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Initials » Drexel      Penn State/PSU      PDX/PSU     
City »Philadelphia University Park Portland 
State »PA PA OR 
Size »30,047 48,861 40,210 
F:M »52.9:47.1 46.1:53.9 56.2:43.8 
ACT »~30.2 ~31.1 ~23.9 
SAT »~1490.5 ~1417.9 ~1494.2 
Room »$14,415 $10,090 $10,000 
Instate »$40,741 $16,992 $7,878 
Outstate »$40,741 $29,566 $23,088 
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Education »B- C+ 
Innovation »C+ B- 
Competitive »B- B- 
Academic Success »C+ B- 
Usefulwork »C+ C+ 
Social Life »C+ B+ C+ 
Extra Curricular »C+ B+ C+ 
Safety »C+ A- 
Grounds »A- 
Maintenance »C+ B+ C+ 
Friendliness »B- B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B- B- 
Surrounding City »A- B- 
Funding Use »C+ C+ 
Alumni »19/23 yrs 48/29 yrs 6/20 yrs 
Starting Salary »$72,692 $46,835 $50,000 
Current Salary »$85,000 $134,143 $36,667 
10yr Salary »$78,114 $77,150 $43,266 
GoingWell »57.9% 77.1% 66.7% 
JobSatis »57.9% 77.1% 16.7% 
American Indian »    1% 
Asian »10% 5% 7% 
Black »8% 4% 3% 
Hispanic »5% 5% 7% 
International »10% 12% 7% 
White »58% 69% 65% 
Unknown »6% 2% 6% 
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Similar Schools
 

Drexel University:
New York University -- New York, NY
Boston University -- Boston, MA
Villanova University -- Villanova, PA

 

Pennsylvania State University:
Boston College -- Chestnut Hill, MA
George Washington University -- District of Columbia, DC
Harvard University -- Cambridge, MA

 

Portland State University:
Arizona State University -- Tempe, AZ
California State Polytechnic University -- Pomona, CA
George Washington University -- District of Columbia, DC

 
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