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Initials » Fisher      SJSU      UB      UAB/UAlabama-Birmingham Business      UNT      WLU     
City »Boston San Jose Buffalo Birmingham Denton Lexington 
State »MA CA NY AL TX VA 
Size »3,090 31,766 32,348   43,569 2,306 
F:M »76.1:23.9 51.8:48.2 47.9:52.1 0.0:0.0 54.0:46.0 48.4:51.6 
ACT »~25 ~31.4 ~28.8  23 ~31.4 
SAT »~1118 ~1393.7 ~1327.9  100 ~1585 
Room »$14,355 $11,484 $11,567 $  $7,355 $11,250 
Instate »$27,575 $7,343 $8,211 $  $8,745 $44,507 
Outstate »$27,575 $18,503 $20,151 $  $17,241 $44,507 
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Education »B-  A- 
Innovation »B- B- B-  B+ 
Competitive »B- B- B-  B+ 
Academic Success »B- B-  B+ A- 
Usefulwork »B- B- B-  A- 
Social Life »C+  A- 
Extra Curricular »C+  A- 
Safety »B+ B- B-  B+ 
Grounds »B- B- B-  
Maintenance »C+ B- B-  B+ A- 
Friendliness »B-  B+ A- 
Faculty Accessibility »B+  B+ A- 
Surrounding City »B- B-  C+ 
Funding Use »C+ B-  A- 
Alumni »3/16 yrs 22/26 yrs 13/27 yrs 0/0 yrs 18/23 yrs 14/29 yrs 
Starting Salary »$47,500 $48,667 $36,429 $  $45,000 $48,846 
Current Salary »$62,500 $80,769 $36,250 $  $91,875 $108,333 
10yr Salary »$56,875 $61,014 $36,362 $65,292 $69,149 
GoingWell »66.7% 72.7% 84.6% 0% 77.8% 78.6% 
JobSatis »100% 54.6% 69.2% 0% 72.2% 78.6% 
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Asian »1% 32% 10%   5% 3% 
Black »9% 3% 6%   13% 4% 
Hispanic »6% 21% 5%   17% 3% 
International »5% 8% 20%   6% 4% 
White »30% 25% 51%   54% 82% 
Unknown »49% 5% 7%   1% 3% 
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Key:
Fisher =
Fisher College
SJSU = San Jose State University
UB = University Buffalo
UAB/UAlabama-Birmingham Business = University of Alabama - Birmingham Business School
UNT = University of North Texas
WLU = Washington and Lee University


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