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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
#155 Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

$29,320 7,922 69.2% 80% 66 Locked Locked
Unranked Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

$16,810 4,330 N/A N/A 29 6 Locked Locked
#77 American University

Washington, DC

$39,499 12,724 41.6% 90% 77 Locked Locked
#189 Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

$24,478 3,547 36.1% 79% 63 Locked Locked
Unranked Argosy University–​Chicago 1

Chicago, IL

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Locked Locked
#139 Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977 72,254 88.9% 82% 57 Locked Locked
#189 Ashland University 1

Ashland, OH

N/A N/A 72.3% 71% 8 61 6 Locked Locked
#89 Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

in-state: $9,446, out-of-state: $25,190 25,469 70.0% 87% 66 Locked Locked
#179 Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

$31,076 9,929 49.2% 85% 63 Locked Locked
#184 Ball State University

Muncie, IN

in-state: $8,980, out-of-state: $23,650 22,147 67.5% 79% 55 Locked Locked

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