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Initials » Brown      FIDM-Los Angeles      MMM/MMC      NYU      RISD/RID      Yale     
City »Providence Los Angeles New York New York Providence New Haven 
State »RI CA NY NY RI CT 
Size »9,465 5,199 2,169 52,125 2,486 12,958 
F:M »52.5:47.5 88.6:11.4 77.3:22.7 58.0:42.0 65.5:34.5 50.3:49.7 
ACT »~32.7 ~25 ~25.3 ~30.5 ~32.4 ~2223850.9 
SAT »~1610.9 ~1358 ~1434.9 ~1544.5 100 ~918669 
Room »$11,620 $  $15,600 $16,622 $12,272 $13,500 
Instate »$45,612 $28,920 $26,640 $44,848 $42,932 $44,000 
Outstate »$45,612 $28,920 $26,640 $44,848 $42,932 $44,000 
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Education »A- B- B+ A- A- 
Innovation »A- B+ B- B+ A- A- 
Competitive »A- B+ B- B+ 
Academic Success »A- B+ C+ B+ A- A- 
Usefulwork »A- B+ C+ A- A- 
Social Life »A- B- C+ A- 
Extra Curricular »B- B- A- 
Safety »B+ B+ B+ B+ B+ B+ 
Grounds »A- A- C+ B- A- A- 
Maintenance »B+ B- B+ A- 
Friendliness »A- A- B+ A- 
Faculty Accessibility »A- B+ A- 
Surrounding City »A- A- 
Funding Use »A- B+ C+ A- A- 
Alumni »49/33 yrs 16/22 yrs 5/27 yrs 59/29 yrs 13/22 yrs 39/31 yrs 
Starting Salary »$62,321 $45,833 $32,500 $45,510 $270,000 $52,885 
Current Salary »$269,355 $94,500 $48,750 $158,523 $254,444 $185,227 
10yr Salary »$124,681 $68,260 $38,519 $84,081 $262,798 $95,167 
GoingWell »81.6% 81.3% 80% 74.6% 53.9% 56.4% 
JobSatis »83.7% 56.3% 80% 69.5% 46.2% 53.9% 
American Indian »  1% 1%       
Asian »11% 12% 4% 14% 16% 12% 
Black »5% 6% 11% 5% 2% 5% 
Hispanic »9% 23% 16% 7% 6% 7% 
International »16% 12% 4% 15% 23% 21% 
White »44% 34% 58% 39% 34% 46% 
Unknown »10% 9% 5% 18% 17% 5% 
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Key:
Brown =
Brown University
FIDM-Los Angeles = Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles
MMM/MMC = Marymount Manhattan College
NYU = New York University
RISD/RID = Rhode Island School of Design
Yale = Yale University


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