255	66%	6,271	59%	14 to 1
299	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	$27,540	$29,112	1,125	78%	11,841	56%	15 to 1
300	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	$38,752	$28,368	1,119	79%	5,132	63%	12 to 1
301	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$28,524	$23,376	1,145	83%	47,899	51%	24 to 1
302	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$41,410	$16,571	1,145	67%	10,095	68%	11 to 1
303	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$31,499	$37,215	1,120	73%	27,025	48%	14 to 1
304	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	$33,830	$23,040	1,100	74%	3,817	60%	11 to 1
305	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	$18,720	$17,052	1,105	86%	9,889	57%	47 to 1
306	Arizona State University-Skysong Scottsdale, AZ	$10,928	$6,724	-	64%	38,540	4%	23 to 1
307	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	$13,752	$14,202	1,120	85%	21,458	53%	15 to 1
308	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$16,041	$31,355	1,105	80%	22,562	57%	16 to 1
309	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$20,251	$17,339	705	68%	7,712	43%	13 to 1
310	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	$30,960	$33,288	1,080	89%	24,176	53%	17 to 1
311	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$29,882	$24,236	-	60%	39,740	74%	14 to 1
312	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	$35,760	$21,686	1,005	55%	5,485	45%	16 to 1
313	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	$44,350	$34,806	-	64%	8,958	73%	13 to 1
314	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$20,572	$25,807	1,125	77%	32,264	42%	25 to 1
315	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$21,695	$15,464	1,010	55%	3,911	44%	19 to 1
316	University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY	$9,875	$4,582	1,035	80%	13,472	44%	15 to 1
317	Long Island University Brookville, NY	$39,136	$23,479	1,185	80%	15,196	46%	13 to 1
318	Wingate University Wingate, NC	$38,896	$11,430	1,030	89%	3,689	50%	16 to 1
319	Pace University New York, NY	$47,684	$33,356	1,140	79%	13,326	57%	14 to 1
320	Widener University Chester, PA	$48,575	$24,810	1,125	72%	6,621	65%	13 to 1
321	Touro College New York, NY	$18,908	$13,138	-	69%	11,800	61%	13 to 1
322	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$21,718	$16,374	971	83%	15,431	50%	15 to 1
323	Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN	$29,500	$9,587	1,051	69%	2,560	57%	13 to 1
324	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$19,562	$15,823	990	72%	17,540	61%	17 to 1
325	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	$20,570	$15,346	1,015	90%	13,044	41%	20 to 1
326	Gannon University Erie, PA	$35,541	$20,660	1,135	76%	4,291	68%	13 to 1
327	Boise State University Boise, ID	$24,988	$26,566	1,130	77%	25,504	51%	17 to 1
328	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	$29,550	$19,050	1,105	75%	4,838	60%	10 to 1
329	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	$18,897	$18,207	1,015	93%	11,483	56%	18 to 1
330	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	$17,765	$15,217	1,110	73%	18,731	46%	18 to 1
331	Concordia University-Portland Portland, OR	$32,230	$20,910	1,080	57%	5,342	44%	18 to 1
332	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$31,008	$28,910	1,210	67%	3,407	59%	10 to 1
333	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	$24,316	$16,180	1,035	100%	25,151	37%	20 to 1
334	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	$27,406	$25,679	1,075	86%	14,317	50%	16 to 1
335	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	$17,798	$15,112	1,150	92%	15,778	50%	19 to 1
336	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	$9,445	$9,445	982	68%	7,250	38%	15 to 1
337	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$18,552	$15,704	1,065	83%	21,213	54%	21 to 1
338	Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA	$31,110	$13,140	1,030	84%	1,902	38%	10 to 1
339	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	$32,286	$19,242	1,055	94%	8,263	51%	11 to 1
340	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC	$36,740	$14,985	1,130	78%	6,448	55%	16 to 1
341	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	$34,720	$17,400	1,175	67%	4,859	58%	10 to 1
342	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	$16,292	$16,112	1,125	79%	14,834	46%	18 to 1
343	Arkansas State University-Main Campus Jonesboro, AR	$12,883	$11,586	1,117	80%	13,709	53%	18 to 1
344	Marshall University Huntington, WV	$19,366	$21,162	1,045	87%	13,204	49%	18 to 1
345	Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO	$18,100	$9,550	1,075	88%	9,468	50%	14 to 1
346	Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX	$29,926	$17,490	985	68%	3,149	42%	11 to 1
347	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	$16,148	$11,648	1,060	90%	11,177	43%	15 to 1
348	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	$17,638	$18,682	1,065	57%	11,211	40%	19 to 1
349	University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD	$18,968	$16,978	940	65%	3,193	41%	12 to 1
350	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	$43,560	$14,847	1,130	76%	6,770	59%	9 to 1
351	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	$12,768	$7,908	1,050	87%	13,250	47%	16 to 1
352	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$26,496	$18,340	1,105	97%	19,456	48%	18 to 1
353	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$15,460	$8,349	1,150	51%	79,152	47%	18 to 1
354	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$26,316	$24,115	-	95%	22,221	65%	18 to 1
355	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$15,673	$17,552	-	56%	7,861	34%	16 to 1
356	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	$33,408	$16,992	1,065	42%	2,236	30%	15 to 1
357	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$11,495	$9,300	1,120	86%	13,281	51%	17 to 1
358	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	$21,616	$15,695	1,085	68%	13,144	52%	18 to 1
359	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	$18,407	$15,699	1,050	84%	14,783	34%	18 to 1
360	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	$21,767	$14,884	1,191	66%	10,515	43%	12 to 1
361	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$32,268	$39,644	1,085	93%	5,935	60%	13 to 1
362	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	$15,360	$23,640	-	-	8,041	-	7 to 1
363	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$22,320	$21,708	1,085	91%	13,437	52%	17 to 1
364	Edgewood College Madison, WI	$31,700	$18,576	1,080	72%	2,190	64%	10 to 1
365	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$17,386	$19,489	-	85%	31,066	57%	19 to 1
366	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	$18,071	$14,962	1,040	93%	15,518	43%	16 to 1
367	Daemen College Amherst, NY	$30,360	$24,053	-	62%	2,574	62%	12 to 1
368	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	$35,139	$36,485	1,130	76%	16,164	49%	16 to 1
369	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$33,770	$11,760	1,055	81%	2,148	50%	8 to 1
370	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$21,230	$25,774	1,125	87%	13,123	45%	18 to 1
371	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	$31,493	$21,605	1,120	67%	4,329	41%	10 to 1
372	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	$20,343	$15,683	1,105	80%	11,929	37%	19 to 1
373	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$27,750	$12,780	1,050	81%	2,448	67%	9 to 1
374	Russell Sage College Troy, NY	$32,950	$13,190	-	85%	2,633	71%	10 to 1
375	Alliant International University San Diego, CA	$15,648	$24,615	-	67%	3,780	16%	13 to 1
376	Hampton University Hampton, VA	$29,312	$13,134	1,050	36%	4,321	60%	13 to 1
377	University of Charleston Charleston, WV	$24,200	$17,400	1,042	50%	2,623	38%	15 to 1
378	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	$21,443	$13,221	920	91%	9,732	23%	18 to 1
379	Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA	$39,902	$18,836	-	62%	2,336	70%	10 to 1
380	Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA	$35,639	$36,380	-	-	1,882	-	-
381	D'Youville College Buffalo, NY	$28,886	$19,422	1,140	88%	3,045	63%	10 to 1
382	Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY	$42,431	$42,910	-	-	4,549	-	-
383	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	$17,181	$11,436	-	77%	90,253	41%	20 to 1
384	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$27,132	$26,204	1,160	77%	21,884	67%	16 to 1
385	National Louis University Chicago, IL	$14,169	$12,096	-	98%	5,992	22%	15 to 1
386	Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX	$25,266	$14,066	1,030	77%	8,541	39%	18 to 1
387	Barry University Miami, FL	$30,940	$17,910	1,005	51%	7,186	35%	12 to 1
388	Northcentral University La Jolla, CA	$12,474	$18,095	-	-	10,535	-	1 to 1
389	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$12,573	$14,413	-	-	26,184	26%	28 to 1
392	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	$21,008	$28,362	-	-	19,510	69%	12 to 1
393	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	$14,148	$14,767	-	-	37,171	-	22 to 1
394	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	$10,534	$10,716	-	-	50,360	33%	18 to 1
396	Purdue University Global-Davenport Davenport, IA	$14,343	$11,414	-	-	30,512	-	20 to 1
397	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	$20,980	$22,188	-	-	1,452	-	12 to 1
398	Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH	$15,686	$16,868	-	-	925	58%	8 to 1
400	John F. Kennedy University Pleasant Hill, CA	$8,500	$8,500	-	100%	975	-	6 to 1
401	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	$9,552	$17,096	-	-	95,777	15%	55 to 1
402	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	$5,775	$4,035	-	-	21,104	22%	62 to 1
403	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	$21,732	$20,860	-	-	7,774	32%	12 to 1
404	Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network Boston, MA	$13,386	$24,938	-	-	11,900	-	12 to 1
405	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	$24,494	$26,548	-	-	12,363	36%	13 to 1
406	Washburn University Topeka, KS	$19,766	$19,206	-	-	6,571	46%	12 to 1
408	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	$11,480	$8,834	-	-	14,786	21%	12 to 1
409	Fielding Graduate University Santa Barbara, CA	$17,295	$17,296	-	-	989	-	-
411	University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA	$9,450	$7,110	-	-	507	60%	7 to 1
412	Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH	-	$18,048	-	-	881	-	-
	Average	$46,196	$37,668	1,368	37%	24,881	85%	13 to 1

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