<p>I dont know where sadilly is getting his/her statistics. Some of those schools have lower admit rates than is listed by a sizable margin.</p>
<p>I know that Fordham University in New York has a variable admit rate from year to year of between 43-47%, that 88-89 % of freshmen return for sophomore year, and that their five year graduation rate is 81-82%</p>
<p>Old IPeds stuff. Several yrs behind. UW has been in the low-mid 50% for admits for several years. 5 yr grad rate >80% for same.</p>
<p>The source is the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics which US News uses as a source when the school survey is missing information on “information on financial resources, faculty, SAT and ACT admissions test scores, acceptance rates and graduation and retention rates.”</p>
<p>US News has University of Wisconsin-Madison acceptance rate as 54.56%. According to IPEDS, the percentage of students admitted has been: </p>
<p>2009-10 59
2010-11 67
2011-12 66
2012-13 69</p>
<p>I can’t find an explicit difference in the definitions between the CDS and IPEDS that explains the differences. </p>
<p>US News has a five-year rate of 80% for the University of Wisconsin. IPEDS has 79%. The CDS survey form actually uses the IPEDS definition: </p>
<p>“For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions
and glossary on the 2012 Web-based survey.”</p>
<p>As for Fordham, it’s not a 50-50 school because it accepts less than 50% of applicants. The point of this thread was to look at schools that accepts more students than it rejects while maintaining an acceptable graduation rate. About a quarter of the list changes each year basically because of fluctuations in acceptance rates. Just as an FYI, the following table lists all the schools currently with less than 50% acceptance rate but 50% or more graduation rate. </p>
<p>
Name State Type 4/5 yr % Admitted
Grad
Rate
Albright College PA Private 52 47
American Musical and Dramatic Academy NY Private 100 43
American University DC Private 74 44
Amherst College MA Private 87 13
Babson College MA Private 87 29
Bard College NY Private 63 35
Barnard College NY Private 84 23
Bates College ME Private 88 27
Bentley University MA Private 80 45
Boston College MA Private 87 29
Bowdoin College ME Private 88 16
Brandeis University MA Private 88 39
Brown University RI Private 83 10
Bryn Mawr College PA Private 82 41
Bucknell University PA Private 87 27
California Institute of Technology CA Private 76 13
California Institute of the Arts CA Private 51 25
California Lutheran University CA Private 52 47
California Poly State U-San Luis Obispo CA Public 67 37
Carleton College MN Private 88 26
Carnegie Mellon University PA Private 71 28
Chapman University CA Private 53 45
Claremont McKenna College CA Private 85 14
Colby College ME Private 86 29
Colgate University NY Private 88 29
College of the Holy Cross MA Private 89 34
College of William and Mary VA Public 90 32
Colorado College CO Private 83 23
Colorado School of Mines CO Public 65 45
Columbia University in the City of NY NY Private 85 7
Connecticut College CT Private 81 34
Cooper Union for the Adv of Sci and Art NY Private 63 8
Cornell University NY Private 87 17
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY Public 57 22
Dartmouth College NH Private 88 10
Davidson College NC Private 87 25
Dickinson College PA Private 82 40
Duke University NC Private 89 14
Emerson College MA Private 80 48
Emory University GA Private 82 27
Fordham University NY Private 74 43
Franklin and Marshall College PA Private 81 39
George Washington University DC Private 76 33
Georgetown University DC Private 90 18
Gettysburg College PA Private 79 40
Gordon College MA Private 61 40
Grinnell College IA Private 83 32
Hamilton College NY Private 84 27
Harvard University MA Private 87 6
Harvey Mudd College CA Private 75 19
Haverford College PA Private 91 23
Johns Hopkins University MD Private 84 18
Kenyon College OH Private 83 36
Lafayette College PA Private 85 34
Lehigh University PA Private 78 33
Macalester College MN Private 82 37
Marist College NY Private 69 31
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Private 85 9
Middlebury College VT Private 84 18
Mount Holyoke College MA Private 80 42
Muhlenberg College PA Private 79 46
New York University NY Private 80 35
Northwestern University IL Private 86 18
Oberlin College OH Private 76 31
Occidental College CA Private 81 39
Pepperdine University CA Private 70 38
Pitzer College CA Private 75 16
Pomona College CA Private 91 13
Princeton University NJ Private 87 8
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ Public 69 47
Reed College OR Private 59 36
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY Private 60 44
Rhode Island School of Design RI Private 75 25
Rice University TX Private 79 17
Robert Morris University Illinois IL Private 73 28
Roberts Wesleyan College NY Private 54 47
San Diego State University CA Public 57 33
San Diego State U-Imperial Valley CA Public 57 44
Scripps College CA Private 83 32
Simmons College MA Private 62 48
Skidmore College NY Private 82 42
Smith College MA Private 80 43
Spelman College GA Private 70 38
Spring Hill College AL Private 51 47
St Lawrence University NY Private 76 48
Stanford University CA Private 79 7
State University of New York New Paltz NY Public 67 40
Stony Brook University NY Public 64 40
SUNY at Binghamton NY Public 76 41
SUNY at Purchase College NY Public 54 33
SUNY College at Brockport NY Public 61 46
SUNY College at Cortland NY Public 65 44
SUNY College at Geneseo NY Public 80 43
SUNY College at Oneonta NY Public 66 44
SUNY College at Oswego NY Public 54 48
SUNY College at Plattsburgh NY Public 54 46
Swarthmore College PA Private 91 14
Texas Christian University TX Private 55 41
The Boston Conservatory MA Private 53 41
The College of New Jersey NJ Public 85 46
The Juilliard School NY Private 91 7
The University of Texas at Austin TX Public 77 47
Trinity College CT Private 82 34
Tufts University MA Private 85 21
Union College NY Private 78 38
United States Air Force Academy CO Public 83 10
United States Coast Guard Academy CT Public 83 16
United States Military Academy NY Public 82 9
United States Naval Academy MD Public 90 7
University of California-Berkeley CA Public 88 22
University of California-Davis CA Public 78 48
University of California-Irvine CA Public 83 47
University of California-Los Angeles CA Public 88 27
University of California-San Diego CA Public 81 35
University of California-Santa Barbara CA Public 78 46
University of Central Florida FL Public 57 46
University of Chicago IL Private 86 13
University of Connecticut CT Public 81 45
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT Public 52 45
University of Florida FL Public 80 44
University of Maryland-College Park MD Public 80 47
University of Miami FL Private 66 40
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Public 87 37
University of N Carolina Chapel Hill NC Public 86 33
University of N Carolina School of Arts NC Public 56 42
University of Notre Dame IN Private 90 23
University of Pennsylvania PA Private 87 13
University of Richmond VA Private 77 30
University of Rochester NY Private 73 35
University of San Diego CA Private 64 43
University of Southern California CA Private 73 20
University of Tulsa OK Private 51 41
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA Public 93 30
Vanderbilt University TN Private 87 14
Vassar College NY Private 88 23
Villanova University PA Private 88 46
Virginia Military Institute VA Public 67 46
Wake Forest University NC Private 82 34
Washington & Jefferson College PA Private 70 41
Washington and Lee University VA Private 88 19
Washington University in St Louis MO Private 86 18
Wellesley College MA Private 86 30
Wesleyan University CT Private 87 24
Williams College MA Private 89 17
Yale University CT Private 89 8</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>UW published many stats annually on a comparable YTY basis. Those upper 60% numbers are just incorrect. </p>
<p><a href=“http://apir.wisc.edu/datadigest/201213Digest/digest_13_web.pdf[/url]”>http://apir.wisc.edu/datadigest/201213Digest/digest_13_web.pdf</a></p>
<p>IPEDS has been known to report incorrect data. The schools just never correct it which is why I tell people who use it, if something looks wrong, then check. </p>
<p>In this case, UW has their IPEDS data on the same website you linked to. The latest IPEDS report listed is 2009 and it matches what IPEDS is reporting. <a href=“http://apir.wisc.edu/ipeds/IPEDS%202010-11/IPEDS_Institutional_Characteristics_2010-11.pdf[/url]”>Academic Planning – Academic Planning and Institutional Research – UW–Madison. If you compare it to the CDS also available on their website <a href=“http://apir.wisc.edu/publisherssurvey/CDS_2010.pdf[/url]”>http://apir.wisc.edu/publisherssurvey/CDS_2010.pdf</a> you’ll that the number of reported students admitted is almost identical</p>
<p>CDS
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who were admitted 6497
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who were admitted 7731</p>
<p>IPEDS
Admissions Men: 6,495 Women: 7,730 Total: 14,225</p>
<p>There are significant differences in the number of applicants reported. </p>
<p>CDS
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) men who applied 11923
Total first-time, first-year (freshman) women who applied 12932</p>
<p>IPEDS
Applicants Men: 10,198 Women: 11,192 Total: 21,390</p>
<p>I’m assuming the UW doesn’t agree with the way IPEDS counts applicants although I don’t know where the differences are coming from. If you look at the instructions for both, they look remarkably alike. </p>
<p>Other possibilities are that different people are completing the forms, someone just entered the data incorrectly, or for some reason they are pulled from two different data sets.</p>
<p>I really enjoy this thread. Thank you for all your work on it!</p>
<p>This week info on African American students. 4 year grad rate for private schools, 5 year for public.</p>
<p>50-50 Schools with highest percentage of African American students</p>
<p>
Name State Type 4/5 yr % 6 yr 6 yr Graduation Rate
Grad African Grad-
Rate Amer African
American
Agnes Scott College GA Private 58 34 58 65
College of Saint Elizabeth NJ Private 50 31 47 58
Winthrop University SC Public 55 29 60 58
Guilford College NC Private 55 24 50 60
Mississippi State University MS Public 54 23 42 60
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL Private 60 22 52 62
Salem College NC Private 52 20 52 53
Eastern University PA Private 59 20 43 67
Rutgers University-Newark NJ Public 61 18 69 68
Rutgers University-Camden NJ Public 50 17 63 61
Dean College MA Private 62 17 44 62
Univ of Maryland-Baltimore Cty MD Public 50 17 64 57
University of Mississippi MS Public 56 17 44 60
Indiana Wesleyan University IN Private 56 16 62 70
Northern Illinois University IL Public 50 16 35 56
Queens University of Charlotte NC Private 50 16 52 61
Chatham University PA Private 49 15 54 60
Eastern Illinois University IL Public 54 15 40 59
East Carolina University NC Public 54 15 53 59
Western Illinois University IL Public 49 14 44 53
Seton Hall University NJ Private 52 14 53 66
Pennsylvania State Uni Hazleton PA Public 49 14 30 52
Towson University MD Public 60 14 55 64
La Salle University PA Private 53 14 51 67
Temple University PA Public 63 13 62 68
Randolph-Macon College VA Private 53 13 74 60
McDaniel College MD Private 70 13 74 74
Univ of Illinois at Springfield IL Public 60 13 57 61
The Sage Colleges NY Private 49 13 44 58
Stephens College MO Private 50 13 50 55
Hood College MD Private 60 12 61 68
Hiram College OH Private 60 12 65 66
The University of Alabama AL Public 61 12 59 66
Millikin University IL Private 54 12 44 65
SUNY at Albany NY Public 63 12 69 64
Bowling Green State University OH Public 55 12 50 58
Bay Path College MA Private 58 11 60 65
Manhattanville College NY Private 52 11 44 56
Converse College SC Private 58 11 60 60
Union University TN Private 50 11 57 61
Hollins University VA Private 58 11 60 63
Southwestern College KS Private 49 11 46 57
Univ of South Carolina-Columbia SC Public 67 10 65 70
Adelphi University NY Private 55 10 55 66
Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania PA Public 49 10 40 52
Mount St Mary's University MD Private 72 10 70 76
Salisbury University MD Public 63 10 60 67
Penn State Univ Harrisburg PA Public 58 10 58 63
Western Michigan University MI Public 49 10 44 56
Presbyterian College SC Private 61 10 82 68
Louisiana State University LA Public 54 10 54 60
50-50 Schools with highest 6 year graduation rate for African American Students
Name State Type 4/5 yr % 6 yr 6 yr Graduation Rate
Grad African Grad-
Rate Amer African
American
Hanover College IN Private 69 5 100 71
Knox College IL Private 70 6 100 78
Marywood University PA Private 51 1 100 62
Saint Mary's College IN Private 73 2 100 79
Saint Michael's College VT Private 77 1 100 82
SUNY College of Env Science NY Public 65 1 100 66
The Master's College/Seminary CA Private 55 3 100 65
University of Dallas TX Private 63 1 100 73
Gonzaga University WA Private 69 1 90 83
Sarah Lawrence College NY Private 63 3 90 70
Sewanee-The Univ of the South TN Private 80 4 90 86
Whitman College WA Private 80 2 90 86
Clark University MA Private 76 4 89 80
Gustavus Adolphus College MN Private 80 3 89 82
Trinity University TX Private 69 3 89 80
Providence College RI Private 81 4 88 85
Wheaton College IL Private 73 3 87 87
Whitworth University WA Private 67 1 86 80
Bryant University RI Private 75 4 85 77
Loyola University Maryland MD Private 79 4 83 83
Merrimack College MA Private 63 3 83 70
University of Puget Sound WA Private 67 2 83 73
Goucher College MD Private 62 9 82 70
St Olaf College MN Private 81 2 82 85
Presbyterian College SC Private 61 10 82 68
Boston University MA Private 65 3 81 85
Furman University SC Private 83 5 81 87
Hope College MI Private 69 2 81 79
Centre College KY Private 81 4 80 82
Denison University OH Private 76 7 80 79
Lewis & Clark College OR Private 66 2 80 73
Seattle University WA Private 57 4 80 71
St Mary's College of Maryland MD Public 77 8 80 79
DePauw University IN Private 80 8 79 85
University of Georgia GA Public 79 7 79 82
Cedarville University OH Private 56 2 78 68
Elon University NC Private 78 7 78 82
Pacific Lutheran University WA Private 49 3 78 66
James Madison University VA Public 80 4 77 81
Kalamazoo College MI Private 76 4 77 80
University of Redlands CA Private 56 2 77 70
Ithaca College NY Private 67 4 76 74
Loyola Marymount University CA Private 67 6 76 77
Belmont University TN Private 61 4 75 68
Linfield College OR Private 61 2 75 73
Saint Anselm College NH Private 72 2 75 73
Saint Norbert College WI Private 65 1 75 70
Seattle Pacific University WA Private 60 3 75 74
</p>
<p>This week is colleges with highest yield rates. It’s not that I think this is particulalry useful information but just a way to see schools you may not have heard of before. The following are 50-50 schools that have a 35% or higher yield rate. Five-year graduation rate for public schools and four-year rate for private schools. </p>
<p>
Name State Type 4 yr Graduation Rate % Enrolled-Full-time Total
Grove City College PA Private 77 54
Goshen College IN Private 58 45
Wheaton College IL Private 79 44
Calvin College MI Private 60 39
Houghton College NY Private 56 39
Saint Johns University MN Private 73 38
St Olaf College MN Private 81 36
Concordia College at Moorhead MN Private 62 35
Martin Luther College MN Private 53 82
Bryan College-Dayton TN Private 50 45
Vanguard Univ of S California CA Private 52 43
Mount Mercy University IA Private 49 43
Milligan College TN Private 57 42
The Master's Coll and Seminary CA Private 55 42
John Brown University AR Private 55 42
Dordt College IA Private 56 40
Asbury University KY Private 61 40
Augustana College SD Private 49 38
Messiah College PA Private 71 35
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL Private 60 57
Maryville Univ of Saint Louis MO Private 57 38
Biola University CA Private 50 35
Indiana Wesleyan University IN Private 56 46
Eastern University PA Private 59 38
Belmont University TN Private 61 37
Saint Francis University PA Private 52 36
Saint Joseph's College of Maine ME Private 49 83
Bethel University TN Private 12 51
Southwestern College KS Private 49 50
Walsh University OH Private 49 39
Misericordia University PA Private 56 35
Columbia International Univ SC Private 50 51
Mount Carmel Coll of Nursing OH Private 62 63
Columbus College Art and Design OH Private 56 54
Milwaukee Inst of Art & Design WI Private 53 44
Minneapolis Coll Art and Design MN Private 70 41
The University of the Arts PA Private 55 37
Johnson University TN Private 49 71
Moody Bible Institute IL Private 55 46
Name State Type 5 yr Graduation Rate % Enrolled-Full-time Total
Univ of New Hampshire at Manchester NH Public 50 70
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE Public 61 59
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA Public 56 52
California University of Pennsylvania PA Public 49 51
Georgia College & State University GA Public 51 50
University of Northern Iowa IA Public 62 50
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA Public 61 49
University of Georgia GA Public 79 49
South Dakota State University SD Public 54 49
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE Public 52 47
Louisiana State University Agri & Meche LA Public 54 45
The University of Alabama AL Public 61 45
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH Public 75 44
Mississippi State University MS Public 54 44
Missouri University of Science/Tech MO Public 61 44
North Carolina State Univ at Raleigh NC Public 67 44
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK Public 57 44
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus OK Public 61 44
Maine Maritime Academy ME Public 66 43
The University of Tennessee TN Public 58 43
University of Arkansas AR Public 54 43
East Carolina University NC Public 54 42
Murray State University KY Public 50 42
Pennsylvania State University-Dubois PA Public 55 42
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI Public 55 42
Missouri State University-Springfield MO Public 50 41
Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton PA Public 49 41
The University of Texas at Dallas TX Public 57 41
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI Public 79 40
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA Public 76 40
Iowa State University IA Public 63 40
Kansas State University KS Public 49 40
SUNY College of Env Science/Forestry NY Public 65 40
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI Public 63 40
Central Washington University WA Public 49 39
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA Public 49 39
Pennsylvania State University-Behrende PA Public 63 39
Rowan University NJ Public 67 39
Slippery Rock Univ of Pennsylvania PA Public 57 39
Texas A & M University-College Station TX Public 77 39
Virginia Tech VA Public 79 39
Texas Tech University TX Public 56 39
Michigan State University MI Public 73 39
University of Kentucky KY Public 55 39
University of Mississippi MS Public 56 39
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI Public 59 39
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI Public 50 39
Winona State University MN Public 50 39
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred NY Public 67 38
Truman State University MO Public 64 38
University of Kansas KS Public 55 38
University of Missouri-Columbia MO Public 66 38
Washington State University WA Public 62 38
Appalachian State University NC Public 61 37
Georgia Institute of Technology GA Public 72 37
Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA Public 63 37
Pennsylvania State University-Berks PA Public 50 37
West Virginia University WV Public 52 37
Winthrop University SC Public 55 37
University of Arizona AZ Public 57 36
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH Public 52 36
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN Public 49 36
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC Public 64 36
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA Public 49 36
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL Public 81 35
Oregon State University OR Public 55 35
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ Public 71 35
Florida State University FL Public 71 35
</p>
<p>I haven’t thought about undergraduate to career center staff ratio, I’ll have to look for that. Given how little time my son actually spends in the library, I suspect a Starbucks to undergraduate ratio would be or more interest.</p>
<p>There are lies and damned lies…er…statistics. Enough already with the attempts at promoting elitism. </p>
<p>The focus of EVERY college applicant ought to be what best suits them, where they will thrive and grow as a person, to become a productive tax paying adult and successful (as in their soul, not their purse or wallet) human being. </p>
<p>Whether that is a highly ranked school using whatever matrix you concoct is utterly irrelevant. Its in fact superficial.</p>
<p>
Perhaps you should read through the thread sovereigndebt. This thread is about Looking BEYOND the Rankings as the title states. It showcases schools that accept >50% of applicants and graduate >50% of students on time, meaning less selective schools that can follow through.</p>
<p>sadilly has put forth a tremendous amount of time and effort on this thread. It is to be commended!</p>
<p>This week’s 50-50 schools had a decrease in the average net price after gift aid based on the last two available years from IPEDS 2010-11 to 2011-12. The five year rate is used for public schools and the four year rate for private schools. </p>
<p>Just a reminder why I’m posting these lists, they’re just a way to find out about other schools. Some of these schools may be great alternatives for some families but not others. Some offer great financial aid, others don’t. The goal is to show alternative schools that would accept more students than they reject while having a decent chance of graduating. </p>
<p>I know some people object to using “old” IPEDs data. While it may lag behind the common data set in some areas, I’ve found that in terms of comparing schools to each other, there really isn’t that big of change from year to year with the exception of acceptance rates. Schools with rates between 40% to 60% seem to have the biggest jumps from year to year. As for quality of the data, I hope that the issues that came up with UW Madison show that all data you use at your own risk. There are always limitations/exceptions when using this data.</p>
<p>
Name State Type 4/5 yr Change in
Grad Net Price
Rate 2010 to 2011
Montclair State University NJ Public 57 -2754
Augustana College IL Private 70 -2668
Drew University NJ Private 61 -2637
Saint Vincent College PA Private 64 -2595
John Brown University AR Private 55 -2539
Michigan State University MI Public 73 -2356
Dean College MA Private 62 -2268
Assumption College MA Private 65 -1880
Sweet Briar College VA Private 64 -1820
Saint Mary's Univ of Minnesota MN Private 51 -1639
Loyola Marymount University CA Private 67 -1602
Clark University MA Private 76 -1537
Capital University OH Private 52 -1530
Hollins University VA Private 58 -1381
Johnson University TN Private 49 -1374
Susquehanna University PA Private 75 -1276
Cabrini College PA Private 49 -1223
Clemson University SC Public 78 -1143
Taylor University IN Private 75 -1115
Lake Forest College IL Private 59 -1114
Murray State University KY Public 50 -1019
Mount Carmel College of Nursing OH Private 62 -1016
Bluffton University OH Private 54 -1003
Lycoming College PA Private 61 -975
Sonoma State University CA Public 51 -948
Wheaton College MA Private 79 -939
Georgia Institute of Technology GA Public 72 -862
Willamette University OR Private 70 -861
Birmingham Southern College AL Private 53 -818
Houghton College NY Private 56 -812
University of Redlands CA Private 56 -743
Merrimack College MA Private 63 -728
Whitman College WA Private 80 -701
Washington College MD Private 72 -694
Dominican University IL Private 55 -688
Chatham University PA Private 49 -669
The College of Wooster OH Private 68 -654
Canisius College NY Private 55 -632
SUNY at Fredonia NY Public 60 -610
Western New England University MA Private 52 -587
Huntington University IN Private 50 -554
Ouachita Baptist University AR Private 50 -552
Pacific Lutheran University WA Private 49 -533
John Carroll University OH Private 64 -528
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN Public 49 -521
Baldwin Wallace University OH Private 52 -520
University of Arizona AZ Public 57 -500
Cornell College IA Private 65 -499
Endicott College MA Private 62 -480
Allegheny College PA Private 76 -478
Bridgewater College VA Private 52 -470
University of Mississippi MS Public 56 -438
Azusa Pacific University CA Private 50 -431
Texas Tech University TX Public 56 -424
Milwaukee Inst of Art & Design WI Private 53 -423
The Univ of Texas at Dallas TX Public 57 -404
University of Kentucky KY Public 55 -392
Linfield College-McMinnville OR Private 61 -360
Columbus Coll of Art and Design OH Private 56 -357
Columbia International Univ SC Private 50 -356
University of Rhode Island RI Public 59 -348
McDaniel College MD Private 70 -321
Wagner College NY Private 61 -320
Univ of Massachusetts Amherst MA Public 65 -315
The University of Alabama AL Public 61 -313
Slippery Rock Univ of Penns PA Public 57 -287
Knox College IL Private 70 -286
University of Maine ME Public 55 -284
Randolph-Macon College VA Private 53 -283
Biola University CA Private 50 -275
Ursinus College PA Private 75 -264
Texas A & M University TX Public 77 -258
Earlham College IN Private 59 -256
SUNY at Albany NY Public 63 -251
Lewis & Clark College OR Private 66 -174
The Sage Colleges NY Private 49 -136
Hendrix College AR Private 64 -108
Rhodes College TN Private 71 -99
Xavier University OH Private 69 -94
Miami University-Oxford OH Public 80 -93
Saint Michael's College VT Private 77 -91
Georgetown College KY Private 50 -83
Kalamazoo College MI Private 76 -72
Eastern Mennonite University VA Private 57 -67
Univ of California-Riverside CA Public 62 -58
SUNY Coll of Technology Alfred NY Public 67 -57
Agnes Scott College GA Private 58 -41
Saint Joseph's University PA Private 71 -38
Illinois State University IL Public 68 -35
University of Minnesota-Morris MN Public 59 -14
The University of Tennessee TN Public 58 -10
</p>
<p>This week I look at religious affiliation. How strong of an affiliation will vary from school to school. There are plenty of schools on these lists that most people wouldn’t realize have any affiliation. I’ve separated Catholic schools from non-Catholic just to make the lists more manageable. </p>
<p>
Name State 4 yr Graduation Rate Religious Affiliation
Linfield College-McMinnville OR 61 American Baptist
Eastern University PA 59 American Baptist
Vanguard Univ of Southern Cal CA 52 Assemblies of God Church
Cedarville University OH 56 Baptist
Baylor University TX 52 Baptist
Samford University AL 51 Baptist
Georgetown College KY 50 Baptist
Transylvania University KY 66 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Milligan College TN 57 Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Johnson University TN 49 Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Calvin College MI 60 Christian Reformed Church
Dordt College IA 56 Christian Reformed Church
Elizabethtown College PA 71 Church of Brethren
Bridgewater College VA 52 Church of Brethren
Point Loma Nazarene University CA 62 Church of the Nazarene
St Olaf College MN 81 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Gustavus Adolphus College MN 80 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Susquehanna University PA 75 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Augustana College IL 70 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Concordia College at Moorhead MN 62 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Roanoke College VA 59 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wartburg College IA 59 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Luther College IA 58 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Capital University OH 52 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Augustana College SD 49 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pacific Lutheran University WA 49 Evangelical Lutheran Church
Seattle Pacific University WA 60 Free Methodist
Earlham College IN 59 Friends
Guilford College NC 55 Friends
George Fox University OR 52 Friends
Taylor University IN 75 Interdenominational
Messiah College PA 71 Interdenominational
Belmont University TN 61 Interdenominational
Moody Bible Institute IL 55 Interdenominational
The Master's College & Seminary CA 55 Interdenominational
Trinity Christian College IL 55 Interdenominational
Bryan College-Dayton TN 50 Interdenominational
Wittenberg University OH 66 Lutheran Church in America
Valparaiso University IN 63 Lutheran Church in America
Wagner College NY 61 Lutheran Church in America
Goshen College IN 58 Mennonite Church
Eastern Mennonite University VA 57 Mennonite Church
Bluffton University OH 54 Mennonite Church
Moravian College and Seminary PA 73 Moravian Church
Salem College NC 52 Moravian Church
Centre College KY 81 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Grove City College PA 77 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Rhodes College TN 71 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Austin College TX 69 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Hanover College IN 69 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Trinity University TX 69 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Whitworth University WA 67 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Westminster College PA 62 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Coe College IA 61 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian College SC 61 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Agnes Scott College GA 58 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Eckerd College FL 55 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Alma College MI 54 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Arcadia University PA 54 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Millikin University IL 54 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Queens University of Charlotte NC 50 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Waynesburg University PA 50 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Westminster College MO 50 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Sewanee-The Univ of the South TN 80 Protestant Episcopal
Hope College MI 69 Reformed Church in America
Central College IA 58 Reformed Church in America
Geneva College PA 58 Reformed Presbyterian Church
Ouachita Baptist University AR 50 Southern Baptist
Union University TN 50 Southern Baptist
Wheaton College IL 79 Undenominational
Azusa Pacific University CA 50 Undenominational
Biola University CA 50 Undenominational
Huntington University IN 50 United Brethren Church
Elmhurst College IL 54 United Church of Christ
DePauw University IN 80 United Methodist
Allegheny College PA 76 United Methodist
Wofford College SC 75 United Methodist
Lebanon Valley College PA 67 United Methodist
Albion College MI 65 United Methodist
Cornell College IA 65 United Methodist
Hendrix College AR 64 United Methodist
Randolph College VA 63 United Methodist
Simpson College IA 63 United Methodist
Drew University NJ 61 United Methodist
Lycoming College PA 61 United Methodist
Millsaps College MS 61 United Methodist
Southern Methodist University TX 60 United Methodist
Hamline University MN 59 United Methodist
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE 58 United Methodist
Southwestern University TX 57 United Methodist
University of Mount Union OH 54 United Methodist
Birmingham Southern College AL 53 United Methodist
High Point University NC 53 United Methodist
Ohio Wesleyan University OH 53 United Methodist
Randolph-Macon College VA 53 United Methodist
Baldwin Wallace University OH 52 United Methodist
Emory & Henry College VA 52 United Methodist
Ohio Northern University OH 52 United Methodist
North Central College IL 50 United Methodist
University of Evansville IN 50 United Methodist
Otterbein University OH 49 United Methodist
Southwestern College KS 49 United Methodist
Houghton College NY 56 Wesleyan
Indiana Wesleyan University IN 56 Wesleyan
Martin Luther College MN 53 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Name State 4 yr Graduation Rate Religion
Providence College RI 81 Roman Catholic
Fairfield University CT 79 Roman Catholic
Loyola University Maryland MD 79 Roman Catholic
Stonehill College MA 78 Roman Catholic
Saint Michael's College VT 77 Roman Catholic
Santa Clara University CA 77 Roman Catholic
Saint Johns University MN 73 Roman Catholic
Saint Mary's College IN 73 Roman Catholic
College of Saint Benedict MN 72 Roman Catholic
Mount St Mary's University MD 72 Roman Catholic
Saint Anselm College NH 72 Roman Catholic
Saint Joseph's University PA 71 Roman Catholic
University of Portland OR 71 Roman Catholic
Siena College NY 70 Roman Catholic
DeSales University PA 69 Roman Catholic
Gonzaga University WA 69 Roman Catholic
Xavier University OH 69 Roman Catholic
Salve Regina University RI 68 Roman Catholic
Loyola Marymount University CA 67 Roman Catholic
Creighton University NE 66 Roman Catholic
Assumption College MA 65 Roman Catholic
Saint Norbert College WI 65 Roman Catholic
University of Scranton PA 65 Roman Catholic
John Carroll University OH 64 Roman Catholic
Rockhurst University MO 64 Roman Catholic
Saint John Fisher College NY 64 Roman Catholic
Saint Vincent College PA 64 Roman Catholic
Merrimack College MA 63 Roman Catholic
University of Dallas TX 63 Roman Catholic
Franciscan Univ of Steubenville OH 62 Roman Catholic
Le Moyne College NY 62 Roman Catholic
Mount Carmel College of Nursing OH 62 Roman Catholic
Catholic University of America DC 61 Roman Catholic
Duquesne University PA 61 Roman Catholic
Marquette University WI 61 Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart University CT 61 Roman Catholic
University of St Thomas MN 61 Roman Catholic
Niagara University NY 60 Roman Catholic
King's College PA 59 Roman Catholic
Mercyhurst University PA 59 Roman Catholic
University of Dayton OH 58 Roman Catholic
University of San Francisco CA 58 Roman Catholic
Seattle University WA 57 Roman Catholic
Misericordia University PA 56 Roman Catholic
Regis College MA 56 Roman Catholic
Canisius College NY 55 Roman Catholic
Dominican University IL 55 Roman Catholic
Emmanuel College MA 54 Roman Catholic
The Coll of Saint Scholastica MN 54 Roman Catholic
La Salle University PA 53 Roman Catholic
Saint Edward's University TX 52 Roman Catholic
Saint Francis University PA 52 Roman Catholic
Seton Hall University NJ 52 Roman Catholic
Bellarmine University KY 51 Roman Catholic
Gannon University PA 51 Roman Catholic
Loyola University Chicago IL 51 Roman Catholic
Marywood University PA 51 Roman Catholic
Saint Mary's Univ of Minnesota MN 51 Roman Catholic
College of Saint Elizabeth NJ 50 Roman Catholic
Saint Marys College of Cal CA 50 Roman Catholic
St. Bonaventure University NY 50 Roman Catholic
Cabrini College PA 49 Roman Catholic
Clarke University IA 49 Roman Catholic
DePaul University IL 49 Roman Catholic
Mount Mercy University IA 49 Roman Catholic
Saint Ambrose University IA 49 Roman Catholic
Saint Joseph's College of Maine ME 49 Roman Catholic
Walsh University OH 49 Roman Catholic
</p>
<p>For this week I have 50-50 schools where at least 15% of freshman have non-federal loans. These are only loans for the students, it doesn’t include PLUS loans parents may have taken out. The four-year graduation rate is used for private schools, the five-year for private schools.</p>
<p>
Name State Type 4/5 yr % Freshman Avg Amount
Grad Receiving of Non-Federal
Rate Non-Fed Student Loans
Student for Freshman
Loans
University of St Thomas MN Private 61 64 2934
University of Redlands CA Private 56 63 3907
Wabash College IN Private 68 54 5675
Wittenberg University OH Private 66 52 2627
Mass Coll of Pharm & Health Sci MA Private 55 47 13349
Westmont College CA Private 75 45 3338
The University of Alabama AL Public 61 41 5072
Cabrini College PA Private 49 40 15215
Dordt College IA Private 56 39 3904
Grove City College PA Private 77 38 8751
Maine Maritime Academy ME Public 66 31 12006
Winona State University MN Public 50 31 7852
Loyola University Maryland MD Private 79 31 3629
Juniata College PA Private 72 31 3539
Loyola Marymount University CA Private 67 30 3549
The Coll of Saint Scholastica MN Private 54 26 10408
Whittier College CA Private 50 26 6003
Saint Edward's University TX Private 52 25 9485
Merrimack College MA Private 63 24 13951
Dean College MA Private 62 23 10158
Columbia International Uni SC Private 50 23 7911
Albany Coll of Pharm & Health NY Private 68 22 16348
University of New England ME Private 51 22 14220
Randolph College VA Private 63 22 9516
Trinity University TX Private 69 22 4868
Indiana Wesleyan University IN Private 56 22 3781
Marywood University PA Private 51 21 12767
College of Saint Benedict MN Private 72 21 10983
Keene State College NH Public 56 21 6763
Guilford College NC Private 55 21 5171
Arcadia University PA Private 54 20 13931
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA Private 65 20 13580
Rich Stockton Coll New Jersey NJ Public 61 20 12615
Clarke University IA Private 49 20 10042
Saint Ambrose University IA Private 49 20 7521
Seton Hall University NJ Private 52 19 17661
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA Public 61 19 13701
Concordia College at Moorhead MN Private 62 18 10682
Saint Johns University MN Private 73 18 10266
Salem College NC Private 52 18 9424
Westminster College PA Private 62 18 8437
Saint Francis University PA Private 52 17 14062
Austin College TX Private 69 17 8817
Illinois Wesleyan University IL Private 77 17 5452
Endicott College MA Private 62 16 16277
Salve Regina University RI Private 68 16 13097
DeSales University PA Private 69 15 14627
Saint Joseph's College of Maine ME Private 49 15 13221
Augustana College SD Private 49 15 9496
University of Maine ME Public 55 15 9384
Gustavus Adolphus College MN Private 80 15 8740
Case Western Reserve University OH Private 60 15 7442
North Central College IL Private 50 15 4915
Coe College IA Private 61 15 4469
</p>
<p>Thank you so much for researching and maintaining these lists. I read them every week!</p>
<p>This time I’m listing the top 40 [50-50</a> schools](<a href=“http://diycollegerankings.com/50-50-college-listing-intro/]50-50”>50-50 College List) by science majors. The number of biology majors seems to have the most influence of schools in the top 40. </p>
<p>
Name State Type Full 4/5 yr % % % All % Science
-time Grad Bio Math Phys Sci
Under- Rate Sci
grad
SUNY Coll of Env Sci & Forestry NY Public 1628 65 36.8 0.0 4.1 150 40.9
University of New England ME Private 2166 51 31.2 0.2 0.2 136 31.7
St Olaf College MN Private 3113 81 12.1 8.7 10.4 320 31.1
Millsaps College MS Private 889 61 20.5 2.2 6.3 65 29.0
Allegheny College PA Private 2086 76 21.6 2.5 4.0 148 28.0
University of California-Merced CA Public 4901 52 20.7 2.1 4.4 181 27.2
Earlham College IN Private 1049 59 16.5 3.2 6.7 75 26.4
Hendrix College AR Private 1402 64 18.6 0.9 6.8 85 26.3
Kalamazoo College MI Private 1363 76 13.4 3.7 9.2 100 26.2
The College of Wooster OH Private 1982 68 13.1 5.2 7.7 115 26.0
Ursinus College PA Private 1743 75 20.0 3.3 2.6 149 25.9
Whitman College WA Private 1566 80 13.4 2.9 8.8 114 25.1
Juniata College PA Private 1530 72 15.6 1.9 7.4 94 24.9
Wabash College IN Private 908 68 11.3 5.4 6.9 48 23.6
Rhodes College TN Private 1816 71 12.9 1.9 8.1 96 23.0
Albion College MI Private 1492 65 12.7 0.4 9.3 101 22.4
Presbyterian College SC Private 1167 61 13.4 5.0 3.8 58 22.2
University of Minnesota-Morris MN Public 1789 59 11.5 4.8 5.3 94 21.7
Gustavus Adolphus College MN Private 2486 80 12.4 2.9 6.3 134 21.6
Augustana College IL Private 2504 70 18.1 2.1 1.5 147 21.6
Wofford College SC Private 1549 75 13.8 3.8 3.8 84 21.5
St Mary's College of Maryland MD Public 1901 77 13.5 4.0 3.3 108 20.8
Saint Vincent College PA Private 1625 64 8.5 7.5 4.7 80 20.7
Alma College MI Private 1379 54 10.9 5.2 4.4 75 20.4
Case Western Reserve University OH Private 3895 60 12.2 1.4 6.8 222 20.4
Lawrence University WI Private 1443 60 12.8 2.8 4.6 87 20.2
Wartburg College IA Private 1735 59 14.0 2.6 2.8 89 19.5
Westminster College MO Private 1102 50 16.5 2.0 0.8 48 19.4
Sweet Briar College VA Private 719 64 13.5 4.1 1.8 33 19.3
Saint Johns University MN Private 1856 73 11.3 3.5 4.4 87 19.3
Cornell College IA Private 1185 65 9.8 3.9 5.3 68 19.1
Centre College KY Private 1309 81 9.7 4.9 4.3 66 18.9
Birmingham Southern College AL Private 1295 53 10.5 4.1 4.1 64 18.7
Univ of Maryland-Baltimore Coun MD Public 9051 50 13.6 2.8 1.7 387 18.1
Bridgewater College VA Private 1637 52 12.7 2.3 2.9 69 17.9
Grove City College PA Private 2434 77 11.3 4.9 1.7 117 17.9
Univ of California-Santa Cruz CA Public 15504 70 12.4 1.7 3.6 824 17.7
University of Puget Sound WA Private 2620 67 11.1 3.6 2.8 123 17.5
Univ of Washington-Seattle WA Public 25876 76 10.7 3.4 3.2 1517 17.3
Univ of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA Public 1692 49 12.4 3.1 1.7 50 17.2
Name State Type Full 4/5 yr % % % All % Science
-time Grad Bio Math Phys Sci
Under- Rate Sci
grad
Univ of Washington-Seattle WA Public 25876 76 10.7 3.4 3.2 1517 17.3
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison WI Public 27737 79 11.6 2.2 1.9 1291 15.7
Univ of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN Public 29194 67 8.9 2.3 2.3 1123 13.6
Michigan State Univ MI Public 33294 73 10.2 1.1 1.7 1064 12.9
Pennsylvania State Univ PA Public 37727 84 5.1 1.2 2.8 1002 9.1
Arizona State Univ AZ Public 50484 52 6.0 0.9 0.6 989 7.5
Univ of Colorado Boulder CO Public 24268 63 11.0 1.6 2.4 986 15.0
Texas A & M Univ TX Public 36515 77 7.9 0.9 1.6 971 10.4
Ohio State Univ-Main Campus OH Public 39234 75 6.1 1.0 1.1 969 8.3
Univ of Illinois Urbana-Champ IL Public 31311 81 6.7 1.9 2.7 939 11.4
Rutgers Univ-New Brunswick NJ Public 29752 71 9.1 1.4 1.7 839 12.3
Univ of Arizona AZ Public 27356 57 8.7 1.5 2.1 832 12.2
Univ of California-Santa Cruz CA Public 15504 70 12.4 1.7 3.6 824 17.7
N Carolina St Univ at Raleigh NC Public 22069 67 10.4 2.2 2.2 815 14.9
Univ of Georgia GA Public 24694 79 8.4 0.7 1.2 753 10.3
Virginia Tech Univ VA Public 23176 79 8.8 1.9 1.8 750 12.4
Indiana Univ-Bloomington IN Public 31093 68 6.8 1.0 1.4 727 9.2
Univ of California-Riverside CA Public 18028 62 13.1 1.9 1.8 704 16.8
Univ of Massachusetts Amherst MA Public 20253 65 8.8 1.8 1.7 682 12.3
Univ at Buffalo NY Public 17664 67 8.5 1.7 2.8 629 13.0
Univ of Illinois at Chicago IL Public 15532 49 12.4 1.2 1.8 604 15.3
Univ of South Carolina-Columbia SC Public 20700 67 9.1 1.0 1.4 603 11.5
Univ of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh PA Public 17186 76 6.9 2.0 3.1 595 12.0
Purdue Univ-Main Campus IN Public 29998 63 3.4 2.4 2.3 574 8.0
Florida State Univ FL Public 28864 71 4.0 0.6 1.2 518 5.7
Colorado St Univ-Fort Collins CO Public 20089 59 8.3 1.0 1.3 510 10.6
SUNY at Albany NY Public 11925 63 9.7 3.1 2.0 494 14.8
Louisiana State Univ Ag&Mech LA Public 22277 54 7.8 1.1 1.3 473 10.2
Iowa State Univ IA Public 23103 63 5.5 1.5 1.4 450 8.4
Univ of Missouri-Columbia MO Public 24413 66 5.8 0.6 1.4 428 7.7
Univ of Oklahoma Norman Campus OK Public 17796 61 6.2 1.1 2.7 408 10.0
George Mason Univ VA Public 16304 59 6.1 0.8 1.5 406 8.4
Boston Univ MA Private 16722 65 7.1 1.0 1.7 404 9.8
Temple Univ PA Public 24526 63 5.0 0.4 1.4 404 6.9
Auburn Univ AL Public 18627 60 7.0 1.2 0.8 403 9.1
Loyola Univ Chicago IL Private 9084 51 12.4 0.7 2.4 401 15.5
Washington State Univ WA Public 19800 62 6.2 0.6 0.7 395 7.5
East Carolina Univ NC Public 18606 54 6.6 0.4 2.0 388 9.0
Univ of Maryland-Baltimore Cnty MD Public 9051 50 13.6 2.8 1.7 387 18.1
Univ of Oregon OR Public 18738 62 5.9 1.0 1.0 375 8.0
</p>
<p>sadilly,</p>
<p>At a quick glance, I’m not fully understanding the data. For example…</p>
<p>Iowa State Univ 23103 5.5 1.5 1.4 450 8.4</p>
<p>5.5% are bio.
1.5% are math
1.5% are phy science majors</p>
<p>What is the All Sci 450…total N of other science majors?</p>
<p>8.4% = total of bio/math/physisacl science majors.</p>
<p>Hi Sadilly,</p>
<p>Thanks for making these lists, it’s very helpful. Where are you getting your data from? I would like to see the top schools by business majors.</p>
<p>Oh also this is probably a stupid question, but what is a 50-50 school? Unfortunately, the last link that you posted is blocked for me. Stupid school laptop!</p>