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
#189	Ashland University ¹ Ashland, OH	N/A	N/A	72.3%	71% ⁸	61 ⁶	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
Rank Not Published	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	N/A	15,250	85.1%	70%	44	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	N/A	29,290	34.8%	78%	43	Locked	Locked
#97	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	N/A	41,087	58.5%	91%	74	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	Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	N/A	4,312	79.9%	76%	47	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	N/A	15,132	58.3%	75%	52	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Jackson State University ¹ Jackson, MS	N/A	N/A	31.3%	74% ⁸	43 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#139	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	N/A	23,863	98.9%	80%	56	Locked	Locked
#134	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	29,718	79.6%	84%	62	Locked	Locked
#199	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	N/A	11,518	62.1%	74%	49	Locked	Locked
#72	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	N/A	47,954	72.9%	91%	77	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	N/A	26,442	70.3%	81%	46 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	National-Louis University Chicago, IL	N/A	5,737	29.8%	41% ⁸	15 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#32	New York University New York, NY	N/A	43,911	32.7%	92%	86	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Northcentral University ¹ Prescott Valley, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	100% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	N/A	25,364	64.8%	71%	52	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Portland State University Portland, OR	N/A	28,584	70.1%	70%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	N/A	5,915	83.9%	73%	N/A	Locked	Locked
#147	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	N/A	4,326	95.8%	65%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Spalding University Louisville, KY	N/A	2,432	42.8%	71%	42	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

#189

Ashland University ¹

Ashland, OH

N/A

72.3%

71% ⁸

61 ⁶

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

Rank Not Published

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

N/A

15,250

85.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

N/A

29,290

34.8%

78%

Locked

#97

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

N/A

41,087

58.5%

91%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Idaho State University ¹

Pocatello, ID

N/A

59% ⁸

30 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

N/A

4,312

79.9%

76%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

N/A

15,132

58.3%

75%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Jackson State University ¹

Jackson, MS

N/A

31.3%

74% ⁸

43 ⁶

Locked

#139

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

N/A

23,863

98.9%

80%

Locked

#134

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

N/A

29,718

79.6%

84%

Locked

#199

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

N/A

11,518

62.1%

74%

Locked

#72

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

N/A

47,954

72.9%

91%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

N/A

26,442

70.3%

81%

46 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

National-Louis University

Chicago, IL

N/A

5,737

29.8%

41% ⁸

15 ⁸

Locked

#32

New York University

New York, NY

N/A

43,911

32.7%

92%

Locked

Unranked

Northcentral University ¹

Prescott Valley, AZ

N/A

100% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

N/A

25,364

64.8%

71%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Portland State University

Portland, OR

N/A

28,584

70.1%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

N/A

5,915

83.9%

73%

N/A

Locked

#147

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

N/A

4,326

95.8%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

N/A

2,432

42.8%

71%

Locked