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	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	N/A	30,765	75.5%	75%	26	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	Wright State University Dayton, OH	in-state: $8,354, out-of-state: $16,182	18,304	75.3%	68%	40	Locked	Locked
#199	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	in-state: $5,318, out-of-state: $17,896	27,386	60.7%	79%	59	Locked	Locked
#199	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	N/A	11,518	62.1%	74%	49	Locked	Locked
#199	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350	12,725	92.3%	76%	60	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
#199	University of North Carolina–Charlotte Charlotte, NC	in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386	25,277	69.6%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#199	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	in-state: $7,704, out-of-state: $9,650	9,970	88.9%	76%	49	Locked	Locked
#189	Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI	$24,478	3,547	36.1%	79%	63	Locked	Locked
#189	Ashland University ¹ Ashland, OH	N/A	N/A	72.3%	71% ⁸	61 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#189	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	in-state: $6,749, out-of-state: $20,018	14,153	60.2%	73%	51	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
#189	Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL	in-state: $13,044, out-of-state: $22,510	22,990	52.5%	73%	56	Locked	Locked
#189	University of Colorado–Denver Denver, CO	N/A	22,495	74.6%	73%	40	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
#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
#189	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	N/A	25,086	83.2%	74%	56	Locked	Locked
#189	Widener University Chester, PA	$36,382	6,464	66.3%	72%	54	Locked	Locked
#184	Ball State University Muncie, IN	in-state: $8,980, out-of-state: $23,650	22,147	67.5%	79%	55	Locked	Locked
#184	Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH	in-state: $10,520, out-of-state: $17,828	17,577	75.5%	74%	58	Locked	Locked
#184	North Dakota State University Fargo, ND	in-state: $7,233, out-of-state: $17,478	14,399	86.0%	78%	53	Locked	Locked
#184	University of Alabama–Huntsville Huntsville, AL	N/A	7,629	63.7%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
#184	University of Houston Houston, TX	N/A	39,820	63.6%	80%	46	Locked	Locked
#179	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	$31,076	9,929	49.2%	85%	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

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

N/A

30,765

75.5%

75%

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

Wright State University

Dayton, OH

in-state: $8,354, out-of-state: $16,182

18,304

75.3%

68%

Locked

#199

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

in-state: $5,318, out-of-state: $17,896

27,386

60.7%

79%

Locked

#199

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

N/A

11,518

62.1%

74%

Locked

#199

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

in-state: $7,404, out-of-state: $9,350

12,725

92.3%

76%

Locked

#199

University of Montana

Missoula, MT

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

12,866

81.8% ⁴

73%

Locked

#199

University of North Carolina–Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

in-state: $5,857, out-of-state: $18,386

25,277

69.6%

78%

Locked

#199

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

in-state: $7,704, out-of-state: $9,650

9,970

88.9%

76%

Locked

#189

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

$24,478

3,547

36.1%

79%

Locked

#189

Ashland University ¹

Ashland, OH

N/A

72.3%

71% ⁸

61 ⁶

Locked

#189

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

in-state: $6,749, out-of-state: $20,018

14,153

60.2%

73%

Locked

#189

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

in-state: $6,040, out-of-state: $19,068

18,024

80.2%

72%

Locked

#189

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL

in-state: $13,044, out-of-state: $22,510

22,990

52.5%

73%

Locked

#189

University of Colorado–Denver

Denver, CO

N/A

22,495

74.6%

73%

Locked

#189

University of Nevada–Reno

Reno, NV

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

18,004

86.2%

78%

Locked

#189

University of North Carolina–Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

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

18,265

58.7%

77%

Locked

#189

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

N/A

25,086

83.2%

74%

Locked

#189

Widener University

Chester, PA

$36,382

6,464

66.3%

72%

Locked

#184

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

in-state: $8,980, out-of-state: $23,650

22,147

67.5%

79%

Locked

#184

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH

in-state: $10,520, out-of-state: $17,828

17,577

75.5%

74%

Locked

#184

North Dakota State University

Fargo, ND

in-state: $7,233, out-of-state: $17,478

14,399

86.0%

78%

Locked

#184

University of Alabama–Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

N/A

7,629

63.7%

77%

Locked

#184

University of Houston

Houston, TX

N/A

39,820

63.6%

80%

Locked

#179

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

$31,076

9,929

49.2%

85%

Locked