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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
#151	University of Alabama–Birmingham Birmingham, AL	N/A	17,575	72.2%	80%	45	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Mississippi University, MS	in-state: $6,282, out-of-state: $16,266	18,224	79.0%	81%	60	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	N/A	18,864	53.4%	84%	61	Locked	Locked
#155	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$29,320	7,922	69.2%	80%	66	Locked	Locked
#156	Illinois State University Normal, IL	in-state: $12,726, out-of-state: $20,016	21,310	63.4%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Hawaii–Manoa Honolulu, HI	in-state: $9,404, out-of-state: $25,652	20,429	78.4%	78%	55	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Maine Orono, ME	in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454	11,168	77.7%	78%	60	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428	12,925	96.0%	73%	53	Locked	Locked
#160	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$34,710	5,189	57.4%	76%	56	Locked	Locked
#160	Maryville University of St. Louis St Louis, MO	$23,746	3,846	67.4%	82%	68	Locked	Locked
#160	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	in-state: $6,264, out-of-state: $15,828	20,424	67.8%	83%	60 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#160	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	N/A	21,153	72.7%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#160	University of Maryland–Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	in-state: $9,764, out-of-state: $20,825	13,199	60.8%	86%	57	Locked	Locked
#165	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	in-state: $7,076, out-of-state: $18,236	31,303	32.9%	84%	66	Locked	Locked
#165	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	N/A	32,327	66.3%	81%	61	Locked	Locked
#165	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	in-state: $6,212, out-of-state: $19,000	12,312	60.9%	79%	51	Locked	Locked
#165	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$33,350	4,692	39.9%	82%	58	Locked	Locked
#165	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	in-state: $6,090, out-of-state: $18,868	29,617	84.8%	80%	57	Locked	Locked
#170	University of Massachusetts–Lowell Lowell, MA	in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965	15,431	65.0%	79%	50	Locked	Locked
#170	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170	14,697	70.8%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
#170	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	N/A	39,596	38.1%	88%	52	Locked	Locked
#170	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300	31,899	65.7%	85%	53	Locked	Locked
#174	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$31,004	6,250	76.4%	85%	66	Locked	Locked
#174	Pace University New York, NY	$36,504	12,593	73.8%	77%	56	Locked	Locked
#174	St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$28,320	5,688	71.9%	74%	62	Locked	Locked

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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

#151

University of Alabama–Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

N/A

17,575

72.2%

80%

Locked

#151

University of Mississippi

University, MS

in-state: $6,282, out-of-state: $16,266

18,224

79.0%

81%

Locked

#151

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

N/A

18,864

53.4%

84%

Locked

#155

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

$29,320

7,922

69.2%

80%

Locked

#156

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

in-state: $12,726, out-of-state: $20,016

21,310

63.4%

85%

Locked

#156

University of Hawaii–Manoa

Honolulu, HI

in-state: $9,404, out-of-state: $25,652

20,429

78.4%

78%

Locked

#156

University of Maine

Orono, ME

in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454

11,168

77.7%

78%

Locked

#156

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428

12,925

96.0%

73%

Locked

#160

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

$34,710

5,189

57.4%

76%

Locked

#160

Maryville University of St. Louis

St Louis, MO

$23,746

3,846

67.4%

82%

Locked

#160

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

in-state: $6,264, out-of-state: $15,828

20,424

67.8%

83%

60 ⁸

Locked

#160

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

N/A

21,153

72.7%

78%

Locked

#160

University of Maryland–Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $9,764, out-of-state: $20,825

13,199

60.8%

86%

Locked

#165

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

in-state: $7,076, out-of-state: $18,236

31,303

32.9%

84%

Locked

#165

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

N/A

32,327

66.3%

81%

Locked

#165

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

in-state: $6,212, out-of-state: $19,000

12,312

60.9%

79%

Locked

#165

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

$33,350

4,692

39.9%

82%

Locked

#165

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

in-state: $6,090, out-of-state: $18,868

29,617

84.8%

80%

Locked

#170

University of Massachusetts–Lowell

Lowell, MA

in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965

15,431

65.0%

79%

Locked

#170

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170

14,697

70.8%

78%

Locked

#170

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

N/A

39,596

38.1%

88%

Locked

#170

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300

31,899

65.7%

85%

Locked

#174

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

$31,004

6,250

76.4%

85%

Locked

#174

Pace University

New York, NY

$36,504

12,593

73.8%

77%

Locked

#174

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

$28,320

5,688

71.9%

74%

Locked

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