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–Arlington Arlington, TX	N/A	33,439	69.0%	68%	42	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	Jackson State University ¹ Jackson, MS	N/A	N/A	31.3%	74% ⁸	43 ⁶	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	Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, FL	$24,500	28,457	57.7%	69%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Nebraska–Omaha Omaha, NE	in-state: $6,510, out-of-state: $16,520	14,712	75.7%	72%	43	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
Rank Not Published	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	N/A	15,250	85.1%	70%	44	Locked	Locked
#179	Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Carbondale, IL	in-state: $11,153, out-of-state: $22,844	19,817	44.1%	68%	44	Locked	Locked
#179	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	in-state: $9,220, out-of-state: $21,754	15,492	69.3%	75%	44	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Alabama–Birmingham Birmingham, AL	N/A	17,575	72.2%	80%	45	Locked	Locked
#184	University of Alabama–Huntsville Huntsville, AL	N/A	7,629	63.7%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
#179	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	N/A	28,977	63.9%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	N/A	26,442	70.3%	81%	46 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#189	New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM	in-state: $6,040, out-of-state: $19,068	18,024	80.2%	72%	46	Locked	Locked
#184	University of Houston Houston, TX	N/A	39,820	63.6%	80%	46	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	in-state: $6,514, out-of-state: $17,788	12,599	72.8%	70%	46	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	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	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	N/A	4,312	79.9%	76%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	in-state: $6,336, out-of-state: $14,448	16,604	63.2%	74%	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
#199	University of Montana Missoula, MT	in-state: $6,216, out-of-state: $21,806	12,866	81.8% ⁴	73%	48	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	in-state: $6,060, out-of-state: $18,960	11,982	63.0%	74%	48	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–Arlington

Arlington, TX

N/A

33,439

69.0%

68%

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

Jackson State University ¹

Jackson, MS

N/A

31.3%

74% ⁸

43 ⁶

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%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Nova Southeastern University

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$24,500

28,457

57.7%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Nebraska–Omaha

Omaha, NE

in-state: $6,510, out-of-state: $16,520

14,712

75.7%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

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

15,100

93.9%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

N/A

15,250

85.1%

70%

Locked

#179

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

in-state: $11,153, out-of-state: $22,844

19,817

44.1%

68%

Locked

#179

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

in-state: $9,220, out-of-state: $21,754

15,492

69.3%

75%

Locked

#151

University of Alabama–Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

N/A

17,575

72.2%

80%

Locked

#184

University of Alabama–Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

N/A

7,629

63.7%

77%

Locked

#179

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

N/A

28,977

63.9%

77%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

N/A

26,442

70.3%

81%

46 ⁶

Locked

#189

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

in-state: $6,040, out-of-state: $19,068

18,024

80.2%

72%

Locked

#184

University of Houston

Houston, TX

N/A

39,820

63.6%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO

in-state: $6,514, out-of-state: $17,788

12,599

72.8%

70%

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

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

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

20,212

49.5%

80%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

N/A

4,312

79.9%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

in-state: $6,336, out-of-state: $14,448

16,604

63.2%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

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

32,022

51.0%

83%

Locked

#199

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

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

12,866

81.8% ⁴

73%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

in-state: $6,060, out-of-state: $18,960

11,982

63.0%

74%

Locked