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Initials » GWU      NYU      NIU      SJUNY      UCSD      WMU     
City »Washington New York Dekalb Queens La Jolla Kalamazoo 
State »DC NY IL NY CA MI 
Size »29,132 52,125 25,101 23,232 30,382 28,129 
F:M »55.7:44.3 58.0:42.0 52.3:47.7 56.3:43.7 47.7:52.3 52.1:47.9 
ACT »~30.7 ~30.5 22 ~27.9 ~28.4 ~24.5 
SAT »~1495.7 ~1544.5 ~376 ~1465.6 ~1524.2 ~1260.7 
Room »$13,200 $16,622 $11,790 $15,880 $11,978 $8,687 
Instate »$45,169 $44,848 $12,346 $37,670 $13,271 $10,355 
Outstate »$45,169 $44,848 $21,924 $37,670 $36,149 $24,109 
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Education »B+ B+ B- 
Innovation »B+ B- C+ B- 
Competitive »B- B- B- 
Academic Success »B+ B- 
Usefulwork »B- B- 
Social Life »B+ C+ B+ 
Extra Curricular »B+ B- B- B- B- B+ 
Safety »B+ B+ B+ A- B+ 
Grounds »B- B- 
Maintenance »B+ B- B- B+ 
Friendliness »B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B+ B- B+ 
Surrounding City »B+ 
Funding Use »B- B- B+ 
Alumni »37/26 yrs 59/28 yrs 34/30 yrs 10/41 yrs 28/23 yrs 47/28 yrs 
Starting Salary »$56,379 $45,510 $43,621 $23,333 $41,304 $53,625 
Current Salary »$127,833 $158,523 $108,077 $80,000 $107,500 $117,639 
10yr Salary »$83,548 $85,444 $65,250 $37,325 $69,714 $76,325 
GoingWell »62.2% 74.6% 76.5% 40% 71.4% 89.4% 
JobSatis »59.5% 69.5% 73.5% 80% 60.7% 76.6% 
American Indian »            
Asian »8% 14% 5% 14% 37% 2% 
Black »9% 5% 13% 13% 1% 10% 
Hispanic »6% 7% 10% 14% 14% 4% 
International »12% 15% 4% 6% 11% 6% 
White »54% 39% 64% 43% 27% 73% 
Unknown »8% 18% 2% 6% 4% 2% 
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Key:
GWU =
George Washington University
NYU = New York University
NIU = Northern Illinois University
SJUNY = St John's University New York
UCSD = University of California San Diego
WMU = Western Michigan University


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