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Initials » CCU      Fairfield      ISU      RAD      UFlorida      UIC/UIllinois-Chicago     
City »Lakewood Fairfield Normal Sarasota Gainesville Chicago 
State »CO CT IL FL FL IL 
Size »5,545 5,835 23,291 1381 56,642 31,011 
F:M »65.7:34.3 60.4:39.6 55.7:44.3 61.2:38.8 53.7:46.3 54.6:45.4 
ACT »~26 ~27.7 ~26.2 ~27.2 ~28.7 ~26.3 
SAT »~1160 ~1504  ~1640 ~1392.8 ~1256.3 
Room »$9,990 $12,930 $9,840 $12,670 $9,520 $10,883 
Instate »$19,160 $42,920 $12,338 $38,540 $6,263 $14,166 
Outstate »$19,160 $42,920 $19,472 $38,540 $28,541 $26,210 
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Education »B- B- B- 
Innovation »B- B+ B- B- 
Competitive »B+ B- B- B- 
Academic Success »B- 
Usefulwork »B- B- B- 
Social Life »B- B- B- C+ C+ 
Extra Curricular »B- B- C+ B+ B- 
Safety »B+ A- B+ C+ B+ B- 
Grounds »C+ A- B+ B+ B+ 
Maintenance »B+ 
Friendliness »B+ 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B- 
Surrounding City »B+ B- C+ B- 
Funding Use »B- B- B- 
Alumni »7/13 yrs 13/25 yrs 23/33 yrs 17/27 yrs 42/24 yrs 21/25 yrs 
Starting Salary »$56,250 $56,818 $33,947 $48,571 $44,630 $57,353 
Current Salary »$56,250 $80,000 $72,059 $130,000 $65,400 $95,667 
10yr Salary »$56,250 $66,166 $45,674 $78,619 $53,468 $72,497 
GoingWell »71.4% 84.6% 56.5% 58.8% 73.8% 76.2% 
JobSatis »71.4% 76.9% 43.5% 52.9% 52.4% 66.7% 
American Indian »1%           
Asian »1% 2% 2% 7% 7% 18% 
Black »7% 3% 6% 3% 7% 8% 
Hispanic »12% 7% 6% 14% 15% 17% 
International »1% 4% 2% 11% 9% 8% 
White »62% 56% 81% 61% 56% 44% 
Unknown »15% 27% 1%   3% 2% 
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Key:
CCU =
Colorado Christian University
Fairfield = Fairfield University
ISU = Illinois State University
RAD = Ringling College of Art and Design
UFlorida = University of Florida
UIC/UIllinois-Chicago = University of Illinois - Chicago


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