National University Rankings

National University Methodology

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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
Unranked	Argosy University–Chicago ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA	N/A	1,428	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	36,375	N/A	39% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Colorado Technical University ¹ Colorado Springs, CO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Northcentral University ¹ Prescott Valley, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	100% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	N/A	5,915	83.9%	73%	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Trident University International ¹ Cypress, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	48,982	96.0%	80% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Phoenix ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	N/A	9,730	26.2%	62% ⁸	12	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	National-Louis University Chicago, IL	N/A	5,737	29.8%	41% ⁸	15 ⁸	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Arkansas–Little Rock ¹ Little Rock, AR	in-state: $6,854, out-of-state: $16,066	N/A	96.2% ⁴	62% ⁸	20 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	N/A	30,765	75.5%	75%	26	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–San Antonio San Antonio, TX	in-state: $8,419, out-of-state: $18,949	30,968	78.2%	59%	27	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
Unranked	Alliant International University San Diego, CA	$16,810	4,330	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426	8,018	56.0%	70%	29	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	Lamar University Beaumont, TX	in-state: $8,544, out-of-state: $20,574	14,021	66.8%	65%	30	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Union Institute and University Cincinnati, OH	N/A	1,821	N/A	68%	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Alaska–Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	in-state: $6,443, out-of-state: $18,893	9,818	79.2%	76%	31	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	Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX	$23,588	2,614	55.3%	58%	33	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
Rank Not Published	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	N/A	9,165	55.3%	64%	34	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

Unranked

Argosy University–Chicago ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

Locked

Unranked

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

N/A

1,428

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

36,375

N/A

39% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Colorado Technical University ¹

Colorado Springs, CO

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Northcentral University ¹

Prescott Valley, AZ

N/A

100% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

N/A

5,915

83.9%

73%

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Trident University International ¹

Cypress, CA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

48,982

96.0%

80% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Unranked

University of Phoenix ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

5 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

N/A

9,730

26.2%

62% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

National-Louis University

Chicago, IL

N/A

5,737

29.8%

41% ⁸

15 ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Arkansas–Little Rock ¹

Little Rock, AR

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

N/A

96.2% ⁴

62% ⁸

20 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

N/A

30,765

75.5%

75%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

in-state: $8,419, out-of-state: $18,949

30,968

78.2%

59%

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

Unranked

Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

$16,810

4,330

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426

8,018

56.0%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Idaho State University ¹

Pocatello, ID

N/A

59% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

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

14,021

66.8%

65%

Locked

Unranked

Union Institute and University

Cincinnati, OH

N/A

1,821

N/A

68%

31 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Alaska–Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

in-state: $6,443, out-of-state: $18,893

9,818

79.2%

76%

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

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX

$23,588

2,614

55.3%

58%

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

Rank Not Published

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

N/A

9,165

55.3%

64%

Locked