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
Rank Not Published	University of Texas--El Paso El Paso, TX	N/A	22,640	99.8%	72%	37	Locked	Locked
#139	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	N/A	23,863	98.9%	80%	56	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Trinity International University Deerfield, IL	$25,840	2,814	98.1%	70%	57	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
#174	Utah State University Logan, UT	in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078	26,757	96.9%	72%	53	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	N/A	11,943	96.7%	72%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Arkansas--Little Rock Little Rock, AR	in-state: $6,854, out-of-state: $16,066	N/A	96.2%	62%	20	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
Unranked	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	48,982	96.0%	80%	N/A	Locked	Locked
#147	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	N/A	4,326	95.8%	65%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	in-state: $9,054, out-of-state: $18,174	22,610	95.7%	67%	46	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	in-state: $6,408, out-of-state: $14,442	15,100	93.9%	72%	43	Locked	Locked
#106	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	N/A	27,939	92.7%	79%	61	Locked	Locked
#199	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350	12,725	92.3%	76%	60	Locked	Locked
#125	Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO	in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666	7,522	89.8%	86%	67	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
#139	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977	72,254	88.9%	82%	57	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	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	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	N/A	14,769	87.3%	66%	39	Locked	Locked
#97	University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO	in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378	32,252	86.9%	84%	68	Locked	Locked
#101	Iowa State University Ames, IA	in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838	29,611	86.3%	86%	68	Locked	Locked
#189	University of Nevada--Reno Reno, NV	in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844	18,004	86.2%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#131	Ohio University Athens, OH	in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180	26,201	86.1%	81%	65	Locked	Locked
#184	North Dakota State University Fargo, ND	in-state: $7,233, out-of-state: $17,478	14,399	86.0%	78%	53	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

Rank Not Published

University of Texas--El Paso

El Paso, TX

N/A

22,640

99.8%

72%

Locked

#139

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

N/A

23,863

98.9%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Trinity International University

Deerfield, IL

$25,840

2,814

98.1%

70%

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%

Locked

#174

Utah State University

Logan, UT

in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078

26,757

96.9%

72%

Locked

Unranked

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

N/A

11,943

96.7%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Arkansas--Little Rock

Little Rock, AR

in-state: $6,854, out-of-state: $16,066

N/A

96.2%

62%

Locked

#156

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

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

12,925

96.0%

73%

Locked

Unranked

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

48,982

96.0%

80%

N/A

Locked

#147

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

N/A

4,326

95.8%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

in-state: $9,054, out-of-state: $18,174

22,610

95.7%

67%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

in-state: $6,408, out-of-state: $14,442

15,100

93.9%

72%

Locked

#106

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

N/A

27,939

92.7%

79%

Locked

#199

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350

12,725

92.3%

76%

Locked

#125

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO

in-state: $9,350, out-of-state: $23,666

7,522

89.8%

86%

Locked

#199

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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

9,970

88.9%

76%

Locked

#139

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977

72,254

88.9%

82%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

in-state: $7,050, out-of-state: $17,580

14,718

88.4%

72%

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

University of South Alabama

Mobile, AL

N/A

14,769

87.3%

66%

Locked

#97

University of Colorado--Boulder

Boulder, CO

in-state: $9,482, out-of-state: $31,378

32,252

86.9%

84%

Locked

#101

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

in-state: $7,726, out-of-state: $19,838

29,611

86.3%

86%

Locked

#189

University of Nevada--Reno

Reno, NV

in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844

18,004

86.2%

78%

Locked

#131

Ohio University

Athens, OH

in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180

26,201

86.1%

81%

Locked

#184

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

in-state: $7,233, out-of-state: $17,478

14,399

86.0%

78%

Locked