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Initials » Baylor      Drexel      URoch      WISC-Madison      VCU     
City »Waco Philadelphia Rochester Madison Richmond 
State »TX PA NY WI VA 
Size »16,526 30,047 11,252 46,228 36,161 
F:M »56.8:43.2 52.9:47.1 52.3:47.7 51.5:48.5 57.0:43.0 
ACT »~29.1 ~30.2 ~31 ~30 ~24.7 
SAT »~1467.9 ~1490.5 ~1547.3 ~1392.2 ~1410.4 
Room »$9,641 $14,415 $13,128 $8,287 $9,082 
Instate »$35,972 $40,741 $45,372 $10,403 $12,002 
Outstate »$35,972 $40,741 $45,372 $26,653 $29,473 
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Education »B+ B- A- B+ B- 
Innovation »C+ B+ B+ 
Competitive »B+ B- B+ B- 
Academic Success »C+ B+ B+ B- 
Usefulwork »C+ B+ B+ C+ 
Social Life »C+ C+ B- A- B- 
Extra Curricular »C+ B+ A- B- 
Safety »B+ C+ B+ B+ 
Grounds »A- A- C+ 
Maintenance »A- C+ B+ B+ B- 
Friendliness »B+ B- B+ B+ B- 
Faculty Accessibility »A- B- B+ B- 
Surrounding City »C- A- C+ A- B- 
Funding Use »B+ C+ B+ B+ B- 
Alumni »44/31 yrs 19/24 yrs 35/25 yrs 40/30 yrs 18/28 yrs 
Starting Salary »$52,895 $72,692 $74,227 $76,964 $38,438 
Current Salary »$151,806 $85,000 $213,542 $200,577 $76,818 
10yr Salary »$84,597 $77,885 $129,511 $117,761 $52,344 
GoingWell »81.8% 57.9% 71.4% 80% 66.7% 
JobSatis »75% 57.9% 74.3% 72.5% 55.6% 
American Indian »          
Asian »6% 10% 8% 5% 11% 
Black »7% 8% 5% 2% 16% 
Hispanic »13% 5% 4% 4% 6% 
International »4% 10% 18% 12% 6% 
White »65% 58% 51% 72% 54% 
Unknown »1% 6% 11% 2% 4% 
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Drexel = Drexel University
URoch = University of Rochester
WISC-Madison = University of Wisconsin - Madison
VCU = Virginia Commonwealth University


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