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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
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
Rank Not Published Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

 $25,330 7,013 75.7% 77% 49 Locked Locked
#199 Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

 N/A 11,518 62.1% 74% 49 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of North Texas

Denton, TX

 in-state: $9,078, out-of-state: $19,608 35,754 64.0% 77% 49 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 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 Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

 in-state: $8,450, out-of-state: $23,330 24,753 75.4% 80% 50 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

 in-state: $8,120, out-of-state: $18,650 17,527 72.6% 73% 50 Locked Locked
#170 University of Massachusetts–​Lowell

Lowell, MA

 in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965 15,431 65.0% 79% 50 Locked Locked
#179 Edgewood College

Madison, WI

 $23,740 2,658 71.9% 78% 51 Locked Locked
#189 Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

 in-state: $6,749, out-of-state: $20,018 14,153 60.2% 73% 51 Locked Locked
#165 University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

 in-state: $6,212, out-of-state: $19,000 12,312 60.9% 79% 51 Locked Locked
#160 University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

 N/A 21,153 72.7% 78% 51 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of Missouri–​St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

 in-state: $9,314, out-of-state: $22,883 16,817 69.1% 73% 51 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

 N/A 15,132 58.3% 75% 52 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

 N/A 25,364 64.8% 71% 52 Locked Locked
#170 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

 N/A 39,596 38.1% 88% 52 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
#189 University of Nevada–​Reno

Reno, NV

 in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844 18,004 86.2% 78% 53 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
#189 University of North Carolina–​Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

 in-state: $6,136, out-of-state: $19,934 18,265 58.7% 77% 53 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
#174 Utah State University

Logan, UT

 in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078 26,757 96.9% 72% 53 Locked Locked
#170 Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

 in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300 31,899 65.7% 85% 53 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

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