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Initials » Furman      UHouston      WSU     
City »Greenville Houston Ogden 
State »SC TX UT 
Size »3,282 46,182 34,258 
F:M »59.5:40.5 49.6:50.4 53.1:46.9 
ACT »28 ~26.1 ~25.2 
SAT »100 ~1327.2 ~853 
Room »$10,844 $8,912 $7,473 
Instate »$43,164 $8,401 $4,990 
Outstate »$43,164 $16,897 $13,311 
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Innovation »B+ B- B- 
Competitive »B+ B- 
Academic Success »B+ B- 
Usefulwork »B+ B- 
Social Life »B- C+ 
Extra Curricular »B- 
Safety »C+ A- 
Grounds »A+ B+ 
Maintenance »A- 
Friendliness »A- 
Faculty Accessibility »A- B+ 
Surrounding City »B+ B+ B- 
Funding Use »A- B- 
Alumni »26/24 yrs 79/33 yrs 6/25 yrs 
Starting Salary »$50,938 $58,571 $47,000 
Current Salary »$144,286 $142,966 $61,667 
10yr Salary »$89,352 $84,068 $52,938 
GoingWell »88.5% 79.8% 83.3% 
JobSatis »73.1% 83.5% 66.7% 
American Indian »      
Asian »2% 18% 1% 
Black »6% 11% 1% 
Hispanic »3% 25% 8% 
International »2% 9% 1% 
White »82% 32% 54% 
Unknown »3% 1% 32% 
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Furman University:
Wake Forest University -- Winston-Salem, NC
George Washington University -- District of Columbia, DC
Davidson College -- Davidson, NC

 

University of Houston:
University of Texas -- Austin, TX
Southwest Texas State University -- San Marcos, TX
Texas A&M University at College Station -- College Station, TX

 

Weber State University:
University of Washington -- Seattle, WA
Arizona State University West -- Pheonix, AZ
Utah State University -- Logan, UT

 
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