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Initials » OSU      Purdue      SBU      VCU     
City »Columbus West Lafayette Stony Brook Richmond 
State »OH IN NY VA 
Size »62,681 43,345 28,658 36,161 
F:M »48.8:51.2 41.6:58.4 50.3:49.7 57.0:43.0 
ACT »~28.1 25 ~27.6 ~24.7 
SAT »~1443.7 100 ~1371.8 ~1410.4 
Room »$11,740 $10,300 $11,364 $9,082 
Instate »$10,037 $9,992 $7,995 $12,002 
Outstate »$25,757 $28,794 $19,935 $29,473 
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Education »B+ B- 
Innovation »B- B- 
Competitive »B- B- 
Academic Success »B- B+ B- B- 
Usefulwork »B- B+ B- C+ 
Social Life »A- C- B- 
Extra Curricular »A- B+ C+ B- 
Safety »B- A- 
Grounds »B+ C+ C+ 
Maintenance »B+ C+ B- 
Friendliness »B+ B- B- 
Faculty Accessibility »B+ B- B- 
Surrounding City »A- C+ B- 
Funding Use »B+ B- B- 
Alumni »34/26 yrs 48/26 yrs 29/25 yrs 18/27 yrs 
Starting Salary »$47,679 $50,000 $37,895 $38,438 
Current Salary »$95,600 $78,000 $120,833 $76,818 
10yr Salary »$65,969 $60,769 $71,338 $52,866 
GoingWell »70.6% 93.8% 58.6% 66.7% 
JobSatis »58.8% 79.2% 51.7% 55.6% 
American Indian »        
Asian »5% 5% 18% 11% 
Black »6% 3% 5% 16% 
Hispanic »3% 4% 8% 6% 
International »10% 21% 15% 6% 
White »71% 63% 39% 54% 
Unknown »2% 2% 14% 4% 
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Purdue = Purdue University
SBU = Stony Brook University
VCU = Virginia Commonwealth University


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