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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 Toledo Toledo, OH	in-state: $9,054, out-of-state: $18,174	22,610	95.7%	67%	46	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	in-state: $5,257, out-of-state: $16,781	10,903	55.5%	67%	38	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–Arlington Arlington, TX	N/A	33,439	69.0%	68%	42	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
Unranked	Union Institute and University Cincinnati, OH	N/A	1,821	N/A	68%	31 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wright State University Dayton, OH	in-state: $8,354, out-of-state: $16,182	18,304	75.3%	68%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, FL	$24,500	28,457	57.7%	69%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$24,330	5,358	47.6%	69%	54	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	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	N/A	15,250	85.1%	70%	44	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	Portland State University Portland, OR	N/A	28,584	70.1%	70%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Trinity International University Deerfield, IL	$25,840	2,814	98.1%	70%	57	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Akron Akron, OH	in-state: $9,863, out-of-state: $18,063	27,470	74.1%	70%	38	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bowie State University Bowie, MD	in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039	5,608	40.9%	71%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	N/A	25,364	64.8%	71%	52	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Spalding University Louisville, KY	N/A	2,432	42.8%	71%	42	Locked	Locked
#189	Ashland University ¹ Ashland, OH	N/A	N/A	72.3%	71% ⁸	61 ⁶	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	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	$21,290	2,478	76.7%	72%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	in-state: $9,380, out-of-state: $19,088	29,726	71.0%	72%	40	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
Unranked	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	N/A	11,943	96.7% ⁴	72% ⁸	40 ⁶	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
#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

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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 Toledo

Toledo, OH

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

22,610

95.7%

67%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

in-state: $5,257, out-of-state: $16,781

10,903

55.5%

67%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–Arlington

Arlington, TX

N/A

33,439

69.0%

68%

Locked

#179

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

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

19,817

44.1%

68%

Locked

Unranked

Union Institute and University

Cincinnati, OH

N/A

1,821

N/A

68%

31 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wright State University

Dayton, OH

in-state: $8,354, out-of-state: $16,182

18,304

75.3%

68%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Nova Southeastern University

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$24,500

28,457

57.7%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

$24,330

5,358

47.6%

69%

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

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

N/A

15,250

85.1%

70%

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

Portland State University

Portland, OR

N/A

28,584

70.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Trinity International University

Deerfield, IL

$25,840

2,814

98.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Akron

Akron, OH

in-state: $9,863, out-of-state: $18,063

27,470

74.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

in-state: $6,483, out-of-state: $17,039

5,608

40.9%

71%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

N/A

25,364

64.8%

71%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

N/A

2,432

42.8%

71%

Locked

#189

Ashland University ¹

Ashland, OH

N/A

72.3%

71% ⁸

61 ⁶

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

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, TN

$21,290

2,478

76.7%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

in-state: $9,380, out-of-state: $19,088

29,726

71.0%

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

Unranked

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

N/A

11,943

96.7% ⁴

72% ⁸

40 ⁶

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

#189

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

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

18,024

80.2%

72%

Locked

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