National University Rankings

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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
#199	University of Montana Missoula, MT	in-state: $6,216, out-of-state: $21,806	12,866	81.8% ⁴	73%	48	Locked	Locked
#199	University of North Carolina–Charlotte Charlotte, NC	in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386	25,277	69.6%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#199	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	in-state: $7,704, out-of-state: $9,650	9,970	88.9%	76%	49	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Barry University Miami Shores, FL	$28,260	8,905	58.7%	64% ⁸	39	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$25,330	7,013	75.7%	77%	49	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039	5,608	40.9%	71%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$24,330	5,358	47.6%	69%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670	28,194	68.5%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$18,912	3,843	71.7%	65%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	in-state: $9,289, out-of-state: $12,411	17,446	46.7%	64%	28 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	N/A	15,250	85.1%	70%	44	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL	in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127	13,204	48.4%	80%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	N/A	29,290	34.8%	78%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida International University Miami, FL	in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816	44,686	39.4%	82%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	in-state: $6,724, out-of-state: $19,000	20,212	49.5%	80%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	in-state: $9,664, out-of-state: $27,874	32,022	51.0%	83%	48	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Idaho State University ¹ Pocatello, ID	N/A	N/A	N/A	59% ⁸	30 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	N/A	4,312	79.9%	76%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	in-state: $8,098, out-of-state: $17,644	11,528	85.2%	63%	42 ⁸	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	N/A	15,132	58.3%	75%	52	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	in-state: $8,605, out-of-state: $29,062	30,530	69.3%	74%	33	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Jackson State University ¹ Jackson, MS	N/A	N/A	31.3%	74% ⁸	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Kent State University Kent, OH	in-state: $9,672, out-of-state: $17,632	27,855	87.5%	76%	50	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	in-state: $8,544, out-of-state: $20,574	14,021	66.8%	65%	30	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lynn University Boca Raton, FL	$32,600	2,102	63.1%	60%	42	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

#199

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

in-state: $6,216, out-of-state: $21,806

12,866

81.8% ⁴

73%

Locked

#199

University of North Carolina–Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386

25,277

69.6%

78%

Locked

#199

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

in-state: $7,704, out-of-state: $9,650

9,970

88.9%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Barry University

Miami Shores, FL

$28,260

8,905

58.7%

64% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

$25,330

7,013

75.7%

77%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039

5,608

40.9%

71%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

$24,330

5,358

47.6%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670

28,194

68.5%

78%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

$18,912

3,843

71.7%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

in-state: $9,289, out-of-state: $12,411

17,446

46.7%

64%

28 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

N/A

15,250

85.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee, FL

in-state: $5,187, out-of-state: $17,127

13,204

48.4%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

N/A

29,290

34.8%

78%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida International University

Miami, FL

in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816

44,686

39.4%

82%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

in-state: $6,724, out-of-state: $19,000

20,212

49.5%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

in-state: $9,664, out-of-state: $27,874

32,022

51.0%

83%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Idaho State University ¹

Pocatello, ID

N/A

59% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

N/A

4,312

79.9%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

in-state: $8,098, out-of-state: $17,644

11,528

85.2%

63%

42 ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

N/A

15,132

58.3%

75%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

in-state: $8,605, out-of-state: $29,062

30,530

69.3%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Jackson State University ¹

Jackson, MS

N/A

31.3%

74% ⁸

43 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Kent State University

Kent, OH

in-state: $9,672, out-of-state: $17,632

27,855

87.5%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

in-state: $8,544, out-of-state: $20,574

14,021

66.8%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

$32,600

2,102

63.1%

60%

Locked