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Initials » Clemson      EIU      GMU      MTU      Wilkes      WSU     
City »Clemson Charleston Fairfax Houghton Wilkes-Barre Winona 
State »SC IL VA MI PA MN 
Size »23,415 12,004 46,894 7,468 7,525 9,993 
F:M »46.4:53.6 59.2:40.8 55.9:44.1 26.6:73.4 62.8:37.2 61.3:38.7 
ACT »~28.1 21.4 ~29.1 ~27.9 ~29 23 
SAT »~1382.7 ~1536.7 ~1361.7 ~1327.7 100 ~1330 
Room »$8,142 $9,358 $9,580 $9,175 $12,436 $7,800 
Instate »$13,054 $10,786 $9,908 $13,728 $30,350 $8,730 
Outstate »$30,488 $27,515 $28,592 $28,608 $30,350 $14,230 
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Education »B+ B+ C+ 
Innovation »C+ B- C+ B- 
Competitive »B- B+ C+ B- 
Academic Success »B+ C+ B+ C+ 
Usefulwork »C+ B- B- 
Social Life »B- C+ B- C- C+ 
Extra Curricular »A- B- B- B+ B- 
Safety »B+ A- 
Grounds »B- B+ B- A- 
Maintenance »A- C+ B+ B- B+ 
Friendliness »B+ A- B- 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ A- B- B- 
Surrounding City »C+ D+ C+ C- 
Funding Use »B+ B- B+ 
Alumni »35/26 yrs 14/27 yrs 19/23 yrs 21/30 yrs 2/13 yrs 2/27 yrs 
Starting Salary »$48,333 $45,556 $55,938 $50,083 $50,000 $50,000 
Current Salary »$185,517 $186,250 $91,177 $118,133 $50,000 $50,000 
10yr Salary »$101,712 $97,472 $71,461 $73,073 $50,000 $50,000 
GoingWell »85.7% 64.3% 89.5% 95.2% 50% 100% 
JobSatis »74.3% 64.3% 84.2% 85.7% 50% 50% 
American Indian »      1%     
Asian »2% 1% 13% 1% 2% 2% 
Black »6% 15% 9% 2% 2% 2% 
Hispanic »2% 4% 9% 2% 2% 2% 
International »7% 2% 5% 15% 2% 3% 
White »76% 74% 51% 75% 84% 87% 
Unknown »5% 3% 10% 3% 6% 2% 
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Key:
Clemson =
Clemson University
EIU = Eastern Illinois University
GMU = George Mason University
MTU = Michigan Technological University
Wilkes = Wilkes University
WSU = Winona State University


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