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Initials » Lyon      SPA-Iowa City      SAIC/STAIO-Chicago      SAI     
City »Batesville Iowa City Chicago New York 
State »AR IA IL NY 
Size »624 81 3,594 51 
F:M »53.2:46.8 96.3:3.7 69.1:30.9 41.2:58.8 
ACT »~27.8  ~27.1  
SAT »  ~1457.5  
Room »$7,560 $  $14,190 $  
Instate »$23,594 $  $40,585 $  
Outstate »$23,594 $  $40,585 $  
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Education »A-   
Innovation »B+  A-  
Competitive »A-   
Academic Success »A-   
Usefulwork »B+   
Social Life »B-  C+  
Extra Curricular » C-  
Safety »  
Grounds » B-  
Maintenance »C+  B+  
Friendliness »A-  B-  
Faculty Accessibility »  
Surrounding City » A-  
Funding Use »C+   
Alumni »21/31 yrs 0/0 yrs 9/23 yrs 0/0 yrs 
Starting Salary »$90,833 $  $50,000 $  
Current Salary »$163,158 $  $250,000 $  
10yr Salary »$114,315 $138,495 
GoingWell »95.2% 0% 44.4% 0% 
JobSatis »100% 0% 33.3% 0% 
American Indian »1% 2% 1%   
Asian »1%   11% 14% 
Black »4% 5% 4% 25% 
Hispanic »5% 4% 6% 29% 
International »5%   22%   
White »76% 86% 52% 25% 
Unknown »8%   2% 2% 
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Key:
Lyon =
Lyon College
SPA-Iowa City = Salon Professional Academy - Iowa City
SAIC/STAIO-Chicago = School of the Art Institute of Chicago
SAI = Spanish American Institute


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