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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
#179	Edgewood College Madison, WI	$23,740	2,658	71.9%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#179	Southern Illinois University–Carbondale Carbondale, IL	in-state: $11,153, out-of-state: $22,844	19,817	44.1%	68%	44	Locked	Locked
#179	University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, MO	in-state: $9,220, out-of-state: $21,754	15,492	69.3%	75%	44	Locked	Locked
#179	University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	N/A	28,977	63.9%	77%	45	Locked	Locked
#174	Biola University La Mirada, CA	$31,004	6,250	76.4%	85%	66	Locked	Locked
#174	Pace University New York, NY	$36,504	12,593	73.8%	77%	56	Locked	Locked
#174	St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	$28,320	5,688	71.9%	74%	62	Locked	Locked
#174	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	N/A	58,587	45.1%	87%	63	Locked	Locked
#174	Utah State University Logan, UT	in-state: $5,931, out-of-state: $17,078	26,757	96.9%	72%	53	Locked	Locked
#170	University of Massachusetts–Lowell Lowell, MA	in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965	15,431	65.0%	79%	50	Locked	Locked
#170	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170	14,697	70.8%	78%	54	Locked	Locked
#170	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	N/A	39,596	38.1%	88%	52	Locked	Locked
#170	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300	31,899	65.7%	85%	53	Locked	Locked
#165	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	in-state: $7,076, out-of-state: $18,236	31,303	32.9%	84%	66	Locked	Locked
#165	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	N/A	32,327	66.3%	81%	61	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
#165	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	$33,350	4,692	39.9%	82%	58	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
#160	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$34,710	5,189	57.4%	76%	56	Locked	Locked
#160	Maryville University of St. Louis St Louis, MO	$23,746	3,846	67.4%	82%	68	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
#160	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	N/A	21,153	72.7%	78%	51	Locked	Locked
#160	University of Maryland–Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	in-state: $9,764, out-of-state: $20,825	13,199	60.8%	86%	57	Locked	Locked
#156	Illinois State University Normal, IL	in-state: $12,726, out-of-state: $20,016	21,310	63.4%	85%	71	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Hawaii–Manoa Honolulu, HI	in-state: $9,404, out-of-state: $25,652	20,429	78.4%	78%	55	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Maine Orono, ME	in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454	11,168	77.7%	78%	60	Locked	Locked
#156	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428	12,925	96.0%	73%	53	Locked	Locked
#155	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$29,320	7,922	69.2%	80%	66	Locked	Locked
#151	St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY	$27,370	3,977	66.5%	83%	73	Locked	Locked
#151	University of Alabama–Birmingham Birmingham, AL	N/A	17,575	72.2%	80%	45	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
#151	University of Texas–Dallas Richardson, TX	N/A	18,864	53.4%	84%	61	Locked	Locked
#147	South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC	N/A	4,326	95.8%	65%	35	Locked	Locked
#147	St. John's University Queens, NY	$35,520	21,067	49.1%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#147	University of Illinois–Chicago Chicago, IL	in-state: $13,050, out-of-state: $25,440	28,091	62.8%	80%	54	Locked	Locked
#147	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	N/A	16,317	76.0%	80%	63	Locked	Locked
#139	Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977	72,254	88.9%	82%	57	Locked	Locked
#139	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764	33,320	52.8%	86%	64	Locked	Locked
#139	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	N/A	23,863	98.9%	80%	56	Locked	Locked
#139	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	in-state: $14,740, out-of-state: $27,140	9,558	68.5%	83%	54	Locked	Locked
#139	Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK	in-state: $7,442, out-of-state: $19,457	24,231	81.7%	79%	62	Locked	Locked
#139	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	in-state: $8,082, out-of-state: $22,212	24,977	77.7%	82%	61	Locked	Locked
#139	Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, NY	$39,566	4,487	68.2%	85%	54	Locked	Locked
#139	University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	in-state: $10,784, out-of-state: $25,816	32,264	64.8%	85%	59	Locked	Locked
#134	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400	30,450	75.9%	83%	64	Locked	Locked
#134	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$32,295	25,398	64.1%	86%	66	Locked	Locked
#134	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$35,450	11,404	58.8%	78%	58	Locked	Locked
#134	Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	N/A	29,718	79.6%	84%	62	Locked	Locked
#134	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	in-state: $7,554, out-of-state: $18,434	23,199	60.9%	83%	59	Locked	Locked
#131	Ohio University Athens, OH	in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180	26,201	86.1%	81%	65	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

#179

Edgewood College

Madison, WI

$23,740

2,658

71.9%

78%

Locked

#179

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

in-state: $11,153, out-of-state: $22,844

19,817

44.1%

68%

Locked

#179

University of Missouri–Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

in-state: $9,220, out-of-state: $21,754

15,492

69.3%

75%

Locked

#179

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

N/A

28,977

63.9%

77%

Locked

#174

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

$31,004

6,250

76.4%

85%

Locked

#174

Pace University

New York, NY

$36,504

12,593

73.8%

77%

Locked

#174

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

$28,320

5,688

71.9%

74%

Locked

#174

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

N/A

58,587

45.1%

87%

Locked

#174

Utah State University

Logan, UT

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

26,757

96.9%

72%

Locked

#170

University of Massachusetts–Lowell

Lowell, MA

in-state: $11,852, out-of-state: $18,965

15,431

65.0%

79%

Locked

#170

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

in-state: $7,254, out-of-state: $17,170

14,697

70.8%

78%

Locked

#170

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

N/A

39,596

38.1%

88%

Locked

#170

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

in-state: $9,885, out-of-state: $23,300

31,899

65.7%

85%

Locked

#165

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

in-state: $7,076, out-of-state: $18,236

31,303

32.9%

84%

Locked

#165

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

N/A

32,327

66.3%

81%

Locked

#165

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

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

12,312

60.9%

79%

Locked

#165

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

$33,350

4,692

39.9%

82%

Locked

#165

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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

29,617

84.8%

80%

Locked

#160

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

$34,710

5,189

57.4%

76%

Locked

#160

Maryville University of St. Louis

St Louis, MO

$23,746

3,846

67.4%

82%

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

#160

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

N/A

21,153

72.7%

78%

Locked

#160

University of Maryland–Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

in-state: $9,764, out-of-state: $20,825

13,199

60.8%

86%

Locked

#156

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

in-state: $12,726, out-of-state: $20,016

21,310

63.4%

85%

Locked

#156

University of Hawaii–Manoa

Honolulu, HI

in-state: $9,404, out-of-state: $25,652

20,429

78.4%

78%

Locked

#156

University of Maine

Orono, ME

in-state: $10,594, out-of-state: $27,454

11,168

77.7%

78%

Locked

#156

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

in-state: $4,278, out-of-state: $13,428

12,925

96.0%

73%

Locked

#155

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

$29,320

7,922

69.2%

80%

Locked

#151

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

$27,370

3,977

66.5%

83%

Locked

#151

University of Alabama–Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

N/A

17,575

72.2%

80%

Locked

#151

University of Mississippi

University, MS

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

18,224

79.0%

81%

Locked

#151

University of Texas–Dallas

Richardson, TX

N/A

18,864

53.4%

84%

Locked

#147

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

N/A

4,326

95.8%

65%

Locked

#147

St. John's University

Queens, NY

$35,520

21,067

49.1%

78%

Locked

#147

University of Illinois–Chicago

Chicago, IL

in-state: $13,050, out-of-state: $25,440

28,091

62.8%

80%

Locked

#147

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

N/A

16,317

76.0%

80%

Locked

#139

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

in-state: $9,724, out-of-state: $22,977

72,254

88.9%

82%

Locked

#139

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

in-state: $9,620, out-of-state: $27,764

33,320

52.8%

86%

Locked

#139

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

N/A

23,863

98.9%

80%

Locked

#139

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

in-state: $14,740, out-of-state: $27,140

9,558

68.5%

83%

Locked

#139

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

in-state: $7,442, out-of-state: $19,457

24,231

81.7%

79%

Locked

#139

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

in-state: $8,082, out-of-state: $22,212

24,977

77.7%

82%

Locked

#139

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, NY

$39,566

4,487

68.2%

85%

Locked

#139

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

in-state: $10,784, out-of-state: $25,816

32,264

64.8%

85%

Locked

#134

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

in-state: $8,608, out-of-state: $24,400

30,450

75.9%

83%

Locked

#134

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

$32,295

25,398

64.1%

86%

Locked

#134

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

$35,450

11,404

58.8%

78%

Locked

#134

Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA

N/A

29,718

79.6%

84%

Locked

#134

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

in-state: $7,554, out-of-state: $18,434

23,199

60.9%

83%

Locked

#131

Ohio University

Athens, OH

in-state: $10,216, out-of-state: $19,180

26,201

86.1%

81%

Locked