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Initials » Adrian      Hope      KVCC      KSU      UIowa      VIC      MA/WSU     
City »Adrian Holland Kalamazoo Manhattan Iowa City Bristol Westfield 
State »MI MI MI KS IA VA MA 
Size »1,836 3,647 16,143 29,039 35,057 548 7,248 
F:M »46.7:53.3 60.3:39.7 51.3:48.7 48.0:52.0 51.4:48.6 68.2:31.8 54.3:45.7 
ACT »~26.4 26  ~27.3 ~27 ~25.2 ~24 
SAT »~1387.5 100  ~1304 ~1370.7 ~1368.9 ~1372.1 
Room »$9,238 $8,810 $  $7,710 $9,424 $7,849 $9,795 
Instate »$30,758 $28,720 $4,711 $8,585 $8,061 $24,642 $8,694 
Outstate »$30,758 $28,720 $6,354 $21,530 $26,931 $24,642 $14,774 
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Education »B+ B+ B- C+ B- 
Innovation »B+ C+ B- B- C+ 
Competitive »B+ B- B- C+ B- 
Academic Success »B+ B+ B- C+ C+ 
Usefulwork »B- C+ B- 
Social Life »C+ B- C+ B+ C- C- 
Extra Curricular »B+ C+ B+ C- C+ 
Safety »B+ A- B+ B+ C+ 
Grounds »B+ A- B+ C- 
Maintenance »C+ B+ B+ D+ 
Friendliness »A- A- B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »A- A- C+ B+ B+ B- 
Surrounding City »B- B- B- B+ D+ 
Funding Use »B- B+ 
Alumni »0/0 yrs 10/34 yrs 2/20 yrs 13/26 yrs 27/26 yrs 17/25 yrs 8/21 yrs 
Starting Salary »$  $32,780 $  $44,000 $42,826 $33,077 $40,000 
Current Salary »$  $52,224 $  $81,667 $129,333 $41,429 $73,333 
10yr Salary »$38,482 $58,543 $75,594 $36,472 $56,103 
GoingWell »0% 70% 50% 84.6% 85.2% 70.6% 37.5% 
JobSatis »0% 60% 50% 76.9% 66.7% 64.7% 25% 
American Indian »    1%     1%   
Asian »  2% 1% 2% 3%   1% 
Black »12% 2% 16% 4% 3% 7% 4% 
Hispanic »4% 4% 4% 5% 5% 2% 6% 
International »4% 2% 1% 9% 11% 2% 1% 
White »71% 72% 72% 72% 68% 82% 78% 
Unknown »6% 17% 4% 6% 7% 5% 7% 
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Key:
Adrian =
Adrian College
Hope = Hope College
KVCC = Kalamazoo Valley Community College
KSU = Kansas State University
UIowa = University of Iowa
VIC = Virginia Intermont College
MA/WSU = Westfield State University


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