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Save U.S. News rank School Tuition Total enrollment Fall 2011 acceptance rate Average freshman retention rate 6-year graduation rate Classes with under 20 students SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
Rank Not Published Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

N/A 26,442 70.3% 81% 46 6 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426 8,018 56.0% 70% 29 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published National-​Louis University

Chicago, IL

N/A 5,737 29.8% 41% 8 15 8 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published North Carolina A&T State University

Greensboro, NC

in-state: $5,199, out-of-state: $15,797 10,881 66.4% 75% 43 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

N/A 25,364 64.8% 71% 52 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$24,500 28,457 57.7% 69% 43 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Oakland University

Rochester, MI

in-state: $10,860, out-of-state: $23,190 19,379 67.6% 73% 40 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

in-state: $8,450, out-of-state: $23,330 24,753 75.4% 80% 50 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX

$23,588 2,614 55.3% 58% 33 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Portland State University

Portland, OR

N/A 28,584 70.1% 70% 35 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

N/A 5,915 83.9% 73% N/A Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

in-state: $8,120, out-of-state: $18,650 17,527 72.6% 73% 50 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Spalding University

Louisville, KY

N/A 2,432 42.8% 71% 42 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

N/A 9,165 55.3% 64% 34 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Texas A&M University–​Commerce

Commerce, TX

N/A 10,726 59.5% 66% 8 36 6 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Texas A&M University–​Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

in-state: $7,668, out-of-state: $18,198 10,162 85.1% 61% 40 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Texas A&M University–​Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

in-state: $6,940, out-of-state: $17,470 6,731 97.9% 59% 33 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

N/A 9,730 26.2% 62% 8 12 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

in-state: $7,050, out-of-state: $17,580 14,718 88.4% 72% 42 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, TN

$21,290 2,478 76.7% 72% 54 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Trinity International University

Deerfield, IL

$25,840 2,814 98.1% 70% 57 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of Akron

Akron, OH

in-state: $9,863, out-of-state: $18,063 27,470 74.1% 70% 38 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of Alaska–​Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

in-state: $6,443, out-of-state: $18,893 9,818 79.2% 76% 31 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of Arkansas–​Little Rock 1

Little Rock, AR

in-state: $6,854, out-of-state: $16,066 N/A 96.2% 4 62% 8 20 6 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of Louisiana–​Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

N/A 16,885 65.9% 75% 41 Locked Locked

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