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Initials » ASU      NIU      Rochester      SHU      UConn      UMass-Amherst     
City »Jonesboro Dekalb Rochester South Orange Storrs Amherst 
State »AR IL NY NJ CT MA 
Size »17,945 25,101 19,768 10,920 27,841 32,157 
F:M »62.1:37.9 52.3:47.7 31.3:68.7 58.5:41.5 50.4:49.6 49.8:50.2 
ACT »~27 22 27 ~27.4 ~29.3 ~25.7 
SAT »~1776.1 ~376 100 ~1415 ~1515.4 ~1466.3 
Room »$7,470 $11,790 $11,740 $13,342 $11,722 $11,166 
Instate »$7,510 $12,346 $34,424 $35,820 $12,022 $13,258 
Outstate »$13,120 $21,924 $34,424 $35,820 $30,970 $27,974 
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Education »A- B- B+ 
Innovation »B- B- B- 
Competitive »B+ B- B- B- 
Academic Success »B+ B- 
Usefulwork »B+ B- B- B- 
Social Life »C+ C+ 
Extra Curricular »B+ B- B- B- B+ B+ 
Safety »B+ A- C+ B+ 
Grounds »A- B- C+ B+ B+ C+ 
Maintenance »B+ B- B+ C+ 
Friendliness »B+ B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B+ B- 
Surrounding City »B- C- 
Funding Use »B- B- 
Alumni »17/28 yrs 34/31 yrs 45/22 yrs 13/35 yrs 17/35 yrs 57/29 yrs 
Starting Salary »$58,462 $43,621 $56,364 $47,500 $40,833 $35,238 
Current Salary »$110,000 $108,077 $79,677 $116,667 $123,077 $53,523 
10yr Salary »$76,803 $64,548 $67,009 $67,262 $64,603 $41,500 
GoingWell »82.4% 76.5% 64.4% 69.2% 76.5% 40.4% 
JobSatis »82.4% 73.5% 57.8% 76.9% 70.6% 43.9% 
American Indian »1%           
Asian »1% 5% 5% 7% 8% 7% 
Black »15% 13% 4% 12% 5% 4% 
Hispanic »2% 10% 5% 12% 7% 5% 
International »6% 4% 11% 4% 8% 6% 
White »73% 64% 53% 51% 60% 64% 
Unknown »2% 2% 21% 13% 10% 12% 
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Key:
ASU =
Arkansas State University
NIU = Northern Illinois University
Rochester = Rochester Institute of Technology
SHU = Seton Hall University
UConn = University of Connecticut
UMass-Amherst = University of Massachusetts - Amherst


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