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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
#174	Utah State University Logan, UT	in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078	26,757	96.9%	72%	53	Locked	Locked
#189	Widener University Chester, PA	$36,382	6,464	66.3%	72%	54	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	N/A	5,915	83.9%	73%	N/A	Locked	Locked
#189	University of Colorado–Denver Denver, CO	N/A	22,495	74.6%	73%	40	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
#156	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428	12,925	96.0%	73%	53	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
Rank Not Published	Oakland University Rochester, MI	in-state: $10,860, out-of-state: $23,190	19,379	67.6%	73%	40	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
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
#189	Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL	in-state: $13,044, out-of-state: $22,510	22,990	52.5%	73%	56	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	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	in-state: $6,336, out-of-state: $14,448	16,604	63.2%	74%	47	Locked	Locked
#189	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	N/A	25,086	83.2%	74%	56	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
#184	Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH	in-state: $10,520, out-of-state: $17,828	17,577	75.5%	74%	58	Locked	Locked
#199	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	N/A	11,518	62.1%	74%	49	Locked	Locked
#174	St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$28,320	5,688	71.9%	74%	62	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	University of Louisiana–Lafayette Lafayette, LA	N/A	16,885	65.9%	75%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	N/A	15,132	58.3%	75%	52	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
Rank Not Published	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	N/A	30,765	75.5%	75%	26	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Massachusetts–Boston Boston, MA	N/A	15,741	68.4%	76%	40	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
#160	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$34,710	5,189	57.4%	76%	56	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Nevada–Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	in-state: $6,585, out-of-state: $20,495	27,378	81.8%	76%	39	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	N/A	4,312	79.9%	76%	47	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
#199	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350	12,725	92.3%	76%	60	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
#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
#184	University of Alabama–Huntsville Huntsville, AL	N/A	7,629	63.7%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	in-state: $7,276, out-of-state: $15,340	22,725	66.4%	77%	39	Locked	Locked
#174	Pace University New York, NY	$36,504	12,593	73.8%	77%	56	Locked	Locked
#179	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	N/A	28,977	63.9%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$25,330	7,013	75.7%	77%	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
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
#179	Edgewood College Madison, WI	$23,740	2,658	71.9%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#147	St. John's University Queens, NY	$35,520	21,067	49.1%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#120	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	in-state: $10,035, out-of-state: $26,231	39,236	71.4%	78%	61	Locked	Locked
#170	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170	14,697	70.8%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Hawaii–Manoa Honolulu, HI	in-state: $9,404, out-of-state: $25,652	20,429	78.4%	78%	55	Locked	Locked
#160	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	N/A	21,153	72.7%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Maine Orono, ME	in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454	11,168	77.7%	78%	60	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
Rank Not Published	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	N/A	29,290	34.8%	78%	43	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%

#174

Utah State University

Logan, UT

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

26,757

96.9%

72%

#189

Widener University

Chester, PA

$36,382

6,464

66.3%

72%

Rank Not Published

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

N/A

5,915

83.9%

73%

N/A

#189

University of Colorado–Denver

Denver, CO

N/A

22,495

74.6%

73%

#199

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

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

12,866

81.8% ⁴

73%

#156

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

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

12,925

96.0%

73%

#189

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

in-state: $6,749, out-of-state: $20,018

14,153

60.2%

73%

Rank Not Published

Oakland University

Rochester, MI

in-state: $10,860, out-of-state: $23,190

19,379

67.6%

73%

Rank Not Published

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

in-state: $8,120, out-of-state: $18,650

17,527

72.6%

73%

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%

#189

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL

in-state: $13,044, out-of-state: $22,510

22,990

52.5%

73%

Rank Not Published

Indiana University-Purdue University–Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

in-state: $8,605, out-of-state: $29,062

30,530

69.3%

74%

Rank Not Published

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

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

16,604

63.2%

74%

#189

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

N/A

25,086

83.2%

74%

Rank Not Published

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

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

11,982

63.0%

74%

#184

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH

in-state: $10,520, out-of-state: $17,828

17,577

75.5%

74%

#199

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

N/A

11,518

62.1%

74%

#174

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

$28,320

5,688

71.9%

74%

Rank Not Published

Jackson State University ¹

Jackson, MS

N/A

31.3%

74% ⁸

43 ⁶

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%

Rank Not Published

University of Louisiana–Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

N/A

16,885

65.9%

75%

Rank Not Published

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

N/A

15,132

58.3%

75%

#179

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

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

15,492

69.3%

75%

Rank Not Published

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

N/A

30,765

75.5%

75%

Rank Not Published

University of Massachusetts–Boston

Boston, MA

N/A

15,741

68.4%

76%

#199

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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

9,970

88.9%

76%

#160

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

$34,710

5,189

57.4%

76%

Rank Not Published

University of Nevada–Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

in-state: $6,585, out-of-state: $20,495

27,378

81.8%

76%

Rank Not Published

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

N/A

4,312

79.9%

76%

Rank Not Published

Kent State University

Kent, OH

in-state: $9,672, out-of-state: $17,632

27,855

87.5%

76%

#199

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

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

12,725

92.3%

76%

Rank Not Published

University of Alaska–Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

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

9,818

79.2%

76%

#189

University of North Carolina–Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

in-state: $6,136, out-of-state: $19,934

18,265

58.7%

77%

#184

University of Alabama–Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

N/A

7,629

63.7%

77%

Rank Not Published

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

in-state: $7,276, out-of-state: $15,340

22,725

66.4%

77%

#174

Pace University

New York, NY

$36,504

12,593

73.8%

77%

#179

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

N/A

28,977

63.9%

77%

Rank Not Published

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

$25,330

7,013

75.7%

77%

Rank Not Published

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

in-state: $9,078, out-of-state: $19,608

35,754

64.0%

77%

Rank Not Published

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

in-state: $10,950, out-of-state: $23,670

28,194

68.5%

78%

#179

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

$23,740

2,658

71.9%

78%

#147

St. John's University

Queens, NY

$35,520

21,067

49.1%

78%

#120

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

in-state: $10,035, out-of-state: $26,231

39,236

71.4%

78%

#170

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170

14,697

70.8%

78%

#156

University of Hawaii–Manoa

Honolulu, HI

in-state: $9,404, out-of-state: $25,652

20,429

78.4%

78%

#160

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

N/A

21,153

72.7%

78%

#156

University of Maine

Orono, ME

in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454

11,168

77.7%

78%

#199

University of North Carolina–Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386

25,277

69.6%

78%

Rank Not Published

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

N/A

29,290

34.8%

78%

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