Best Colleges for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (2024)
506 colleges offer Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
#1
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
$143,372/yr
4.5% accept
#2
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA
$114,862/yr
11.7% accept
#3
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
$102,491/yr
4.0% accept
#4
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH
$97,434/yr
5.4% accept
#5
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA
$93,807/yr
28.9% accept
#6
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
$93,487/yr
5.4% accept
#7
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
#8
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
$92,498/yr
9.8% accept
#9
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
$92,446/yr
11.0% accept
#10
University of ChicagoChicago, IL
$91,885/yr
4.5% accept
#11
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
$90,873/yr
47.1% accept
#12
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA
$90,768/yr
31.3% accept
#13
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA
$90,543/yr
17.6% accept
#14
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
$89,363/yr
7.7% accept
#15
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
$87,555/yr
6.4% accept
#16
Providence CollegeProvidence, RI
$87,054/yr
50.9% accept
#17
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA
$86,863/yr
16.8% accept
#18
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO
$86,182/yr
12.1% accept
#19
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA
$84,803/yr
14.1% accept
#20
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, CA
$84,713/yr
83.5% accept
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All Colleges Offering Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | $17,200 | 100% | 44% | 163,164 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | $17,850 | 79% | 43% | 73,371 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | $12,223 | 90% | 68% | 64,674 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | $6,368 | 40% | 77% | 59,146 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | N/A | 67% | 29% | 53,782 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | $22,465 | 99% | 64% | 50,012 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | $9,992 | 50% | 83% | 44,503 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | $11,688 | 27% | 88% | 42,855 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | $13,926 | 86% | 67% | 42,537 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | $20,644 | 61% | 86% | 42,284 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | $16,458 | 85% | 81% | 40,922 |
| California State University-Fullerton | Fullerton | $7,470 | 91% | 70% | 38,546 |
| University of Houston | Houston | $9,717 | 74% | 65% | 38,380 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | $6,410 | 43% | 76% | 37,207 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | $16,004 | 42% | 85% | 36,258 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos | $11,450 | 89% | 56% | 36,177 |
| California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach | $7,350 | 46% | 69% | 35,924 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | $8,728 | 36% | 77% | 35,377 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | $11,309 | 72% | 60% | 34,341 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $17,736 | 16% | 93% | 34,177 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | $16,347 | 11% | 93% | 33,068 |
| California State University-Northridge | Northridge | $7,458 | 93% | 57% | 32,691 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | $11,852 | 73% | 68% | 32,394 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | $11,950 | 80% | 55% | 32,294 |
| University of California-Davis | Davis | $16,774 | 42% | 85% | 32,253 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis | $17,214 | 80% | 85% | 31,855 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | $14,400 | 77% | 70% | 30,743 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | $13,976 | 85% | 73% | 29,882 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax | $14,220 | 87% | 69% | 27,752 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | $8,410 | 85% | 67% | 27,601 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| Full Sail University | Winter Park | $26,906 | N/A | 47% | 25,777 |
| Iowa State University | Ames | $10,787 | 89% | 75% | 25,367 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington | $13,502 | 93% | 71% | 24,763 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas | $9,748 | 96% | 50% | 24,622 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | $7,239 | 80% | 68% | 24,453 |
| Clemson University | Clemson | $15,554 | 38% | 87% | 23,300 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | $13,009 | 90% | 59% | 22,903 |
| University of California-Riverside | Riverside | $15,606 | 76% | 76% | 22,593 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | $13,596 | 31% | 86% | 21,996 |
| Georgia Southern University | Statesboro | $6,022 | 88% | 53% | 21,790 |
| California State University-Fresno | Fresno | $7,350 | 95% | 56% | 21,605 |
| University of Mississippi | University | $9,772 | 97% | 70% | 21,473 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | $9,744 | 100% | 48% | 21,005 |
| James Madison University | Harrisonburg | $14,250 | 72% | 80% | 20,888 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | $72,097 | 10% | 92% | 20,443 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | $21,926 | 58% | 85% | 20,370 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | $7,361 | 89% | 62% | 19,896 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens | $14,158 | 85% | 66% | 19,633 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | $7,160 | 91% | 53% | 19,562 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | $15,140 | 83% | 68% | 18,854 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco | $7,950 | 96% | 50% | 18,639 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair | $15,912 | 88% | 64% | 18,376 |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook | $10,931 | 49% | 77% | 18,101 |
| Boise State University | Boise | $9,048 | 87% | 61% | 17,674 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Charlottesville | $21,803 | 17% | 95% | 17,597 |
| Old Dominion University | Norfolk | $12,750 | 90% | 45% | 17,514 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | Albuquerque | $10,140 | 95% | 54% | 17,244 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | $18,161 | 75% | 81% | 16,656 |
| Weber State University | Ogden | $6,557 | N/A | 45% | 16,360 |
| Rowan University | Glassboro | $16,574 | 78% | 68% | 15,841 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse | $65,528 | 46% | 82% | 15,477 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | $41,630 | 83% | 70% | 15,243 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $8,093 | 94% | 55% | 15,023 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver | $11,124 | 99% | 31% | 15,002 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | $7,277 | 64% | 71% | 14,922 |
| Baylor University | Waco | $58,100 | 51% | 80% | 14,785 |
| Binghamton University | Vestal | $10,567 | 39% | 83% | 14,655 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester | $10,775 | 78% | 70% | 14,164 |
| DePaul University | Chicago | $45,999 | 76% | 69% | 14,090 |
| California State University-Chico | Chico | $8,472 | 93% | 63% | 13,631 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | $7,332 | 80% | 20% | 13,580 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | $9,582 | 93% | 65% | 13,544 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston | $16,942 | 72% | 72% | 13,381 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | $9,502 | 91% | 58% | 13,313 |
| Portland State University | Portland | $11,679 | 91% | 53% | 13,182 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | $62,616 | 19% | 84% | 12,913 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Bowling Green | $14,460 | 81% | 63% | 12,812 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | $15,252 | 85% | 58% | 12,568 |
| University at Albany | Albany | $10,866 | 69% | 63% | 12,564 |
| University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | $7,708 | 90% | 33% | 12,555 |
| CUNY City College | New York | $7,340 | 60% | 56% | 12,505 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | $15,262 | 88% | 57% | 12,351 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Las Cruces | $8,183 | 89% | 54% | 11,946 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | $53,710 | 82% | 75% | 11,737 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato | $9,572 | 88% | 54% | 11,703 |
| Excelsior University | Albany | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11,550 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha | $8,718 | 87% | 47% | 11,488 |
| George Washington University | Washington | $67,710 | 47% | 85% | 11,182 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | $61,740 | 44% | 86% | 11,026 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | $9,684 | 94% | 51% | 10,780 |
| The University of Tampa | Tampa | $34,408 | 40% | 63% | 10,572 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | $7,452 | 58% | 55% | 10,543 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver | $10,383 | 75% | 47% | 10,519 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | $8,818 | 78% | 37% | 10,170 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | $16,240 | 80% | 46% | 10,055 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | $14,760 | 90% | 60% | 10,035 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | $10,472 | 86% | 52% | 10,004 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks | $10,951 | 77% | 62% | 9,981 |
| East Texas A&M University | Commerce | $10,026 | 92% | 44% | 9,912 |
| St. John's University-New York | Queens | $53,020 | 83% | 67% | 9,477 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Whitewater | $8,616 | 86% | 62% | 9,405 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | $68,322 | 8% | 96% | 9,201 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark | $19,974 | 65% | 73% | 9,019 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $71,845 | 4% | 96% | 8,973 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | $11,128 | 94% | 53% | 8,728 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs | $10,149 | 97% | 46% | 8,697 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | $13,334 | 87% | 59% | 8,494 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside | $41,228 | 85% | 61% | 8,179 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | $14,778 | 91% | 47% | 8,106 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | $11,113 | 84% | 52% | 7,961 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | $65,790 | 12% | 94% | 7,857 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | $9,417 | 91% | 52% | 7,833 |
| University of Central Arkansas | Conway | $10,523 | 89% | 53% | 7,762 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow | $9,084 | 76% | 59% | 7,747 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | $51,170 | 81% | 82% | 7,660 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | $70,662 | 4% | 95% | 7,569 |
| The University of Montana | Missoula | $8,552 | 96% | 47% | 7,488 |
| Chapman University | Orange | $64,984 | 65% | 81% | 7,478 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | $9,736 | 94% | 51% | 7,440 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh | $66,246 | 12% | 93% | 7,304 |
| Emory University | Atlanta | $64,280 | 11% | 91% | 7,298 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | $67,040 | 63% | 84% | 7,277 |
| Marshall University | Huntington | $9,162 | 96% | 50% | 7,266 |
| Brown University | Providence | $71,412 | 5% | 96% | 7,226 |
| Texas Southern University | Houston | $9,173 | 97% | 21% | 6,844 |
| Saint Leo University | Saint Leo | $30,000 | 78% | 47% | 6,721 |
| Murray State University | Murray | $9,900 | 86% | 60% | 6,688 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville | $12,132 | 69% | 63% | 6,591 |
| The New School | New York | $58,694 | 63% | 70% | 6,563 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | $14,277 | 84% | 52% | 6,556 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead | $57,660 | 68% | 68% | 6,488 |
| Elon University | Elon | $46,958 | 66% | 84% | 6,452 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Green Bay | $8,700 | 89% | 50% | 6,341 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | $67,080 | 40% | 85% | 6,331 |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul | $54,398 | 85% | 76% | 6,245 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | $8,586 | 91% | 45% | 6,222 |
| Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown | $11,314 | 91% | 54% | 6,180 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange | $53,170 | 73% | 70% | 6,036 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | $12,930 | 72% | 51% | 5,989 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | $15,640 | 56% | 57% | 5,952 |
| Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville | $9,186 | 78% | 63% | 5,947 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Cortland | $8,874 | 60% | 68% | 5,901 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie | $10,701 | 88% | 54% | 5,842 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | $65,230 | 6% | 94% | 5,693 |
| Columbus State University | Columbus | $5,898 | 99% | 42% | 5,625 |
| Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul | $9,840 | 99% | 42% | 5,616 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Arcata | $8,250 | 98% | 48% | 5,612 |
| Colorado Christian University | Lakewood | $41,342 | N/A | 60% | 5,549 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | $14,984 | 73% | 64% | 5,521 |
| Long Island University | Brookville | $42,432 | 86% | 56% | 5,520 |
| State University of New York at Oswego | Oswego | $8,825 | 81% | 60% | 5,473 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | $8,674 | 96% | 49% | 5,388 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | $34,088 | 89% | 50% | 5,368 |
| Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | $48,986 | 84% | 77% | 5,350 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | $15,612 | 91% | 51% | 5,221 |
| High Point University | High Point | $45,312 | 75% | 72% | 5,129 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Buffalo | $8,533 | 73% | 35% | 5,097 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence | $11,300 | 92% | 47% | 5,049 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | $9,748 | 59% | 42% | 4,949 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | $32,950 | 53% | 43% | 4,813 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | $7,810 | 100% | 36% | 4,772 |
| Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | $21,600 | 57% | 50% | 4,624 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson | $8,965 | 93% | 41% | 4,600 |
| Morehead State University | Morehead | $10,024 | 77% | 50% | 4,578 |
| Park University | Parkville | $17,500 | N/A | 34% | 4,555 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover | $68,268 | 5% | 96% | 4,541 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | $62,396 | 5% | 96% | 4,535 |
| Mercer University | Macon | $42,312 | 69% | 72% | 4,500 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | $14,704 | 70% | 42% | 4,411 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | $10,611 | 86% | 56% | 4,378 |
| CUNY York College | Jamaica | $7,358 | 64% | 31% | 4,345 |
| Butler University | Indianapolis | $47,560 | 85% | 80% | 4,317 |
| Salem State University | Salem | $12,338 | 96% | 52% | 4,291 |
| Suffolk University | Boston | $47,550 | 82% | 60% | 4,268 |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca | $53,540 | 69% | 75% | 4,242 |
| Providence College | Providence | $63,550 | 51% | 87% | 4,229 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Tacoma | $13,168 | 83% | 63% | 4,185 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford | $49,075 | 96% | 56% | 4,146 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | Fort Smith | $7,334 | 80% | 37% | 4,091 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Kearney | $8,676 | 89% | 59% | 4,088 |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | Shippensburg | $13,720 | 87% | 54% | 4,086 |
| Seattle University | Seattle | $56,721 | 77% | 74% | 4,062 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | $37,150 | 65% | 73% | 4,024 |
| Aurora University | Aurora | $29,170 | 81% | 59% | 3,974 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | $44,418 | 88% | 68% | 3,946 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | $53,962 | 70% | 71% | 3,916 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | Brooklyn | $61,845 | 73% | 73% | 3,910 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg | $67,812 | 29% | 86% | 3,876 |
| Emerson College | Boston | $57,056 | 51% | 78% | 3,870 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore | $57,150 | 75% | 80% | 3,869 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence | Providence | $42,419 | 88% | 55% | 3,868 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh | $9,035 | 78% | 59% | 3,769 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | $68,080 | 41% | 86% | 3,618 |
| Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta | $28,310 | 64% | 48% | 3,603 |
| Vermont State University | Randolph | $11,952 | 82% | 48% | 3,590 |
| Bradley University | Peoria | $42,160 | 77% | 74% | 3,574 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred | $8,892 | 76% | 54% | 3,563 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu | $69,918 | 63% | 84% | 3,553 |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury | $13,401 | 87% | 51% | 3,511 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | $35,470 | 99% | 56% | 3,487 |
| Harding University | Searcy | $26,262 | 71% | 70% | 3,382 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | York | $25,588 | 74% | 62% | 3,265 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | $7,235 | 68% | N/A | 3,254 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Erie | $15,972 | 97% | 45% | 3,240 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton | $3,268 | 76% | 33% | 3,208 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Purchase | $8,953 | 74% | 62% | 3,197 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | $39,350 | 71% | 76% | 3,193 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | $46,250 | 84% | 76% | 3,188 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Brooklyn | $36,550 | 72% | 67% | 3,144 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji | $10,237 | 56% | 51% | 3,139 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | $64,500 | 18% | 88% | 3,106 |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville | $41,120 | 79% | 62% | 3,106 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne | $49,470 | 71% | 64% | 3,050 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | $42,955 | 74% | 68% | 3,006 |
| University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | $37,200 | 67% | 56% | 3,005 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $40,572 | 68% | 70% | 2,997 |
| University of Richmond | University of Richmond | $65,230 | 22% | 86% | 2,980 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken | $10,760 | 79% | 40% | 2,962 |
| Widener University | Chester | $55,730 | 71% | 66% | 2,951 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | $32,520 | 96% | 48% | 2,893 |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls | $13,260 | 95% | 56% | 2,892 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | $67,366 | 34% | 80% | 2,887 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston | $39,430 | 84% | 49% | 2,886 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas | $9,595 | 84% | 43% | 2,878 |
| Yeshiva University | New York | $51,800 | 56% | 83% | 2,852 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | $39,832 | 76% | 68% | 2,842 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | $50,061 | 62% | 73% | 2,813 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans | $49,440 | 93% | 63% | 2,812 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | $56,420 | 77% | 65% | 2,805 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| SUNY at Fredonia | Fredonia | $8,831 | 78% | 52% | 2,755 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | $11,346 | 87% | 54% | 2,752 |
| Champlain College | Burlington | $47,850 | 83% | 64% | 2,752 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland | $12,762 | 89% | 43% | 2,751 |
| George Fox University | Newberg | $42,750 | 94% | 70% | 2,699 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | $41,600 | 87% | 58% | 2,680 |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland | $44,040 | 64% | 70% | 2,656 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | $38,004 | 91% | 58% | 2,627 |
| Lee University | Cleveland | $23,790 | 71% | 62% | 2,617 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | $38,900 | 56% | 61% | 2,603 |
| Western New England University | Springfield | $47,820 | 83% | 64% | 2,603 |
| Drake University | Des Moines | $52,130 | 64% | 76% | 2,543 |
| Carroll University | Waukesha | $38,890 | 67% | 70% | 2,523 |
| Mississippi College | Clinton | $23,500 | 29% | 61% | 2,518 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | $9,838 | 84% | 68% | 2,513 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio | $53,676 | 26% | 83% | 2,505 |
| Augsburg University | Minneapolis | $45,452 | 82% | 52% | 2,494 |
| Saint Edward's University | Austin | $51,384 | 81% | 63% | 2,493 |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | $51,598 | 63% | 76% | 2,490 |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada | $39,800 | 74% | 75% | 2,489 |
| North Central College | Naperville | $45,726 | 77% | 68% | 2,428 |
| Bard College | Annandale-On-Hudson | $66,436 | 52% | 70% | 2,414 |
| Colby College | Waterville | $69,600 | 7% | 89% | 2,407 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma | $52,254 | 78% | 70% | 2,401 |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston | $7,610 | 88% | 43% | 2,385 |
| Denison University | Granville | $67,000 | 17% | 79% | 2,380 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh | $39,570 | 97% | 59% | 2,331 |
| Trine University | Angola | $36,560 | 85% | 66% | 2,324 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Marshall | $10,361 | 62% | 45% | 2,315 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | $31,750 | 86% | 63% | 2,304 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | $67,176 | 14% | 91% | 2,300 |
| Marian University | Indianapolis | $40,664 | 95% | 64% | 2,266 |
| Berry College | Mount Berry | $41,686 | 64% | 72% | 2,245 |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay | $41,164 | 83% | 60% | 2,223 |
| Ashland University | Ashland | $31,210 | 76% | 61% | 2,199 |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | $59,850 | 81% | 78% | 2,163 |
| Otterbein University | Westerville | $35,548 | 85% | 68% | 2,157 |
| University of Montevallo | Montevallo | $13,948 | 54% | 52% | 2,151 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul | $68,104 | 29% | 89% | 2,131 |
| Salve Regina University | Newport | $50,100 | 68% | 76% | 2,121 |
| Cumberland University | Lebanon | $27,840 | 67% | 46% | 2,104 |
| Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | $48,450 | 89% | 69% | 2,083 |
| Dakota State University | Madison | $9,654 | 88% | 50% | 2,071 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands | $60,878 | 83% | 69% | 2,049 |
| Hamilton College | Clinton | $68,960 | 14% | 91% | 2,030 |
| Taylor University | Upland | $40,490 | 74% | 75% | 2,025 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs | $70,734 | 18% | 87% | 2,014 |
| St Bonaventure University | Saint Bonaventure | $41,735 | 82% | 68% | 2,012 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | $24,470 | N/A | 67% | 2,005 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance | $36,600 | 78% | 62% | 1,995 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Madison | $38,004 | 95% | 70% | 1,990 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | $32,352 | 89% | 67% | 1,974 |
| Moravian University | Bethlehem | $53,500 | 54% | 71% | 1,949 |
| Arcadia University | Glenside | $49,610 | 80% | 65% | 1,948 |
| Black Hills State University | Spearfish | $8,764 | 96% | 40% | 1,928 |
| Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | $36,658 | 77% | 62% | 1,916 |
| DePauw University | Greencastle | $59,070 | 57% | 77% | 1,905 |
| Eckerd College | Saint Petersburg | $51,884 | 76% | 67% | 1,888 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | $27,180 | 97% | 55% | 1,885 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | Reading | $15,972 | 99% | 28% | 1,872 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul | $44,226 | 88% | 73% | 1,871 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | $37,950 | 78% | 77% | 1,868 |
| Waldorf University | Forest City | $25,978 | 77% | 24% | 1,827 |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | Potsdam | $8,768 | 78% | 47% | 1,823 |
| Wofford College | Spartanburg | $56,005 | 52% | 82% | 1,816 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | Johnstown | $14,906 | 95% | 55% | 1,808 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Superior | $8,812 | 93% | 43% | 1,807 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Boston | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,802 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster | $70,794 | 28% | 85% | 1,799 |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | Geneva | $65,117 | 64% | 75% | 1,786 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | $41,420 | 61% | 72% | 1,784 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | $50,004 | 88% | 59% | 1,776 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | $63,960 | 68% | 74% | 1,773 |
| Roanoke College | Salem | $38,068 | 83% | 67% | 1,767 |
| Bates College | Lewiston | $66,590 | 13% | 90% | 1,760 |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | $34,740 | 72% | 57% | 1,752 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | $39,582 | 69% | 32% | 1,741 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown | $62,805 | 72% | 81% | 1,727 |
| Canisius University | Buffalo | $34,500 | 72% | 69% | 1,685 |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | $52,080 | 84% | 69% | 1,684 |
| Simmons University | Boston | $46,874 | 70% | 72% | 1,670 |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota | $57,900 | 70% | 71% | 1,662 |
| Saint Norbert College | De Pere | $45,580 | 86% | 72% | 1,662 |
| Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | $49,466 | 87% | 72% | 1,639 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | $28,440 | 63% | 59% | 1,632 |
| Linfield University | McMinnville | $50,850 | 85% | 68% | 1,621 |
| The University of the South | Sewanee | $56,120 | 57% | 81% | 1,607 |
| Adrian College | Adrian | $41,684 | 73% | 52% | 1,604 |
| Ouachita Baptist University | Arkadelphia | $34,500 | 68% | 66% | 1,602 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center | $37,050 | 68% | 68% | 1,597 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma | $62,898 | 72% | 68% | 1,594 |
| Willamette University | Salem | $51,156 | 77% | 72% | 1,592 |
| Capital University | Columbus | $43,234 | 70% | 63% | 1,585 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | $57,704 | 39% | 78% | 1,582 |
| Marymount Manhattan College | New York | $41,870 | 83% | 49% | 1,577 |
| University of Evansville | Evansville | $44,172 | 78% | 68% | 1,539 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla | $64,050 | 38% | 81% | 1,531 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | $53,888 | 56% | 60% | 1,516 |
| Pacific University | Forest Grove | $56,374 | 90% | 66% | 1,516 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva | $5,970 | 65% | 33% | 1,498 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | $30,778 | 69% | 45% | 1,495 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg | $42,944 | 80% | 69% | 1,492 |
| King's College | Wilkes-Barre | $44,100 | 93% | 60% | 1,484 |
| Limestone University | Gaffney | $27,800 | 97% | 32% | 1,482 |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | $8,340 | 91% | 58% | 1,480 |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | $30,250 | 50% | 50% | 1,471 |
| South Georgia State College | Douglas | $3,314 | N/A | 18% | 1,466 |
| Saint Mary's College | Notre Dame | $53,230 | 76% | 73% | 1,458 |
| Wartburg College | Waverly | $26,250 | 76% | 66% | 1,452 |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | $41,250 | 75% | 42% | 1,448 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul | Saint Paul | $37,920 | 93% | 68% | 1,442 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena | $7,692 | 92% | 24% | 1,439 |
| Haverford College | Haverford | $70,688 | 12% | 90% | 1,430 |
| Asbury University | Wilmore | $33,640 | 63% | 65% | 1,420 |
| Bridgewater College | Bridgewater | $16,090 | 92% | 51% | 1,400 |
| Sul Ross State University | Alpine | $7,592 | 99% | 29% | 1,396 |
| Lawrence University | Appleton | $56,982 | 64% | 77% | 1,396 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville | $55,816 | 91% | 76% | 1,395 |
| Walsh University | North Canton | $35,745 | 71% | 60% | 1,390 |
| Carson-Newman University | Jefferson City | $34,700 | 90% | 50% | 1,387 |
| Drury University | Springfield | $36,745 | 58% | 64% | 1,383 |
| Millikin University | Decatur | $26,892 | 67% | 57% | 1,382 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph | $55,756 | 92% | 80% | 1,370 |
| Manhattanville University | Purchase | $44,604 | 87% | 56% | 1,362 |
| Oglethorpe University | Atlanta | $47,590 | 88% | 54% | 1,352 |
| East Texas Baptist University | Marshall | $30,680 | 58% | 48% | 1,352 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh | $35,874 | 87% | 58% | 1,348 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | $22,214 | 94% | 45% | 1,343 |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | $14,890 | N/A | 54% | 1,325 |
| Immaculata University | Immaculata | $29,330 | 86% | 68% | 1,320 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | $35,570 | 49% | 51% | 1,308 |
| University of Mobile | Mobile | $26,910 | 78% | 56% | 1,307 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | Greensburg | $14,710 | 95% | 40% | 1,305 |
| Albion College | Albion | $56,950 | 81% | 59% | 1,300 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $23,000 | 78% | 62% | 1,298 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene | $32,960 | 90% | 48% | 1,283 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | $30,700 | 69% | 68% | 1,278 |
| Northern State University | Aberdeen | $8,845 | 93% | 51% | 1,273 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | $28,540 | 73% | 50% | 1,252 |
| Adams State University | Alamosa | $9,824 | N/A | 36% | 1,250 |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | $34,300 | 75% | 50% | 1,235 |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh | $44,626 | 62% | 65% | 1,232 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | $65,192 | 25% | 83% | 1,227 |
| Lakeland University | Plymouth | $33,396 | 86% | 48% | 1,212 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | $45,846 | 62% | 64% | 1,211 |
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | $58,580 | 79% | 71% | 1,191 |
| McMurry University | Abilene | $32,340 | 57% | 41% | 1,176 |
| Northwestern College | Orange City | $36,710 | 80% | 65% | 1,175 |
| Converse University | Spartanburg | $25,240 | 68% | 54% | 1,173 |
| Austin College | Sherman | $48,680 | 48% | 68% | 1,165 |
| Coe College | Cedar Rapids | $54,666 | 64% | 62% | 1,164 |
| Oakwood University | Huntsville | $22,512 | 45% | 47% | 1,153 |
| University of Maine at Farmington | Farmington | $11,308 | 97% | 52% | 1,140 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | $38,150 | 59% | 56% | 1,129 |
| Knox College | Galesburg | $57,903 | 71% | 68% | 1,127 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | $34,256 | 97% | 60% | 1,122 |
| Piedmont University | Demorest | $31,700 | 93% | 44% | 1,117 |
| La Sierra University | Riverside | $37,710 | 92% | 64% | 1,116 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael | $52,161 | 84% | 77% | 1,114 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | $65,950 | 38% | 85% | 1,113 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls | $33,450 | N/A | 61% | 1,096 |
| Carroll College | Helena | $41,484 | 71% | 68% | 1,092 |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson | $9,118 | 37% | 47% | 1,090 |
| Hartwick College | Oneonta | $54,962 | 70% | 50% | 1,087 |
| Cornell College | Mount Vernon | $52,660 | 80% | 67% | 1,086 |
| Loras College | Dubuque | $39,824 | 100% | 69% | 1,083 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | $40,218 | 90% | 64% | 1,083 |
| Huntington University | Huntington | $31,870 | 76% | 66% | 1,082 |
| Emory & Henry University | Emory | $39,000 | 84% | 55% | 1,078 |
| Reinhardt University | Waleska | $30,074 | 62% | 39% | 1,066 |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio | $32,106 | N/A | 44% | 1,066 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $37,240 | 79% | 52% | 1,057 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bend | $13,566 | 63% | 54% | 1,044 |
| The College of Idaho | Caldwell | $37,845 | 49% | 63% | 1,041 |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown | $24,990 | 88% | 47% | 1,041 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fayette | $28,260 | 57% | 52% | 1,040 |
| New England College | Henniker | $41,938 | 92% | 33% | 1,022 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | $34,014 | 52% | 61% | 1,010 |
| Marian University | Fond Du Lac | $35,178 | 75% | 43% | 1,010 |
| Waynesburg University | Waynesburg | $30,480 | 90% | 63% | 1,009 |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka | $34,600 | 98% | 55% | 1,008 |
| Maryville College | Maryville | $39,284 | 61% | 49% | 1,005 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | $41,362 | 80% | 47% | 1,001 |
| Lycoming College | Williamsport | $50,029 | 74% | 60% | 996 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | $9,476 | 44% | 57% | 995 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | Bradford | $14,770 | 89% | 46% | 995 |
| Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | $41,908 | 59% | 49% | 991 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco | $60,226 | 91% | 62% | 990 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Sparkill | $39,450 | 93% | 58% | 972 |
| Keuka College | Keuka Park | $39,332 | 68% | 53% | 966 |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Standish | $44,420 | 84% | 67% | 964 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore | $53,350 | 78% | 59% | 964 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | $34,630 | 72% | 43% | 956 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | $34,090 | 93% | 53% | 954 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | $43,325 | 85% | 66% | 949 |
| Covenant College | Lookout Mountain | $42,040 | 87% | 72% | 939 |
| University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris | $14,526 | 75% | 62% | 936 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | $38,676 | 78% | 63% | 930 |
| Beloit College | Beloit | $60,886 | 63% | 69% | 926 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield | $39,822 | 76% | 35% | 924 |
| William Jewell College | Liberty | $20,610 | 38% | 64% | 924 |
| Maharishi International University | Fairfield | $16,530 | 96% | 34% | 922 |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin | $33,650 | 86% | 51% | 915 |
| Centenary University | Hackettstown | $37,732 | 83% | 56% | 910 |
| Christian Brothers University | Memphis | $38,420 | 87% | 55% | 905 |
| Franklin College | Franklin | $38,710 | 70% | 62% | 900 |
| The University of Olivet | Olivet | $34,068 | 83% | 36% | 892 |
| Huntingdon College | Montgomery | $29,070 | 69% | 47% | 879 |
| Wabash College | Crawfordsville | $50,800 | 63% | 77% | 866 |
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | Saint Mary of the Woods | $35,270 | 72% | 49% | 853 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens | $30,814 | 69% | 46% | 846 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings | $35,582 | 70% | 48% | 840 |
| Coker University | Hartsville | $33,416 | 94% | 38% | 840 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst | $58,896 | 75% | 56% | 839 |
| Agnes Scott College | Decatur | $50,604 | 62% | 71% | 836 |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown | $46,314 | 84% | 59% | 834 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | Chillicothe | $6,362 | N/A | 13% | 833 |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City | $43,528 | 67% | 66% | 823 |
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | $19,800 | N/A | 53% | 814 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City | $44,550 | 55% | 62% | 812 |
| Malone University | Canton | $37,160 | 76% | 48% | 798 |
| Thiel College | Greenville | $38,344 | 72% | 46% | 788 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile | $24,054 | 77% | 54% | 782 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | Bloomfield | $15,912 | 70% | 35% | 781 |
| Bennington College | Bennington | $66,262 | 45% | 69% | 780 |
| Woodbury University | Burbank | $47,056 | 82% | 58% | 779 |
| Hiram College | Hiram | $27,600 | 94% | 57% | 777 |
| Goshen College | Goshen | $38,890 | 84% | 63% | 773 |
| Colby-Sawyer College | New London | $19,125 | 80% | 60% | 771 |
| Young Harris College | Young Harris | $32,305 | 63% | 44% | 755 |
| Eastern Mennonite University | Harrisonburg | $43,920 | 100% | 57% | 754 |
| Houghton University | Houghton | $18,430 | 89% | 65% | 753 |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh | $34,052 | 76% | 57% | 751 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design | Laguna Beach | $37,500 | 94% | 57% | 746 |
| North Central University | Minneapolis | $32,220 | 99% | 65% | 709 |
| Judson University | Elgin | $31,360 | 48% | 56% | 708 |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | $41,500 | 71% | 42% | 707 |
| Ferrum College | Ferrum | $28,520 | 89% | 30% | 699 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | Lancaster | $6,362 | N/A | 14% | 691 |
| Corban University | Salem | $40,280 | 94% | 61% | 678 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville | $33,550 | 66% | 32% | 673 |
| Earlham College | Richmond | $53,930 | 73% | 68% | 670 |
| Dakota Wesleyan University | Mitchell | $33,790 | 73% | 47% | 670 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | $34,176 | 94% | 45% | 666 |
| Hollins University | Roanoke | $43,560 | 68% | 67% | 665 |
| Randolph College | Lynchburg | $30,310 | 94% | 49% | 658 |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | Springfield | $8,054 | N/A | 39% | 632 |
| St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | $32,388 | N/A | 28% | 628 |
| Briar Cliff University | Sioux City | $36,956 | N/A | 48% | 624 |
| Villa Maria College | Buffalo | $28,670 | 87% | 31% | 603 |
| Spalding University | Louisville | $29,200 | 99% | 54% | 583 |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton | $37,362 | 67% | 51% | 582 |
| Bethany College | Lindsborg | $33,000 | 56% | 32% | 569 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | Zanesville | $6,362 | N/A | 20% | 560 |
| Millsaps College | Jackson | $44,680 | 43% | 56% | 549 |
| Sterling College | Sterling | $33,700 | 48% | 34% | 538 |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | Blue Mountain | $20,180 | 89% | 53% | 498 |
| Rosemont College | Rosemont | $23,845 | 76% | 49% | 486 |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | $28,149 | 63% | 55% | 471 |
| Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar | $26,160 | 76% | 50% | 443 |
| Salem College | Winston-Salem | $33,848 | 77% | 57% | 423 |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland | $49,006 | 75% | 36% | 420 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | Ironton | $6,362 | N/A | 20% | 415 |
| Stephens College | Columbia | $28,300 | 77% | 45% | 391 |
| Principia College | Elsah | $34,680 | N/A | 75% | 339 |
| Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | Santa Fe | $5,920 | 97% | 20% | 334 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | Saint Clairsville | $6,362 | N/A | 20% | 298 |
| Northland College | Ashland | $44,403 | 75% | 46% | 269 |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | Great Barrington | $68,780 | 96% | 61% | 225 |
| Prescott College | Prescott | $35,685 | 95% | 44% | 219 |
| Fontbonne University | Saint Louis | N/A | N/A | 47% | 207 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $41,375 | 34% | 42% | 205 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | $14,094 | 72% | 52% | 154 |
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