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Initials » CCU      WM/CWM      FMU      JMU      ODU     
City »Conway Williamsburg Florence Harrisonburg Norfolk 
State »SC VA SC VA VA 
Size »10,896 9,361 4,983 22,602 29,094 
F:M »56.2:43.8 54.3:45.7 70.2:29.8 59.5:40.5 54.7:45.3 
ACT »~25.9 ~31.9 19 26 21 
SAT »~1328.1 ~1478.1 100 100 100 
Room »$7,960 $9,622 $7,032 $8,873 $9,842 
Instate »$9,760 $14,267 $9,386 $9,176 $8,550 
Outstate »$22,770 $38,440 $18,364 $23,654 $24,210 
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Education »C+ A- B- B+ 
Innovation »C+ B+ C+ B+ 
Competitive »C+ B+ B- B+ 
Academic Success »C+ B+ B- B+ 
Usefulwork »C+ B+ B- 
Social Life »C+ B- B+ B- 
Extra Curricular »B- B+ C+ A- 
Safety »A- B- A- C+ 
Grounds »B+ A- 
Maintenance »B- A- 
Friendliness »A- B- A- 
Faculty Accessibility »A- B- A- 
Surrounding City »B- C+ C+ B- 
Funding Use »C+ B+ B- B+ B- 
Alumni »2/32 yrs 67/27 yrs 31/23 yrs 39/23 yrs 18/23 yrs 
Starting Salary »$  $47,364 $38,800 $53,621 $59,286 
Current Salary »$50,000 $116,025 $36,250 $123,462 $106,154 
10yr Salary »$15,625 $72,423 $37,677 $83,724 $80,116 
GoingWell »100% 89.6% 61.3% 84.6% 72.2% 
JobSatis »100% 88.1% 54.8% 79.5% 72.2% 
American Indian »          
Asian »1% 5% 1% 4% 4% 
Black »19% 7% 43% 4% 22% 
Hispanic »3% 7% 1% 4% 6% 
International »2% 6% 1% 2% 3% 
White »72% 61% 50% 79% 56% 
Unknown »  9% 2% 4% 5% 
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Key:
CCU =
Coastal Carolina University
WM/CWM = College of William and Mary
FMU = Francis Marion University
JMU = James Madison University
ODU = Old Dominion University


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