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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
Rank Not Published	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	N/A	14,769	87.3%	66%	39	Locked	Locked
#115	University of South Carolina Columbia, SC	N/A	30,721	63.1%	87%	70	Locked	Locked
#170	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	N/A	39,596	38.1%	88%	52	Locked	Locked
#101	University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN	N/A	30,194	69.7%	85%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–Arlington Arlington, TX	N/A	33,439	69.0%	68%	42	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	N/A	18,864	53.4%	84%	61	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	University of Texas–El Paso El Paso, TX	N/A	22,640	99.8%	72%	37	Locked	Locked
#46	University of Washington Seattle, WA	N/A	42,428	58.4%	93%	80	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	N/A	48,982	96.0%	80% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	N/A	30,765	75.5%	75%	26	Locked	Locked
#189	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	N/A	25,086	83.2%	74%	56	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	N/A	11,943	96.7% ⁴	72% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Alliant International University San Diego, CA	$16,810	4,330	N/A	N/A	29 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA	$18,912	3,843	71.7%	65%	41	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN	$21,290	2,478	76.7%	72%	54	Locked	Locked
#120	Howard University Washington, DC	$22,683	10,583	53.9%	83%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX	$23,588	2,614	55.3%	58%	33	Locked	Locked
#179	Edgewood College Madison, WI	$23,740	2,658	71.9%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#160	Maryville University of St. Louis St Louis, MO	$23,746	3,846	67.4%	82%	68	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI	$24,330	5,358	47.6%	69%	54	Locked	Locked
#189	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$24,478	3,547	36.1%	79%	63	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, FL	$24,500	28,457	57.7%	69%	43	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$25,330	7,013	75.7%	77%	49	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Trinity International University Deerfield, IL	$25,840	2,814	98.1%	70%	57	Locked	Locked
#151	St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY	$27,370	3,977	66.5%	83%	73	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 South Alabama

Mobile, AL

N/A

14,769

87.3%

66%

Locked

#115

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

N/A

30,721

63.1%

87%

Locked

#170

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

N/A

39,596

38.1%

88%

Locked

#101

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

N/A

30,194

69.7%

85%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–Arlington

Arlington, TX

N/A

33,439

69.0%

68%

Locked

#151

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

N/A

18,864

53.4%

84%

Locked

Rank Not Published

University of Texas–El Paso

El Paso, TX

N/A

22,640

99.8%

72%

Locked

#46

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

N/A

42,428

58.4%

93%

Locked

Unranked

Walden University

Minneapolis, MN

N/A

48,982

96.0%

80% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

N/A

30,765

75.5%

75%

Locked

#189

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

N/A

25,086

83.2%

74%

Locked

Unranked

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

N/A

11,943

96.7% ⁴

72% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Alliant International University

San Diego, CA

$16,810

4,330

N/A

29 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, GA

$18,912

3,843

71.7%

65%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Trevecca Nazarene University

Nashville, TN

$21,290

2,478

76.7%

72%

Locked

#120

Howard University

Washington, DC

$22,683

10,583

53.9%

83%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX

$23,588

2,614

55.3%

58%

Locked

#179

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

$23,740

2,658

71.9%

78%

Locked

#160

Maryville University of St. Louis

St Louis, MO

$23,746

3,846

67.4%

82%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

$24,330

5,358

47.6%

69%

Locked

#189

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

$24,478

3,547

36.1%

79%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Nova Southeastern University

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$24,500

28,457

57.7%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

$25,330

7,013

75.7%

77%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Trinity International University

Deerfield, IL

$25,840

2,814

98.1%

70%

Locked

#151

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

$27,370

3,977

66.5%

83%

Locked

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