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Save 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 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 State University

Terre Haute, IN

in-state: $8,098, out-of-state: $17,644 11,528 85.2% 63% 42 8 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

N/A 15,132 58.3% 75% 52 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 Jackson State University 1

Jackson, MS

N/A N/A 31.3% 74% 8 43 6 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
Rank Not Published Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

in-state: $8,544, out-of-state: $20,574 14,021 66.8% 65% 30 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

$32,600 2,102 63.1% 60% 42 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 Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $7,082, out-of-state: $16,426 8,018 56.0% 70% 29 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published National-​Louis University

Chicago, IL

N/A 5,737 29.8% 41% 8 15 8 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 Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

N/A 25,364 64.8% 71% 52 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

$24,500 28,457 57.7% 69% 43 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 Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

in-state: $8,450, out-of-state: $23,330 24,753 75.4% 80% 50 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX

$23,588 2,614 55.3% 58% 33 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
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 Spalding University

Louisville, KY

N/A 2,432 42.8% 71% 42 Locked Locked
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 A&M University–​Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

in-state: $7,668, out-of-state: $18,198 10,162 85.1% 61% 40 Locked Locked

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