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Initials » Benedict      Carleton      CCCRJD      CA-Denver      Ithaca      MFU      MDC      PPCC      Polytechnic-Engineering     
City »Columbia Northfield Chicago Denver Ithaca  Miami Colorado Springs Brooklyn 
State »SC MN IL CO NY NY FL CO NY 
Size »3,238 2,087 15,623 913 7,310 900 99,253 21,916   
F:M »50.5:49.5 52.9:47.1 59.4:40.6 76.8:23.2 57.2:42.8 99.9:0.0 57.9:42.1 57.0:43.0 0.0:0.0 
ACT »~20.4 ~31.8 ~7  ~27.8 ~22.3 ~38.2 ~29  
SAT »~1190 ~1533.8   ~1426.8 ~1153.3 ~1162 ~1580  
Room »$8,104 $11,982 $  $  $13,900 $8,695 $  $  $  
Instate »$18,254 $46,167 $5,961 $17,211 $38,400 $17,210 $3,426 $3,156 $  
Outstate »$18,254 $46,167 $7,498 $17,211 $38,400 $17,210 $11,955 $12,055 $  
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Education »B+ A- A+  B+ A- C+  
Innovation »B+ A-  B+ A- C- C+  
Competitive »A-   
Academic Success »B+ A- C-  A- C+  
Usefulwork »B+ A-  B+ C+  
Social Life » B- C+ D+ C-  
Extra Curricular »B+ A-  B- D+  
Safety » A- A+ B- B-  
Grounds »B- A-   
Maintenance »B- A-  C+ C+  
Friendliness »A- A- C+  B+ A- C+  
Faculty Accessibility »A-  A- C+  
Surrounding City »B-  B- B- B-  
Funding Use »A-  A-  
Alumni »4/23 yrs 23/29 yrs 2/39 yrs 1/21 yrs 16/26 yrs 6/34 yrs 8/26 yrs 3/18 yrs 1/55 yrs 
Starting Salary »$50,000 $40,556 $15,000 $  $34,000 $50,000 $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 
Current Salary »$50,000 $213,077 $50,000 $  $74,546 $62,500 $75,000 $50,000 $200,000 
10yr Salary »$50,000 $99,236 $24,091 $49,838 $53,709 $40,833 $32,599 $44,545 
GoingWell »50% 100% 50% 0% 75% 100% 37.5% 100% 100% 
JobSatis »50% 95.7% 100% 0% 68.8% 66.7% 62.5% 100% 0% 
American Indian »      1%       1%   
Asian »  8% 2% 2% 3%   1% 3%   
Black »98% 3% 21% 20% 4%   18% 9%   
Hispanic »  7% 68% 30% 6%   68% 13%   
International »  8%     3%   2%     
White »  67% 8% 44% 69%   8% 62%   
Unknown »1% 2% 1% 1% 12%   3% 7%   
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Key:
Benedict =
Benedict College
Carleton = Carleton College
CCCRJD = City Colleges of Chicago Richard J Daley College
CA-Denver = College America - Denver
Ithaca = Ithaca College
MFU = Marymount College of Fordham University
MDC = Miami Dade College
PPCC = Pikes Peak Community College
Polytechnic-Engineering = Polytechnic University Engineering School


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