Looking Beyond the Rankings

College Search & Selection
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<p>TK is correct. There are lots of caveats in using this data which I explain at my website. I was in a hurry here and didn’t. These are only people who received some sort of federal money, most likely unsubsidized Stafford loans. However, the loans are not included in the average, only grants. You can find out how many students are in the group by looking up the IPEDS numbers. They don’t appear on College Navigator. </p>

<p>As for the numbers not matching, they are probably from different years and both sets of data have been known for the inaccuracies. Furthermore, the CDS splits merit money from financial aid, IPEDS doesn’t. CDS is an average of all merit money only where IPEDS is only for one income category group. According to IPEDS in 2010-11, there were 48 students in the highest income category who received an average of $31,210 in grant aid, none-from the federal governemnt (Title IV). </p>

<p>I think the data is most useful in identifying schools least likely to provide merit aid. In other words, don’t be suprised when Santa Clara doesn’t provide anything for your straight A student.</p>

102

<p>This is the best thread ever. Thanks so much for pulling it together and adding to it so frequently.</p>

103

<p>^ the way i see it if you atted ivies, well good for you, but theres more to life than having good grades and going to presigous colleges.</p>

104

<p>^^or you’re not paying into the pyramid scheme that Penn, Columbia, and Cornell run. So you are really doing something with your life at Cornell Agriculture or at Chicago with some theoretical BS?</p>

105

<p>Why are you feeding the ■■■■■?</p>

106

<p>Let’s just all agree with friedman, OK? And then admit we are all failures.</p>

<p>Now, back to this excellent thread…</p>

107

<p>So glad to see this thread highlighting CHOICES. Just like there are many different makes and models of automobiles to meet the diverse wants and needs of consumers, I am glad that there are all shapes and sizes of educational choices for the diverse wants and needs of our children.</p>

108

<p>This week I’m listing the top 50-50 schools by endowment per student.</p>

<p>Average Endowment per Student for Private 50-50 Institutions</p>

<p>



Name    State Abbr  4/5 yr Graduation Rate  Endowment per Student
Trinity University      TX  68  324595
Wabash College          IN  71  323970
Berry College           GA  51  319937
Randolph College        VA  55  283423
Whitman College         WA  80  229482
Earlham College         IN  61  228583
Mount Holyoke College       MA  74  212414
Southwestern University     TX  62  188893
Case Western Reserve University OH  65  176403
Furman University       SC  81  169484
DePauw University       IN  83  168430
Sewanee-The U of the South  TN  78  160287
Rhodes College          TN  76  150634
Centre College          KY  84  143790
Hanover College         IN  62  129355
Sweet Briar College     VA  57  127536
Centenary College of Louisiana  LA  51  119652
Lawrence University     WI  59  119060
The College of Wooster      OH  70  117126
Illinois College        IL  52  116181
Mills College           CA  50  111215
Southern Methodist University   TX  60  107966
Hollins University      VA  58  106272
Hampden-Sydney College      VA  58  104650
Transylvania University     KY  69  102667
Washington College      MD  67  100038
Hendrix College         AR  54  99509
Kalamazoo College       MI  77  94782
Lycoming College        PA  62  94637
Wheaton College         IL  79  92413

Average Endowment per Student for Public 50-50 Institutions 



Name    State Abbr  4/5 yr Graduation Rate  Endowment per Student
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus  PA  76  69953
Citadel Military College of South Carolina  SC  69  51609
University of Wisconsin-Madison         WI  79  48872
University of Delaware              DE  75  47019
University of Washington-Seattle Campus     WA  76  42660
University of Kansas                KS  56  41012
Purdue University-Main Campus           IN  64  39139
University of Arkansas              AR  53  37331
University of Iowa              IA  67  35946
University of Kentucky              KY  54  32268
Ohio State University-Main Campus       OH  74  31727
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus        OH  49  31724
New College of Florida              FL  68  31564
Michigan State University           MI  73  30459
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus        OK  57  30374
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus   PA  83  28825
Washington State University         WA  64  28144
University of Mississippi           MS  54  25736
University of Vermont               VT  74  22306
Miami University-Oxford             OH  79  19901
The University of Tennessee         TN  56  19869
Missouri University of Science and Technology   MO  60  19605
University of Oregon                OR  64  18484
Iowa State University               IA  66  18280
University of Missouri-Columbia         MO  66  18114
Oregon State University             OR  54  18080
Indiana University-Bloomington          IN  67  17834
Auburn University               AL  60  17388
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  IL  83  17321
The University of Texas at Dallas       TX  59  17068

All 50-50 School have at least a 50% graduation rate and 50% admission rate. [50-50</a> College Listing](<a href=“http://diycollegerankings.com/50-50-college-listing-intro/]50-50”>50-50 College List)</p>

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<p>^^ Not certain where the Endowment per student numbers are coming from. They are low.</p>

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<p>The document you reference is total endowment, I listed endowment per student. Trinity’s total endowment according to IPEDS is 862,124,419 and the document states 854,895,000 for 2011 which aren’t too far off from each other.</p>

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<p>Almost half of all colleges and universities with [Phi</a> Beta Kappa chapters](<a href=“http://diycollegerankings.com/50-50-highlights-schools-with-phi-beta-kappa-chapters/5151/]Phi”>http://diycollegerankings.com/50-50-highlights-schools-with-phi-beta-kappa-chapters/5151/) are 50-50 schools. </p>

<p>



Name    State Abbr  4/5 yr Graduation Rate  Full-time Under-graduates
Albion College          MI  64  1492
Allegheny College       PA  72  2086
Arizona State University    AZ  53  50484
Auburn University       AL  60  18627
Augustana College       IL  71  2518
Austin College          TX  74  1315
Beloit College          WI  67  1308
Birmingham Southern College AL  53  1295
Boston University       MA  79  17166
Bowling Green State University  OH  57  13788
Butler University       IN  50  3807
Case Western Reserve University OH  65  3895
Catholic University of America  DC  60  3397
Centre College          KY  84  1309
Chatham University      PA  56  654
Clark University        MA  73  2218
Clemson University      SC  72  14985
Coe College         IA  60  1312
College of Saint Benedict   MN  73  2041
Colorado State-Fort Collins CO  59  20977
Creighton University        NE  65  3907
DePauw University       IN  83  2331
Drake University        IA  61  3203
Earlham College         IN  61  1057
Eckerd College          FL  63  2061
Elmira College          NY  60  1161
Elon University         NC  75  5103
Fairfield University        CT  79  3385
Florida State University    FL  71  28864
Furman University       SC  81  2762
George Mason University     VA  58  16300
Goucher College         MD  60  1409
Gustavus Adolphus College   MN  72  2436
Hamline University      MN  62  1900
Hampden-Sydney College      VA  58  1057
Hendrix College         AR  54  1402
Hiram College           OH  62  1182
Hobart William Smith Colleges   NY  70  2208
Hollins University      VA  58  702
Hope College            MI  68  3127
Illinois College        IL  52  913
Illinois Wesleyan University    IL  77  2082
Indiana University-Bloomington  IN  67  31093
Iowa State University       IA  66  23103
James Madison University    VA  81  17086
Kalamazoo College       MI  77  1391
Kansas State University     KS  54  17245
Knox College            IL  65  1400
Lake Forest College     IL  63  1477
Lawrence University     WI  59  1443
Lewis & Clark College       OR  68  2114
Louisiana State University(LSU) LA  53  22277
Loyola University Maryland  MD  76  3816
Luther College          IA  66  2434
McDaniel College        MD  66  1582
Michigan State University   MI  73  33412
Mills College           CA  50  881
Millsaps College        MS  61  889
Mount Holyoke College       MA  74  2316
N Carolina State U at Raleigh   NC  67  22098
Ohio State University       OH  74  39234
Ohio University-Main Campus OH  63  17594
Ohio Wesleyan University    OH  54  1814
Oklahoma State University   OK  53  16357
Pennsylvania State University   PA  83  37347
Purdue University-Main Campus   IN  64  29998
Randolph College        VA  55  547
Randolph-Macon College      VA  58  1234
Rhodes College          TN  76  1816
Ripon College           WI  57  981
Roanoke College         VA  65  1972
Rutgers-New Brunswick       NJ  70  29752
Rutgers University-Newark   NJ  53  6021
Saint Johns University      MN  66  1856
Saint Joseph's University   PA  73  4603
Saint Louis University      MO  61  7175
Saint Michael's College     VT  73  1944
Santa Clara University      CA  80  5128
Sewanee-University of the South TN  78  1429
Southern Methodist University   TX  60  5974
Southwestern University     TX  62  1333
St Mary's College of Maryland   MD  76  1900
St Olaf College         MN  81  3110
Stetson University      FL  51  2233
Sweet Briar College     VA  57  719
Syracuse University     NY  72  13987
Temple University       PA  60  24593
Texas A & M University      TX  76  36507
Texas Tech University       TX  57  23453
The College of Wooster      OH  70  1982
The University of Tennessee TN  56  19918
Trinity University      TX  68  2293
Truman State University     MO  67  5481
University of Arizona       AZ  55  27632
University of Arkansas      AR  53  16619
University of Cal-Riverside CA  64  18105
University of Cal-Santa Cruz    CA  70  15280
University of Cincinnati    OH  49  19371
University of Colorado Boulder  CO  63  24166
University of Dallas        TX  63  1332
University of Delaware      DE  75  16272
University of Denver        CO  56  5068
University of Georgia       GA  76  24705
University of Idaho     ID  50  8705
University of Illinois Urbana-  IL  83  31311
University of Iowa      IA  67  19354
University of Kansas        KS  56  17665
University of Kentucky      KY  54  18490
University of Maine     ME  52  7629
University of Mary Washington   VA  74  3799
University of Maryland-Balt Cty MD  52  9051
University of Massachusetts-Am  MA  66  20254
University of Mississippi   MS  54  14269
University of Missouri-Columbia MO  66  24413
University of Nebraska-Lincoln  NE  58  18039
University of New Hampshire NH  73  12109
University of Oklahoma Norman   OK  57  17787
University of Oregon        OR  64  18854
University of Pittsburgh-Pitt   PA  76  17186
University of Puget Sound   WA  70  2620
University of Redlands      CA  58  2420
University of Rhode Island  RI  59  11659
University of S Carolina-Colum  SC  64  20705
University of Vermont       VT  74  10258
University of Washington-Seat   WA  76  26329
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI  79  27467
Ursinus College         PA  77  1743
Valparaiso University       IN  60  2692
Virginia Tech           VA  76  23176
Wabash College          IN  71  908
Washington College      MD  67  1473
Washington State University WA  64  19800
West Virginia University    WV  54  21100
Wittenberg University       OH  59  1804
Wofford College         SC  78  1576
Xavier University       OH  70  4008

</p>

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<p>I’m listing the 50-50 schools with the highest percentage of undergraduate students registered with the institution’s office of disabilities services. Of course, this doesn’t say anything about the quality of the services, just that they have registered for them. </p>

<p>



Name    State   4 Yr Grad Rate  % Students with Disabilities
Mills College           CA  50  17
Beloit College          WI  67  15
Wheelock College        MA  54  15
Calvin College          MI  58  14
Rollins College         FL  59  14
Endicott College        MA  65  12
Saint Marys College of Cal  CA  54  12
Randolph-Macon College      VA  58  12
Sweet Briar College     VA  57  11
Ringling College of Art/Design  FL  61  11
University of Puget Sound   WA  70  11
Drew University         NJ  63  11
Presbyterian College        SC  59  10
Mount Holyoke College       MA  74  10
Earlham College         IN  61  10
Clark University        MA  73  10
University of Hartford      CT  53  10
Goucher College         MD  60  10
Lewis & Clark College       OR  68  10
Columbus College of Art/Design  OH  49  9
Coll of Our Lady of the Elms    MA  58  9
Houghton College        NY  58  9
Coe College         IA  60  9
Maryville College       TN  49  9
Lebanon Valley College      PA  69  9
Saint Michael's College     VT  73  9
Saint Norbert College       WI  70  8
Point Loma Nazarene University  CA  74  8
Elon University         NC  75  8
Hobart William Smith Colleges   NY  70  8
Hampden-Sydney College      VA  58  8
Susquehanna University      PA  77  8
Allegheny College       PA  72  8
Saint Joseph's University   PA  73  8
Assumption College      MA  71  8
Catholic University of America  DC  60  8
Ithaca College          NY  69  8
Manhattanville College      NY  58  8
Mount St Mary's University  MD  69  8
University of San Francisco CA  56  8
Colby-Sawyer College        NH  53  8
Xavier University       OH  70  8
Bridgewater College     VA  58  8

Public 



Name    State   4/5 yr Graduation Rate  % Students with Disabilities
Massachusetts Maritime Academy  MA  63  20
Mass College of Art and Design  MA  52  14
University of Mass Amherst  MA  66  11
Westfield State University  MA  58  10
University of Mary Washington   VA  74  10
Citadel Military College of SC  SC  69  9
Keene State College     NH  52  9
Maine Maritime Academy      ME  55  8
Bridgewater State University    MA  49  8
Lock Haven University       PA  49  8
College of Charleston       SC  64  8
U of N Carolina at Wilmington   NC  63  7
Missouri U of Science and Tech  MO  60  6
West Virginia University    WV  54  6
Slippery Rock U of Pennsylvania PA  58  6
Florida State University    FL  71  6
Shippensburg U of Pennsylvania  PA  59  6
U of Wisconsin-Whitewater   WI  49  5
University of Arkansas      AR  53  5
Louisiana St University (LSU)   LA  53  5
Murray State University     KY  51  5
Winona State University     MN  49  5
Longwood University     VA  57  5
University of Arizona       AZ  55  5
Montclair State University  NJ  56  5
University of Colorado Boulder  CO  63  5
Richard Stockton College of NJ  NJ  60  5
University of Pittsburgh    PA  76  5
SUNY College at Potsdam     NY  52  5
Miami University-Oxford     OH  79  5
University of Rhode Island  RI  59  5
University of Vermont       VT  74  5

</p>

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<p>This week I’m listing the largest 50-50 schools for those interested in the big-time university experience:</p>

<p>



Name                State   4/5 yr Grad Size (all students)
Arizona State University        AZ  53  "72,254"
Ohio State University-Main Campus   OH  74  "56,867"
Texas A & M University-College Station  TX  76  "49,861"
Michigan State University       MI  73  "47,954"
Pennsylvania State University       PA  83  "45,233"
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL  83  "44,407"
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA  76  "43,301"
Indiana University-Bloomington      IN  67  "42,731"
University of Wisconsin-Madison     WI  79  "42,022"
Florida State University        FL  71  "41,087"
Purdue University-Main Campus       IN  64  "40,849"
Rutgers University-New Brunswick    NJ  70  "39,950"
University of Arizona           AZ  55  "39,236"
Temple University           PA  60  "36,922"
University of Georgia           GA  76  "34,816"
North Carolina State Uni at Raleigh NC  67  "34,740"
Texas State University-San Marcos   TX  49  "34,113"
University of Missouri-Columbia     MO  66  "33,762"
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus    OH  49  "33,329"
George Mason University         VA  58  "33,310"
Boston University           MA  79  "32,805"
Texas Tech University           TX  57  "32,327"
University of Colorado Boulder      CO  63  "32,252"
Virginia Tech               VA  76  "30,936"
University of South Carolina-Columbia   SC  64  "30,671"
West Virginia University        WV  54  "30,600"
The University of Tennessee     TN  56  "30,220"
Iowa State University           IA  66  "29,887"
Colorado State University-Fort Collins  CO  59  "29,854"
University of Iowa          IA  67  "29,818"
Louisiana State University (LSU)    LA  53  "29,718"
University of Pittsburgh        PA  76  "28,766"
University at Buffalo           NY  61  "28,601"
University of Massachusetts Amherst MA  66  "28,086"
University of Kansas            KS  56  "27,939"
Washington State University     WA  64  "27,329"
University of Kentucky          KY  54  "27,238"
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus    OK  57  "27,034"
East Carolina University        NC  51  "26,911"
Auburn University           AL  60  "25,469"
Ohio University-Main Campus     OH  63  "25,461"
University of North Carolina Charlotte  NC  49  "25,277"
Oregon State University         OR  54  "25,080"
Grand Valley State University       MI  54  "24,662"
University of Nebraska-Lincoln      NE  58  "24,593"
University of Oregon            OR  64  "24,398"
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus   OK  53  "23,984"
Kansas State University         KS  54  "23,863"
University of Arkansas          AR  53  "23,199"
Northern Illinois University        IL  50  "22,990"
Ball State University           IN  53  "22,147"
University of Delaware          DE  75  "21,489"
Towson University           MD  63  "21,464"
Illinois State University       IL  67  "21,310"
University of California-Riverside  CA  64  "20,990"
Georgia Institute of Technology     GA  72  "20,941"
Syracuse University         NY  72  "20,829"
Mississippi State University        MS  52  "20,424"
Missouri State University-Springfield   MO  50  "20,276"
Clemson University          SC  72  "19,778"
James Madison University        VA  81  "19,722"
Montclair State University      NJ  56  "18,498"
University of Mississippi       MS  54  "18,224"
Bowling Green State University      OH  57  "17,583"
Appalachian State University        NC  62  "17,500"
Miami University-Oxford         OH  79  "17,395"
University of California-Santa Cruz CA  70  "17,235"
University of Rhode Island      RI  59  "16,039"
California State University-Chico   CA  52  "15,920"
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH  73  "15,172"
Indiana University of Pennsylvania  PA  50  "15,132"
Western Washington University       WA  63  "14,842"
University of Vermont           VT  74  "13,478"
University of Northern Iowa     IA  62  "13,168"
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC  63  "13,145"

</p>

<p>All 50-50 schools accept at least 50% of applicants and have at least a 50% graduation rate.</p>

114

<p>Thank you for continuing this thread. It is helpful and very informative. :)</p>

115

<p>This week I list the top 50-50 public universities with the lowest and highest out-of-state tuition.</p>

<p>Lowest



Name    State   5 yr Grad Rate  Total Price Out-of-State Students (11-12)
South Dakota State University       SD  49  $19,502
University of Minnesota-Morris      MN  64  $22,425
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater  WI  49  $23,272
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point   WI  53  $23,612
Missouri State University-Springfield   MO  50  $23,640
University of Nebraska at Kearney   NE  49  $23,848
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI  49  $23,995
Truman State University         MO  67  $24,542
Slippery Rock Univ of Pennsylvania  PA  58  $24,698
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire  WI  59  $24,905
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse   WI  66  $24,932
University of Minnesota-Duluth      MN  50  $25,290
Winona State University         MN  49  $25,460
Grand Valley State University       MI  54  $25,510
Westfield State University      MA  58  $25,792
Lock Haven University           PA  49  $26,738
Western Illinois University     IL  54  $27,244
Texas State University-San Marcos   TX  49  $27,422
University of Northern Iowa     IA  62  $27,632
California University of Pennsylvania   PA  51  $27,696
Appalachian State University        NC  62  $27,996
Texas Tech University           TX  57  $28,265
Bridgewater State University        MA  49  $28,492
Salisbury University            MD  66  $28,536
SUNY College at Potsdam         NY  52  $28,571
University of Illinois at Springfield   IL  63  $28,671
Mississippi State University        MS  52  $28,840
University of Mississippi       MS  54  $28,858
West Virginia University        WV  54  $29,044
University of N Carolina at Wilmington  NC  63  $29,153

Highest 



Name    State   5 yr Grad Rate  Total Price Out-of-State Students (11-12)
University of California-Santa Cruz CA  70  $55,893
University of California-Riverside  CA  64  $53,213
University of Colorado Boulder      CO  63  $48,414
University of Vermont           VT  74  $47,198
Miami University-Oxford         OH  79  $45,708
Pennsylvania State University       PA  83  $43,084
Clemson University          SC  72  $42,784
Michigan State University       MI  73  $42,148
New College of Florida          FL  68  $42,087
Indiana University-Bloomington      IN  67  $42,065
Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA  52  $42,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH  73  $41,820
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign    IL  83  $41,770
Ohio State University-Main Campus   OH  74  $41,766
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA  76  $41,543
University of Rhode Island      RI  59  $41,399
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus    OH  49  $41,351
Rutgers University-Newark       NJ  53  $41,206
St Mary's College of Maryland       MD  76  $40,937
Purdue University-Main Campus       IN  64  $40,916
University of Oregon            OR  64  $40,916
Rutgers University-New Brunswick    NJ  70  $40,915
The University of Tennessee     TN  56  $40,713
Citadel Military College of S Carolina  SC  69  $40,701
University of Delaware          DE  75  $39,958
Temple University           PA  60  $39,832
Rutgers University-Camden       NJ  54  $39,740
George Mason University         VA  58  $39,334
Georgia Institute of Technology     GA  72  $39,308
Georgia College & State University  GA  55  $39,267

</p>

116

<p>I just wanted to point out that many schools on the list of most expensive OOS publics also give quite a bit of merit aid which substantially lowers the list price (and to be fair, so too do a few of the least expensive schools on the list).</p>

117

<p>The following table lists all 50-50 schools where 95% or more of freshman receive an institutional grant with an average of $15,000 or more. IPEDS doesn’t distinguish between grants based on financial need and merit scholarships. However, when virtually every freshman receives some form of an institutional grant, you can assume that a portion of that has to be for merit scholarships.</p>

<p>



Name    State   4 yr Grad Rate  % Freshman Receiving Institutional Grants   Avg Amount of Intitutional Grants for Freshman
Hendrix College         AR  54  100 $20,905
Millsaps College        MS  61  100 $19,838
Saint Vincent College       PA  68  100 $18,071
Maryville College       TN  49  100 $17,878
Randolph College        VA  55  100 $17,596
Bellarmine University       KY  55  100 $17,481
Luther College          IA  66  100 $17,442
Erskine College & Seminary  SC  54  100 $16,841
College of Saint Benedict   MN  73  100 $16,715
Georgetown College      KY  58  100 $16,434
William Jewell College      MO  56  100 $16,418
Chatham University      PA  56  100 $16,258
Westminster College     PA  60  100 $16,183
Saint Josephs College       IN  52  100 $15,686
Xavier University       OH  70  100 $15,485
Simpson College         IA  64  100 $15,070
Wheeling Jesuit University  WV  53  100 $15,037
Elmira College          NY  60  99  $22,955
Clarkson University     NY  55  99  $21,918
Ohio Wesleyan University    OH  54  99  $20,520
DePauw University       IN  83  99  $20,428
Presbyterian College        SC  59  99  $20,340
Spring Hill College     AL  50  99  $19,575
Stetson University      FL  51  99  $18,916
Coe College         IA  60  99  $18,882
Allegheny College       PA  72  99  $18,434
Albion College          MI  64  99  $18,367
Regis College           MA  50  99  $18,353
Augustana College       IL  71  99  $18,135
Lycoming College        PA  62  99  $17,924
Arcadia University      PA  52  99  $17,730
Juniata College         PA  70  99  $17,653
Knox College            IL  65  99  $17,111
Saint Michael's College     VT  73  99  $16,762
Saint Johns University      MN  66  99  $16,246
University of Dallas        TX  63  99  $16,000
Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech   IN  67  99  $15,815
Niagara University      NY  61  99  $15,754
Saint Bonaventure University    NY  53  99  $15,753
Millikin University     IL  51  99  $15,641
Randolph-Macon College      VA  58  99  $15,534
Emmanuel College        MA  52  99  $15,183
Ursinus College         PA  77  98  $23,429
The College of Wooster      OH  70  98  $22,601
Gustavus Adolphus College   MN  72  98  $18,862
John Carroll University     OH  63  98  $18,645
Lawrence University     WI  59  98  $18,035
Capital University      OH  49  98  $17,873
Hood College            MD  66  98  $17,170
University of Evansville    IN  56  98  $17,167
Creighton University        NE  65  98  $17,036
Sweet Briar College     VA  57  98  $16,859
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA  72  98  $16,608
Wartburg College        IA  58  98  $16,356
Wagner College          NY  56  98  $16,329
Valparaiso University       IN  60  98  $16,043
Austin College          TX  74  98  $15,886
Hollins University      VA  58  98  $15,621
The University of the Arts  PA  59  98  $15,343
Salem College           NC  53  98  $15,140
Colby-Sawyer College        NH  53  97  $20,239
Wittenberg University       OH  59  97  $20,174
Beloit College          WI  67  97  $19,276
La Salle University     PA  53  97  $18,163
Centre College          KY  84  97  $17,539
Bridgewater College     VA  58  97  $15,929
Illinois Wesleyan University    IL  77  97  $15,690
Hampden-Sydney College      VA  58  97  $15,635
Canisius College        NY  60  96  $18,274
Westmont College        CA  74  96  $16,925
Roanoke College         VA  65  96  $16,209
Assumption College      MA  71  96  $16,143
Elizabethtown College       PA  72  96  $16,021
Saint Anselm College        NH  72  96  $15,997
Hamline University      MN  62  96  $15,503
Lake Forest College     IL  63  95  $19,505
Mills College           CA  50  95  $19,401
Susquehanna University      PA  77  95  $17,398
Pacific University      OR  56  95  $15,900
University of La Verne      CA  49  95  $15,447

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<p>These are 50-50 schools that did not report the SAT/ACT being “Required” according to IPEDS.</p>

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Name    State       4/5 yr Grad Rate    SAT/ACT Required
Providence College      RI  83  Neither required nor recommended
Furman University       SC  81  Recommended
Stonehill College       MA  80  Recommended
Fairfield University        CT  79  Neither required nor recommended
Remington College-Honolulu  HI  78  Neither required nor recommended
Sewanee-The Unive of the South  TN  78  Neither required nor recommended
Warner Pacific College      OR  78  Recommended
Susquehanna University      PA  77  Recommended
Ursinus College         PA  77  Recommended
Loyola University Maryland  MD  76  Neither required nor recommended
Mount Holyoke College       MA  74  Neither required nor recommended
Clark University        MA  73  Neither required nor recommended
Saint Michael's College     VT  73  Recommended
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA  72  Neither required nor recommended
Gustavus Adolphus College   MN  72  Recommended
Bryant University       RI  72  Neither required nor recommended
Saint Anselm College        NH  72  Recommended
Sarah Lawrence College      NY  71  Neither required nor recommended
Augustana College       IL  71  Recommended
Assumption College      MA  71  Neither required nor recommended
Hobart William Smith Colleges   NY  70  Neither required nor recommended
Juniata College         PA  70  Recommended
Wheaton College         MA  70  Neither required nor recommended
Lebanon Valley College      PA  69  Neither required nor recommended
Moravian College and Seminary   PA  68  Recommended
Lewis & Clark College       OR  68  Recommended
Salisbury University        MD  66  Recommended
Knox College            IL  65  Recommended
Salve Regina University     RI  64  Recommended
Lake Forest College     IL  63  Recommended
Nazareth College        NY  63  Neither required nor recommended
Drew University         NJ  63  Recommended
Lycoming College        PA  62  Recommended
Ringling College Art & Design   FL  61  Recommended
Touro College           NY  61  Recommended
King's College          PA  60  Recommended
Sacred Heart University     CT  60  Neither required nor recommended
Goucher College         MD  60  Recommended
California Maritime Academy CA  59  Recommended
Lawrence University     WI  59  Recommended
Rollins College         FL  59  Recommended
Wittenberg University       OH  59  Neither required nor recommended
Houghton College        NY  58  Recommended
Manhattanville College      NY  58  Neither required nor recommended
Chatham University      PA  56  Neither required nor recommended
Wagner College          NY  56  Recommended
University of Maine Farmington  ME  55  Recommended
Bennington College      VT  55  Neither required nor recommended
Hampshire College       MA  55  Recommended
Johnson & Wales University-Cha  NC  55  Recommended
Kansas State University     KS  54  Recommended
California St U-Channel Islands CA  54  Recommended
Arizona State University    AZ  53  Recommended
Baldwin-Wallace College     OH  53  Neither required nor recommended
Colby-Sawyer College        NH  53  Neither required nor recommended
SUNY College at Potsdam     NY  52  Recommended
Illinois College        IL  52  Neither required nor recommended
California State Uni-Chico  CA  52  Recommended
Stetson University      FL  51  Recommended
Sonoma State University     CA  51  Recommended
Florida Hosp Coll of Hlth Scis  FL  50  Recommended
Merrimack College       MA  50  Neither required nor recommended
Milwaukee Inst of Art & Design  WI  49  Recommended
Keuka College           NY  49  Recommended

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<p>All 50-50 School have at least a 50% graduation rate and 50% admission rate. [50-50</a> College Listing](<a href=“http://diycollegerankings.com/50-50-college-listing-intro/]50-50”>50-50 College List)</p>

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<p>These are 50-50 schools with the most graduates majoring in the Visual and Performing Arts. The first is by percentage, the second is total number. Of course, this says nothing about the quality of the programs. </p>

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Name    % Visual and Performing Arts    State Type  4/5 yr Graduation Rate
Maryland Institute College of Art   100.0   MD  Private 72
Columbus College of Art and Design  100.0   OH  Private 49
The University of the Arts      95.5    PA  Private 59
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 89.0    MA  Public  52
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 86.6    WI  Private 49
Ringling College of Art and Design  84.0    FL  Private 61
Savannah College of Art and Design  73.7    GA  Private 51
Minneapolis College of Art and Design   72.8    MN  Private 69
Bennington College          38.7    VT  Private 55
Stephens College            36.5    MO  Private 50
Belmont University          34.2    TN  Private 59
Lawrence University         26.2    WI  Private 59
Hampshire College           26.0    MA  Private 55
Converse College            20.5    SC  Private 56
University of Hartford          20.0    CT  Private 53
Hollins University          18.8    VA  Private 58
Millikin University         18.2    IL  Private 51
Ithaca College              16.5    NY  Private 69
Manhattanville College          15.2    NY  Private 58
Loyola Marymount University     15.2    CA  Private 71
Drew University             15.1    NJ  Private 63
Wagner College              15.1    NY  Private 56
LaGrange College            15.1    GA  Private 49
Centenary College of Louisiana      14.6    LA  Private 51
Arcadia University          13.9    PA  Private 52
Sweet Briar College         13.8    VA  Private 57
Wheaton College             13.3    MA  Private 70
Goucher College             13.3    MD  Private 60
Biola University            13.2    CA  Private 50
Webster University          12.7    MO  Private 51
Montclair State University      12.2    NJ  Public  56






Name    Visual and Performing Arts  State   Type    4/5 yr Graduation Rate
Savannah College of Art and Design  1286    GA  Private 51
Arizona State University        734 AZ  Public  53
Temple University           589 PA  Public  60
Florida State University        469 FL  Public  71
Texas State University-San Marcos   457 TX  Public  49
The University of the Arts      450 PA  Private 59
Indiana University-Bloomington      434 IN  Public  67
University of Colorado Boulder      407 CO  Public  63
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus    397 OH  Public  49
University of California-Santa Cruz 383 CA  Public  70
University of Washington-Seattle Campus 369 WA  Public  76
Syracuse University         363 NY  Private 72
University of Arizona           360 AZ  Public  55
Maryland Institute College of Art   359 MD  Private 72
Ohio State University-Main Campus   355 OH  Public  74
Montclair State University      348 NJ  Public  56
Belmont University          344 TN  Private 59
Iowa State University           331 IA  Public  66
University of Iowa          326 IA  Public  67
University of Kansas            325 KS  Public  56
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 323 MA  Public  52
University of Georgia           316 GA  Public  76
University of Oregon            306 OR  Public  64
California State University-Chico   301 CA  Public  52
Pennsylvania State University       294 PA  Public  83
Columbus College of Art and Design  277 OH  Private 49
Bowling Green State University      271 OH  Public  57
George Mason University         271 VA  Public  58
Ithaca College              261 NY  Private 69
James Madison University        247 VA  Public  81
Towson University           246 MD  Public  63</p>

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<p>50-50 Schools by number engineering graduates. Because so many engineering students take five years to graduate, I modified the 50-50 criteria to use the five-year graduation rate for both public and private schools. I’ve listed both for comparison purposes. All of the schools are ABET accredited but you will need to look-up the specific programs.</p>

<p>50–50 Schools with the Largest Number of Engineering Graduates</p>

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Name                        Type    State   4 yr    5 yr    Engineering % Engineering
                                Grad    Grad
                                Rate    Rate    Total   %
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Public  GA  33  72  1745    57.0
Purdue University-Main Campus           Public  IN  38  64  1398    19.6
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus   Public  PA  62  83  1370    12.0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh  Public  NC  41  67  1231    22.7
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  Public  IL  67  83  1222    15.6
Texas A & M University-College Station      Public  TX  46  76  1183    13.2
Virginia Tech                   Public  VA  53  76  1159    19.5
Ohio State University-Main Campus       Public  OH  49  74  999 9.1
Iowa State University               Public  IA  37  66  855 17.3
University of Wisconsin-Madison         Public  WI  50  79  702 8.4
Missouri University of Science and Technology   Public  MO  25  60  688 69.0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus     Public  WA  54  76  647 7.7
Auburn University               Public  AL  36  60  620 14.4
Arizona State University            Public  AZ  32  53  609 4.9
Michigan Technological University       Public  MI  28  60  606 56.9
Clemson University              Public  SC  50  72  560 16.7
University at Buffalo               Public  NY  43  61  528 11.2
Oregon State University             Public  OR  31  54  523 14.8
Drexel University               Private PA  23  63  510 19.1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick        Public  NJ  53  70  505 8.2
University of Colorado Boulder          Public  CO  41  63  487 7.8
Texas Tech University               Public  TX  37  57  472 9.9
Worcester Polytechnic Institute         Private MA  72  80  466 60.8
West Virginia University            Public  WV  33  54  437 10.8
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus        Public  OH  21  49  435 10.2
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus  Public  PA  61  76  434 8.9
Brigham Young University-Provo          Private UT  31  54  413 5.7
Louisiana State University and A & M        Public  LA  26  53  405 9.0
Washington State University         Public  WA  40  64  402 7.7
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology     Private IN  67  76  389 84.2
Michigan State University           Public  MI  48  73  389 4.9

50–50 Schools with the Highest Percentage of Engineering Graduates 



Name                    Type    State   4 yr e  5 yr    Engineering % Engineering
                            Grad    Grad    Total   %<br>
                            Rate    Rate<br>
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Private IN  67  76  389 84.2
Polytechnic Inst of New York University Private NY  38  52  215 71.0
Missouri University of Sci & Technology Public  MO  25  60  688 69.0
Milwaukee School of Engineering     Private WI  41  57  335 66.5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute     Private MA  72  80  466 60.8
Georgia Institute of Technology     Public  GA  33  72  1745    57.0
Michigan Technological University   Public  MI  28  60  606 56.9
Illinois Institute of Technology    Private IL  36  61  270 49.5
Massachusetts Maritime Academy      Public  MA  50  63  102 48.8
Clarkson University         Private NY  55  67  292 48.4
Maine Maritime Academy          Public  ME  54  55  70  41.2
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U-Daytona Private FL  30  51  341 36.7
Florida Institute of Technology     Private FL  40  54  240 34.8
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U-Prescott    Private AZ  37  57  112 32.3
Case Western Reserve University     Private OH  65  80  335 27.7
Pennsylvania State Univ-Harrisburg  Public  PA  39  59  125 22.9
North Carolina State Univ at Raleigh    Public  NC  41  67  1231    22.7
Purdue University-Main Campus       Public  IN  38  64  1398    19.6
Virginia Tech               Public  VA  53  76  1159    19.5
Drexel University           Private PA  23  63  510 19.1
Iowa State University           Public  IA  37  66  855 17.3
Alfred University           Private NY  43  61  68  16.8
Clemson University          Public  SC  50  72  560 16.7
Pennsylvania State Uni-Behrend College  Public  PA  43  66  124 16.4
Citadel Military College of S Carolina  Public  SC  63  69  87  16.4
Ohio Northern University        Private OH  48  64  85  15.7
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Public  IL  67  83  1222    15.6
Rochester Institute of Technology   Private NY  28  56  350 14.9
Oregon State University         Public  OR  31  54  523 14.8
Western New England University      Private MA  47  54  90  14.7
Auburn University           Public  AL  36  60  620 14.4

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