National University Rankings
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- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,668 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,198 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,275
- Setting:
- city
Corpus Christi, TX
Founded in 1947, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi is a public institution. Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,940 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,470 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 5,557
- Setting:
- rural
Kingsville, TX
Texas A&M University--Kingsville is a public institution that was founded in 1925. The school has 34.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Texas A&M University--Kingsville is 19:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,442 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,742 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 6,881
- Setting:
- urban
Houston, TX
Texas Southern University is one of the largest historically black colleges in the country. The university is located in downtown Houston.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,050 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,580 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 9,010
- Setting:
- city
Denton, TX
A public institution, Texas Woman's University was founded in 1901.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,290 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,419
- Setting:
- urban
Nashville, TN
Trevecca Nazarene University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,419, with a gender distribution of 43.6 percent male students and 56.4 percent female students.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,840 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,265
- Setting:
- suburban
Deerfield, IL
Founded in 1897, Trinity International University is a private institution. Trinity International University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,863 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,063 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 22,966
- Setting:
- urban
Akron, OH
University of Akron is a public institution that was founded in 1870. The school has 39.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Akron is 21:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,443 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $18,893 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,622
- Setting:
- city
Fairbanks, AK
University of Alaska--Fairbanks was established in 1917 as a public institution. University of Alaska--Fairbanks follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,854 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,066 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- city
Little Rock, AR
A public institution, University of Arkansas--Little Rock was founded in 1927.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,864 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $13,486 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 15,321
- Setting:
- city
Lafayette, LA
University of Louisiana--Lafayette has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,321, with a gender distribution of 43.2 percent male students and 56.8 percent female students. At this school, 14.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 86.0 percent of students live off campus.
