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Initials » ABU      Camelot      CHD      CIA      CSI      Collins      DEWV/D&EC      KC-Indianapolis      MSU-Business      OC&TC      PAFA/PACASB      PSCA      RVC      RMEC-Lansing      SPA-Tampa      SMFA/STMFA-Boston      SA      UMiss-Columbia Engineering      USD-Business      WS     
City »Philippi Baton Rouge Jacksonville Cleveland Twin Falls Phoenix Elkins Indianapolis East Lansing Oregon Du Bois  Rockford Lansing Tampa Boston Clearwater Columbia San Diego Portland 
State »WV LA NC OH ID AZ WV IN MI OH PA PA IL MI FL MA FL MO CA OR 
Size »949 503 27 566 12,788 796 925 376   53 79   14,869 243 210 776 427     1,701 
F:M »50.4:49.6 99.4:0.6 81.5:18.5 58.3:41.7 65.2:34.8 25.0:75.0 56.9:43.1 93.4:6.6 0.0:0.0 90.6:9.4 93.7:6.3 0.0:0.0 56.4:43.6 92.2:7.8 92.9:7.1 69.8:30.2 87.1:12.9 0.0:0.0 0.0:0.0 31.4:68.6 
ACT »~24.7 ~16.3  ~28.5   20.4      ~26.8   ~17     
SAT »~980   ~1657.3  ~1200 100         ~1600     
Room »$7,236 $3,114 $  $12,132 $5,370 $  $8,750 $5,607 $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $11,400 $  $  $  $  
Instate »$22,740 $10,800 $  $36,509 $3,640 $14,344 $24,992 $7,350 $  $  $  $  $7,964 $  $  $39,564 $  $  $  $  
Outstate »$22,740 $10,800 $  $36,509 $6,720 $14,344 $24,992 $7,350 $  $  $  $  $14,534 $  $  $39,564 $  $  $  $  
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Education »A-  B+ A- C+ D+           
Innovation »B+ C+  C+ B- B+           
Competitive »C+ B-  C- B- C+     C+   C+     
Academic Success »A- B-  A- C+ B- C+     C+       
Usefulwork »B- B-  B- B-       C+     
Social Life »C- C-  D+ D+     C-   C-     
Extra Curricular »C-  C+ B- C+       C-     
Safety »C+ B+  B- B+ B-       B+     
Grounds »C+  B- B- B- C-     C+   C+     
Maintenance »C+  B+ B+     B-   B-     
Friendliness »B- B+  A- B+ A+           
Faculty Accessibility »B+  B+ C+ B- A+     B-   C+     
Surrounding City »B-  C+ A- D+ A+       A-     
Funding Use » B- A-           
Alumni »0/0 yrs 5/14 yrs 0/0 yrs 1/17 yrs 2/23 yrs 7/18 yrs 7/24 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 6/20 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 3/29 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 0/0 yrs 
Starting Salary »$  $40,000 $  $20,000 $50,000 $  $25,000 $  $  $  $  $  $27,500 $  $  $100,000 $  $  $  $  
Current Salary »$  $50,000 $  $20,000 $100,000 $  $45,000 $  $  $  $  $  $62,500 $  $  $91,667 $  $  $  $  
10yr Salary »$47,042 $20,000 $71,739 $33,439 $45,177 $97,156 
GoingWell »0% 80% 0% 100% 100% 14.3% 57.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66.7% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
JobSatis »0% 20% 0% 0% 100% 14.3% 42.9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% 66.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
American Indian »        1% 6% 1% 1%         1%               
Asian »3%   11% 3% 1% 1% 1% 2%         3% 1% 4% 4% 1%     16% 
Black »15% 98% 52% 10% 1% 10% 3% 30%   13%     12% 9% 7% 3% 16%     4% 
Hispanic »3%     4% 15% 17%   5%   15%     14% 6% 19% 7% 13%     4% 
International »2%     4% 1%   8%                 11%       2% 
White »77% 2% 33% 75% 75% 32% 64% 61%   70% 97%   67% 81% 69% 57% 67%     67% 
Unknown »        6% 29% 23% 1%     1%   1% 1% 2% 14% 1%     4% 
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Key:
ABU =
Alderson Broaddus University
Camelot = Camelot College
CHD = Cheveux School of Hair Design
CIA = Cleveland Institute of Art
CSI = College of Southern Idaho
Collins = Collins College
DEWV/D&EC = Davis & Elkins College
KC-Indianapolis = Kaplan College - Indianapolis
MSU-Business = Michigan State University Business School
OC&TC = Oregon Career & Technology Center
PAFA/PACASB = Pennsylvania Academy of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences - Du Bois
PSCA = PSC Academy
RVC = Rock Valley College
RMEC-Lansing = Ross Medical Education Center - Lansing
SPA-Tampa = Salon Professional Academy - Tampa
SMFA/STMFA-Boston = School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston
SA = Sunstate Academy
UMiss-Columbia Engineering = University of Missouri - Columbia Engineering School
USD-Business = University of San Diego Business School
WS = Western Seminary


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