National University Rankings

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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
#174	Utah State University Logan, UT	in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078	26,757	96.9%	72%	53	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
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
#165	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	in-state: $6,090, out-of-state: $18,868	29,617	84.8%	80%	57	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
#165	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	in-state: $6,212, out-of-state: $19,000	12,312	60.9%	79%	51	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
#189	University of Nevada–Reno Reno, NV	in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844	18,004	86.2%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#160	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	in-state: $6,264, out-of-state: $15,828	20,424	67.8%	83%	60 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Mississippi University, MS	in-state: $6,282, out-of-state: $16,266	18,224	79.0%	81%	60	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	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	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	University of Alaska–Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	in-state: $6,443, out-of-state: $18,893	9,818	79.2%	76%	31	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	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	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	in-state: $6,514, out-of-state: $17,788	12,599	72.8%	70%	46	Locked	Locked
#77	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820	2,346	46.8%	85%	66	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

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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

#174

Utah State University

Logan, UT

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

26,757

96.9%

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

Rank Not Published

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

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

11,982

63.0%

74%

Locked

#165

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

in-state: $6,090, out-of-state: $18,868

29,617

84.8%

80%

Locked

#189

University of North Carolina–Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

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

18,265

58.7%

77%

Locked

#165

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

in-state: $6,212, out-of-state: $19,000

12,312

60.9%

79%

Locked

#199

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

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

12,866

81.8% ⁴

73%

Locked

#189

University of Nevada–Reno

Reno, NV

in-state: $6,248, out-of-state: $19,844

18,004

86.2%

78%

Locked

#160

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

in-state: $6,264, out-of-state: $15,828

20,424

67.8%

83%

60 ⁸

Locked

#151

University of Mississippi

University, MS

in-state: $6,282, out-of-state: $16,266

18,224

79.0%

81%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

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

16,604

63.2%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

in-state: $6,408, out-of-state: $14,442

15,100

93.9%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Florida International University

Miami, FL

in-state: $6,417, out-of-state: $18,816

44,686

39.4%

82%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Alaska–Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

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

9,818

79.2%

76%

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

University of Nebraska–Omaha

Omaha, NE

in-state: $6,510, out-of-state: $16,520

14,712

75.7%

72%

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

#77

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

in-state: $6,570, out-of-state: $15,820

2,346

46.8%

85%

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%

Locked