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Initials » TCNJ      Northwestern      SFAI      STU      USJ     
City »Ewing Evanston San Francisco Miami Gardens West Hartford 
State »NJ IL CA FL CT 
Size »8,432 25,098 782 5,474 3,202 
F:M »58.5:41.5 47.7:52.3 61.1:38.9 55.9:44.1 89.7:10.3 
ACT »~29.1 ~31.9 ~27 ~23.5 ~29 
SAT »~1523.3 ~1579.9 ~1435.7 ~1505 ~1248.3 
Room »$11,343 $13,862 $11,200 $9,000 $14,006 
Instate »$14,730 $45,527 $38,406 $26,370 $33,417 
Outstate »$25,135 $45,527 $38,406 $26,370 $33,417 
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Education »A- B- B- B- 
Innovation »B+ B- C+ 
Competitive »B+ C+ C+ C+ 
Academic Success »B+ B+ B- B+ 
Usefulwork »B+ B- B- 
Social Life »C+ B- C- C- 
Extra Curricular »B- B+ C+ C+ 
Safety »B+ B+ B- A- 
Grounds »A- A- A- B+ A- 
Maintenance »B+ B+ B- B+ B+ 
Friendliness »B+ B- B- 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B+ B- B+ B+ 
Surrounding City »C- A- A- B- C+ 
Funding Use »B+ B- B- 
Alumni »10/27 yrs 44/30 yrs 9/22 yrs 0/0 yrs 2/39 yrs 
Starting Salary »$61,250 $86,688 $278,750 $  $10,000 
Current Salary »$74,444 $199,815 $361,666 $  $  
10yr Salary »$66,137 $124,777 $315,766 $7,436 
GoingWell »80% 79.6% 77.8% 0% 100% 
JobSatis »50% 77.3% 44.4% 0% 50% 
American Indian »    1%     
Asian »8% 13% 4% 1% 3% 
Black »6% 5% 2% 16% 7% 
Hispanic »9% 6% 12% 50% 7% 
International »  13% 14% 7% 1% 
White »64% 49% 53% 14% 52% 
Unknown »11% 12% 7% 12% 29% 
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Key:
TCNJ =
College of New Jersey
Northwestern = Northwestern University
SFAI = San Francisco Art Institute
STU = St Thomas University
USJ = University of Saint Joseph


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