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(TX)* 42% 92 33% 7 58% 54% 106 49% 45% 9 Texas Woman's University (TX)* 44% 142 43% 51 48% 45% 101 43% 10 Louisiana College (LA) 43% 90 44% 86 47% 42% 88 11 Univ. of Science & Arts of Okla. (OK)* 42% 168 40% 35 45% 42% 112 12 Williams Baptist College (AR) 41% 59 44% 99 51% 42% 13 Brescia University (KY) 34% 101 47% 186 51% 45% 97 45800 44060 40 3739 3 77% 100 76% 57 1 7698 39 79% 132 77% 40 40% 39% 141 39850 36960 17 11599 74 87% 22 76% 3 46% 32% 9 32650 29639 23 5380 2 73% 152 73% 66 61 49% 36% 16 31800 29261 32 11134 60 79% 51 78% 49 80 49% 36% 12 37950 34558 18 10145 34 83% 25 78% 18 10 149 41% 129 45000 33901 14 Arkansas Tech University (AR)* 42% 94 38% 32 45% 35% 48 51% 35750 32464 11 9034 38 71% 131 76% 15 Oklahoma State University-Main (OK)* 61% 62 54% 10 29% 28% 125 30% 29% 137 43550 40162 16 11752 90 88% 54 84% 13 16 University of Oklahoma-Norman (OK)* 66% 47 60% 12 25% 23% 124 31% 27% 93 46500 40593 6 14394 125 86% 69 86% 51 37% 70 6729 9 71% 138 76% 158 37900 39756 125 11374 52 88% 67 82% 8 17 University of Tennessee-Martin (TN)* 47% 61 45% 39 47% 35% 33 48% 35% 13 35000 34451 18 Lyon College (AR) 49% 131 56% 170 47% 29% 14 38% 24% 6 19 Tennessee Technological Univ. (TN)* 51% 112 52% 97 37% 29% 43 43% 32% 17 38400 36695 46 11054 85 86% 74 83% 16 30% 162 22% 15 49% 42% 70 51% 40% 26 35600 34823 65 7610 20 73% 124 73% 67 20 20 Southeastern OK State Univ. (OK)* 21 East Central University (OK)* 34% 139 29% 26 48% 36% 35 51% 39% 35550 33636 37 6935 10 69% 149 76% 172 22 Vanderbilt University (TN) 93% 2 95% 104 14% 13% 129 13% 14% 154 61800 61847 85 7394 31 94% 8 95% 112 23 Tusculum College (TN) 33% 145 42% 175 60% 40% 15 53% 39% 8 4 17069 146 75% 113 73% 39 24 Murray State University (KY)* 53% 39 48% 24 35% 35% 135 41% 36% 76 36350 37028 102 8443 26 83% 56 83% 71 25 81% 1 75% 22 15% 17% 149 18% 20% 160 54400 52732 42 17551 152 95% 1 97% 89 Trinity University (TX) 41250 35648 26 Sam Houston State University (TX)* 51% 111 47% 25 42% 44% 160 43% 39% 99 42250 36675 7 10710 78 80% 121 79% 36 27 33% 140 41% 163 54% 42% 42 46% 39% 56 36250 30883 5 8825 32 69% 144 73% 138 Henderson State University (AR)* 28 Southern Nazarene University (OK) 44% 79 45% 78 51% 45% 74 38% 41% 168 45350 42127 14 15685 129 85% 34 79% 9 29 Christian Brothers University (TN) 57% 26 55% 40 44% 35% 58 37% 31% 71 47700 47817 87 7029 71% 136 78% 170 31 16398 126 92% 30 84% 4 8258 51 96% 2 96% 69 30 Centenary College of Louisiana (LA) 56% 105 63% 171 35% 28% 66 30% 23% 61 31 Rice University (TX) 92% 3 95% 111 17% 13% 81 16% 14% 121 62350 67176 174 32 University of Texas-Tyler (TX)* 43% 84 47% 115 37% 32% 90 41% 34% 33 So. Arkansas Univ.-Campus (AR)* 32% 148 37% 124 52% 43% 55 49% 39% 41750 39260 12 57 42900 40894 35 9368 44 80% 79 82% 103 38 35750 32956 22 8063 22 69% 150 70% 92 14309 107 87% 13 89% 81 77% 151 80% 152 34 Oklahoma Baptist University (OK) 52% 16 50% 42 34% 30% 99 29% 29% 147 35300 34398 66 35 University of Texas-El Paso (TX)* 39% 169 35% 28 60% 44% 10 44% 42% 123 41250 41156 81 36 Mississippi Univ. for Women (MS)* 40% 106 44% 114 51% 43% 63 43% 39% 94 35600 34279 51 9416 45 76% 108 75% 53 37 Tennessee Wesleyan College (TN) 44% 44 48% 108 48% 41% 79 46% 36% 29 37150 37586 93 11117 59 79% 58 83% 123 6151 18 38 Texas Lutheran University (TX) 47% 31 50% 101 40% 45% 170 41% 37% 87 43750 40574 24 15684 130 84% 21 78% 12 39 57% 100 61% 126 34% 29% 83 30% 25% 74 43550 40730 28 15706 113 90% 44 87% 26 40 Asbury University (KY) 69% 4 61% 14 35% 29% 75 24% 29% 179 36050 36041 84 20977 187 93% 5 89% 21 41 55 10124 Georgetown College (KY) 36% 120 36% 68 53% 36% 21 46% 38% 48 35550 34465 62 67% 153 72% 136 42 Transylvania University (KY) 72% 36 72% 65 27% 15% 31 21% 16% 88 41800 43933 130 16884 133 95% 14 93% 34 43 57% 27 56% 63 36% 31% 98 34% 31% 109 37800 39686 129 13951 103 90% 9 86% 22 41% 98 37% 27 42% 42% 77% 29 Austin Peay State University (TN)* Milligan College (TN) 44 Campbellsville University (KY) 45 46 Gra 6 -y ear gr a du at i on *Public institution °For-profit institution e ra BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK SOUTHERN COLLEGES 140 48% 39% 42 32200 31696 73 12985 89 80% 81 38 15346 109 65% 166 52% 1 31% 104 45850 46946 113 16400 136 85% 35 88% 126 77% 105 69% 5 38% 179 41% 119 76% 62% 25 43% 43% 144 34950 33019 46 Saint Edward's University (TX) 68% 6 59% 8 34% 30% 97 34% 47 45% 75 42% 43 54% 40% 29 38% 36% 113 39500 38750 67 20146 182 Dillard University (LA) Belhaven University (MS) 48 Central Baptist College (AR) 36% 80 36% 61 45% 48% 162 47% 38% 44 35400 35529 86 10892 54 73% 88 71% 44 49 Northeastern State University (OK)* 30% 160 27% 33 50% 40% 50 44% 39% 81 36000 35464 71 6461 8 69% 145 76% 173 50 Western Kentucky University (KY)* 50% 56 46% 30 39% 34% 92 43% 62 35450 36352 105 11215 72 77% 97 80% 119 September/October 2016 37% http://washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide?ranking=best-bang-for-the-buck-south

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