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Initials » AJU      BSU      Benedict      Carleton      CCCRJD      CA-Denver      Ithaca      MHC      MDC      PPCC      Polytechnic-Engineering      SCSU     
City »Birmingham Bemidji Columbia Northfield Chicago Denver Ithaca  Miami Colorado Springs Brooklyn New Haven 
State »AL MN SC MN IL CO NY  FL CO NY CT 
Size »  6,349 3,238 2,087 15,623 913 7,310   99,253 21,916   12,337 
F:M »0.0:0.0 56.9:43.1 50.5:49.5 52.9:47.1 59.4:40.6 76.8:23.2 57.2:42.8 0.0:0.0 57.9:42.1 57.0:43.0 0.0:0.0 63.7:36.3 
ACT »~1 ~22.6 ~20.4 ~31.8 ~7  ~27.8  ~38.2 ~29  ~22.7 
SAT »~500 ~1276.7 ~1190 ~1533.8   ~1426.8  ~1162 ~1580  ~1531.5 
Room »$  $7,254 $8,104 $11,982 $  $  $13,900 $  $  $  $  $10,960 
Instate »$3,350 $8,124 $18,254 $46,167 $5,961 $17,211 $38,400 $  $3,426 $3,156 $  $8,981 
Outstate »$3,350 $8,124 $18,254 $46,167 $7,498 $17,211 $38,400 $  $11,955 $12,055 $  $20,486 
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Education »B+ A- A+  B+ C+  B- 
Innovation »B- B+ A-  B+ C- C- C+  C+ 
Competitive »D- A-  D+  B- 
Academic Success »D+ B+ A- C-  D+ C+  B- 
Usefulwork »C+ B+ A-  C+  B- 
Social Life »D- B-  B- D+ C-  C- 
Extra Curricular »B- B+ A-  D+  C+ 
Safety »A-  A- B- B-  B- 
Grounds »C+ A- B- A-   C+ 
Maintenance »D+ B- A-  C+ C+  B- 
Friendliness »C- B+ A- A- C+  B+ C+  
Faculty Accessibility »B- B+ A-  A- C+ C+  B- 
Surrounding City »A+ B-  B- B-  B- 
Funding Use »A-   C+ 
Alumni »1/14 yrs 8/23 yrs 4/23 yrs 23/29 yrs 2/39 yrs 1/21 yrs 16/26 yrs 0/0 yrs 8/26 yrs 3/18 yrs 1/55 yrs 11/24 yrs 
Starting Salary »$75,000 $45,000 $50,000 $40,556 $15,000 $  $34,000 $  $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 $49,375 
Current Salary »$75,000 $62,500 $50,000 $213,077 $50,000 $  $74,546 $  $75,000 $50,000 $200,000 $74,286 
10yr Salary »$75,000 $52,609 $50,000 $99,236 $24,091 $49,838 $40,833 $32,599 $44,545 $59,584 
GoingWell »100% 50% 50% 100% 50% 0% 75% 0% 37.5% 100% 100% 63.6% 
JobSatis »100% 50% 50% 95.7% 100% 0% 68.8% 0% 62.5% 100% 0% 63.6% 
American Indian »  3%       1%       1%     
Asian »  1%   8% 2% 2% 3%   1% 3%   3% 
Black »  2% 98% 3% 21% 20% 4%   18% 9%   14% 
Hispanic »  2%   7% 68% 30% 6%   68% 13%   9% 
International »  3%   8%     3%   2%       
White »  83%   67% 8% 44% 69%   8% 62%   65% 
Unknown »  5% 1% 2% 1% 1% 12%   3% 7%   6% 
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Key:
AJU =
Andrew Jackson University
BSU = Bemidji State University
Benedict = Benedict College
Carleton = Carleton College
CCCRJD = City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College
CA-Denver = College America - Denver
Ithaca = Ithaca College
MHC = Medicine Hat College
MDC = Miami Dade College
PPCC = Pikes Peak Community College
Polytechnic-Engineering = Polytechnic University Engineering School
SCSU = Southern Connecticut State University


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