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Initials » GCU      NIU      Rochester      Rutgers-New Brunswick      SHU      UConn     
City »Phoenix Dekalb Rochester New Brunswick South Orange Storrs 
State »AZ IL NY NJ NJ CT 
Size »80,549 25,101 19,768 45,579 10,920 27,841 
F:M »75.6:24.4 52.3:47.7 31.3:68.7 51.5:48.5 58.5:41.5 50.4:49.6 
ACT »~26.1 22 27 ~26.7 ~27.4 ~29.3 
SAT »~1427.1 ~376 100 ~1367.1 ~1415 ~1515.4 
Room »$8,000 $11,790 $11,740 $11,578 $13,342 $11,722 
Instate »$8,545 $12,346 $34,424 $13,499 $35,820 $12,022 
Outstate »$8,545 $21,924 $34,424 $27,523 $35,820 $30,970 
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Education »B- B- B+ 
Innovation »C+ B- B- B- 
Competitive »B- B- B- 
Academic Success »B- B- 
Usefulwork »C+ B- B- 
Social Life »C+ C+ C+ 
Extra Curricular »C+ B- B- B+ B- B+ 
Safety »B- A- B- C+ B+ 
Grounds »B- B- C+ B- B+ B+ 
Maintenance »B- B- B+ B- 
Friendliness »B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B- B+ 
Surrounding City »C+ B- B- C- 
Funding Use »C+ B- B- 
Alumni »10/22 yrs 34/31 yrs 45/22 yrs 30/31 yrs 13/35 yrs 17/35 yrs 
Starting Salary »$44,000 $43,621 $56,364 $37,500 $47,500 $40,833 
Current Salary »$55,000 $108,077 $79,677 $242,954 $116,667 $123,077 
10yr Salary »$49,116 $64,548 $67,009 $104,206 $67,262 $64,603 
GoingWell »40% 76.5% 64.4% 80% 69.2% 76.5% 
JobSatis »30% 73.5% 57.8% 70% 76.9% 70.6% 
American Indian »1%           
Asian »4% 5% 5% 21% 7% 8% 
Black »27% 13% 4% 8% 12% 5% 
Hispanic »10% 10% 5% 11% 12% 7% 
International »  4% 11% 7% 4% 8% 
White »40% 64% 53% 47% 51% 60% 
Unknown »15% 2% 21% 2% 13% 10% 
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Key:
GCU =
Grand Canyon University
NIU = Northern Illinois University
Rochester = Rochester Institute of Technology
Rutgers-New Brunswick = Rutgers University - New Brunswick
SHU = Seton Hall University
UConn = University of Connecticut


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