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BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK
SOUTHEAST COLLEGES
1
East Carolina University (NC)*
12
3%
58%
9%
31%
9609
6601
10221
16739
66%
963
1107
2
North Carolina State Univ.-Raleigh (NC)*
12
2%
72%
4%
22%
9957
4846
8748
16304
54%
1087
1240
3
University of Georgia (GA)*
12
3%
82%
9%
23%
10561
5376
9079
11956
59%
1123
1313
4
University of Florida (FL)*
12
2%
84%
9%
30%
11891
4710
5290
12215
44%
1167
1340
5
Coker College (SC)
12
5%
53%
7%
61%
12907
12705
NA
NA
54%
883
1080
6
Columbia International University (SC)
12
3%
64%
10%
51%
14291
10262
11727
15711
64%
1000
1267
7
Univ. of NC-Pembroke (NC)*
11
7%
35%
11%
53%
7424
5646
8020
13396
74%
837
987
8
University of NC-Greensboro (NC)*
11
4%
53%
1%
39%
7868
5154
8672
15169
66%
923
1120
9
Appalachian State University (NC)*
11
3%
66%
1%
25%
8681
5339
8571
14768
64%
1053
1227
10
Univ. of North Carolina-Charlotte (NC)*
11
3%
54%
-1%
38%
9325
6615
9446
15459
72%
973
1120
11
University of NC-Chapel Hill (NC)*
11
1%
89%
8%
20%
10378
4247
8762
17673
33%
1203
1400
12
Radford University (VA)*
11
3%
58%
6%
26%
10753
8393
11906
18012
77%
920
1100
13
University of Virginia-Main (VA)*
11
2%
93%
7%
12%
12005
4195
11862
21600
32%
1240
1433
14
James Madison University (VA)*
11
2%
81%
11%
13%
13030
9057
13024
19551
61%
1063
15
Florida State University (FL)*
11
5%
74%
8%
29%
13090
8938
12958
16311
57%
25
16
University of Mary Washington (VA)*
11
1%
74%
8%
14%
13289
9135
13476
19064
76%
1040
1280
17
Elizabeth City State University (NC)*
10
14%
43%
16%
70%
1225
416
1874
6990
67%
760
907
18
Fayetteville State University (NC)*
10
12%
32%
5%
65%
4985
3837
5453
11188
65%
767
900
19
North Carolina Central Univ. (NC)*
10
12%
40%
6%
63%
7123
6114
8433
14614
64%
773
920
20 Georgia Inst. of Technology-Main (GA)*
10
2%
79%
-4%
18%
8643
2149
7758
11006
54%
1243
1373
NA
21
Voorhees College (SC)
10
11%
30%
6%
82%
9687
8945
10486
15031
65%
NA
22
Albany State University (GA)*
10
11%
42%
10%
77%
9715
9381
11141
13901
42%
793
927
23
Gallaudet University (DC)
10
6%
36%
8%
49%
11032
7647
8358
14907
62%
15
20
24 Claflin University (SC)
10
8%
43%
9%
78%
11682
12905
12489
12306
36%
778
987
25
10
1%
90%
5%
12%
12356
4207
10826
21618
33%
1250
1467
26 Virginia Military Institute (VA)*
10
3%
70%
7%
17%
12409
5153
9830
18216
50%
1047
1233
27
10
3%
69%
17%
23%
13800
8926
14015
17948
71%
977
1160
28 Presbyterian College (SC)
10
2%
67%
8%
22%
15047
9488
11926
16749
64%
988
1189
29 Salem College (NC)
10
5%
58%
4%
58%
15348
23848
24640
23643
62%
940
1213
30 Mount Olive College (NC)
10
5%
41%
10%
50%
15663
14808
13837
16717
55%
827
987
31
Univ. of South Carolina-Columbia (SC)*
10
2%
70%
0%
23%
15691
9438
14385
18035
66%
1093
1273
32
Erskine College and Seminary (SC)
10
2%
61%
9%
30%
16402
11874
13440
15092
69%
913
1157
33
Clemson University (SC)*
10
2%
79%
6%
17%
16929
9931
13552
15753
61%
1137
1293
1280
College of William and Mary (VA)*
Citadel: The Military College of SC (SC)*
34 VA Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (VA)*
10
2%
82%
7%
17%
16981
9765
15028
21303
68%
1113
35
Saint Thomas University (FL)
10
6%
37%
5%
52%
17426
11933
17271
19396
54%
784
958
36
Howard University (DC)
10
7%
72%
10%
43%
19125
17628
22922
24249
54%
940
1213
37
NA
Carlos Albizu University-Miami (FL)
10
0%
44%
13%
62%
23195
22919
NA
NA
58%
NA
38 North Carolina A&T State University (NC)*
9
11%
41%
5%
57%
6139
4940
7210
13125
64%
803
960
39
9
10%
39%
3%
58%
6977
6056
8340
13885
58%
817
947
9
14%
32%
1%
74%
8504
7930
9770
13056
80%
800
940
1287
Winston-Salem State University (NC)*
40 Savannah State University (GA)*
41
34
1247
28
9
5%
57%
-5%
29%
9187
6207
8554
14351
74%
1067
42 Univ. of NC-Wilmington (NC)*
9
4%
67%
1%
26%
10053
5565
9549
15540
56%
1087
1240
43
9
9%
43%
7%
40%
10411
8485
11070
14564
79%
833
1053
Univ. of North Carolina-Asheville (NC)*
Univ. of Virginia's College-Wise (VA)*
44 Florida Memorial University (FL)
9
15%
41%
9%
83%
11522
14921
15170
15750
55%
NA
NA
45
9
12%
40%
7%
66%
11745
10027
12034
15518
69%
783
933
46 University of South Carolina-Upstate (SC)*
9
5%
39%
1%
43%
12078
9268
12476
15264
68%
877
1047
47
9
2%
64%
-1%
27%
12543
9484
12754
18040
53%
1050
1240
Virginia State University (VA)*
George Mason University (VA)*
48 University of Central Florida (FL)*
9
5%
64%
2%
31%
12691
7323
10952
14815
46%
1083
1260
49 Southern Wesleyan University (SC)
9
8%
45%
7%
48%
14797
13386
14885
16744
96%
857
1040
50 Longwood University (VA)*
9
3%
60%
5%
21%
16299
11908
15377
20293
75%
943
1120
September/October 2015
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