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Initials » NIU      Rochester      SHU      UConn     
City »Dekalb Rochester South Orange Storrs 
State »IL NY NJ CT 
Size »25,101 19,768 10,920 27,841 
F:M »52.3:47.7 31.3:68.7 58.5:41.5 50.4:49.6 
ACT »22 27 ~27.4 ~29.3 
SAT »~376 100 ~1415 ~1515.4 
Room »$11,790 $11,740 $13,342 $11,722 
Instate »$12,346 $34,424 $35,820 $12,022 
Outstate »$21,924 $34,424 $35,820 $30,970 
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Education »B- B+ 
Innovation »B- B- 
Competitive »B- B- 
Academic Success »B- 
Usefulwork »B- B- 
Social Life »C+ C+ 
Extra Curricular »B- B- B- B+ 
Safety »A- C+ B+ 
Grounds »B- C+ B+ B+ 
Maintenance »B- B+ 
Friendliness »B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ 
Surrounding City »B- C- 
Funding Use »B- B- 
Alumni »34/31 yrs 45/22 yrs 13/35 yrs 17/35 yrs 
Starting Salary »$43,621 $56,364 $47,500 $40,833 
Current Salary »$108,077 $79,677 $116,667 $123,077 
10yr Salary »$64,548 $67,009 $67,262 $64,603 
GoingWell »76.5% 64.4% 69.2% 76.5% 
JobSatis »73.5% 57.8% 76.9% 70.6% 
American Indian »        
Asian »5% 5% 7% 8% 
Black »13% 4% 12% 5% 
Hispanic »10% 5% 12% 7% 
International »4% 11% 4% 8% 
White »64% 53% 51% 60% 
Unknown »2% 21% 13% 10% 
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Key:
NIU =
Northern Illinois University
Rochester = Rochester Institute of Technology
SHU = Seton Hall University
UConn = University of Connecticut


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