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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	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN	N/A	9,165	55.3%	64%	34	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Texas A&M University–Commerce Commerce, TX	N/A	10,726	59.5%	66% ⁸	36 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Texas Southern University Houston, TX	N/A	9,730	26.2%	62% ⁸	12	Locked	Locked
#165	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	N/A	32,327	66.3%	81%	61	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Trident University International ¹ Cypress, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Union Institute and University Cincinnati, OH	N/A	1,821	N/A	68%	31 ⁶	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
#21	University of California–Berkeley Berkeley, CA	N/A	36,142	21.6%	97%	90	Locked	Locked
#44	University of California–Irvine Irvine, CA	N/A	27,189	47.5%	94%	85	Locked	Locked
#38	University of California–San Diego La Jolla, CA	N/A	28,593	35.5%	95%	85	Locked	Locked
#174	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	N/A	58,587	45.1%	87%	63	Locked	Locked
#189	University of Colorado–Denver Denver, CO	N/A	22,495	74.6%	73%	40	Locked	Locked
#75	University of Delaware Newark, DE	N/A	20,737	58.2%	92%	78	Locked	Locked
#54	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	N/A	49,589	43.2%	96%	84	Locked	Locked
#184	University of Houston Houston, TX	N/A	39,820	63.6%	80%	46	Locked	Locked
#106	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	N/A	27,939	92.7%	79%	61	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Louisiana–Lafayette Lafayette, LA	N/A	16,885	65.9%	75%	41	Locked	Locked
#160	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	N/A	21,153	72.7%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Massachusetts–Boston Boston, MA	N/A	15,741	68.4%	76%	40	Locked	Locked
#44	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	N/A	16,068	38.3%	90%	78	Locked	Locked
#68	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	N/A	52,557	46.6%	89%	70	Locked	Locked
#179	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	N/A	28,977	63.9%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Phoenix ¹ Phoenix, AZ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#147	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	N/A	16,317	76.0%	80%	63	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

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

N/A

9,165

55.3%

64%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Texas A&M University–Commerce

Commerce, TX

N/A

10,726

59.5%

66% ⁸

36 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

N/A

9,730

26.2%

62% ⁸

Locked

#165

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

N/A

32,327

66.3%

81%

Locked

Unranked

Trident University International ¹

Cypress, CA

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Union Institute and University

Cincinnati, OH

N/A

1,821

N/A

68%

31 ⁶

Locked

#151

University of Alabama–Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

N/A

17,575

72.2%

80%

Locked

#184

University of Alabama–Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

N/A

7,629

63.7%

77%

Locked

#21

University of California–Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

N/A

36,142

21.6%

97%

Locked

#44

University of California–Irvine

Irvine, CA

N/A

27,189

47.5%

94%

Locked

#38

University of California–San Diego

La Jolla, CA

N/A

28,593

35.5%

95%

Locked

#174

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

N/A

58,587

45.1%

87%

Locked

#189

University of Colorado–Denver

Denver, CO

N/A

22,495

74.6%

73%

Locked

#75

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

N/A

20,737

58.2%

92%

Locked

#54

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

N/A

49,589

43.2%

96%

Locked

#184

University of Houston

Houston, TX

N/A

39,820

63.6%

80%

Locked

#106

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

N/A

27,939

92.7%

79%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Louisiana–Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

N/A

16,885

65.9%

75%

Locked

#160

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

N/A

21,153

72.7%

78%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Massachusetts–Boston

Boston, MA

N/A

15,741

68.4%

76%

Locked

#44

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

N/A

16,068

38.3%

90%

Locked

#68

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

52,557

46.6%

89%

Locked

#179

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

N/A

28,977

63.9%

77%

Locked

Unranked

University of Phoenix ¹

Phoenix, AZ

N/A

5 ⁶

Locked

#147

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

N/A

16,317

76.0%

80%

Locked

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