In today’s world, cyber security the roles of professionals in this field are vital. The servers of large companies are attacked every year. Bad actors in other countries hack entire cities, holding their utilities hostage. Elections are compromised. The list gets longer almost every day. It’s up to you and other cyber security specialists to detect and thwart such attacks.

Why a Cyber Security Bachelor’s?
Because of several well-publicized hacks of government and company servers, government and business leaders are now aware that tougher computer/security systems are a must-have.
- Your work will never be dull. You’ll stay ahead of cybercriminals, as well as helping remedy the damage that successful criminals can inflict. It will be your responsibility to keep vital infrastructure protected and secure.
- Because this is a newer profession, job opportunities are plentiful. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, between 2007 and 2013, job postings for cyber security positions jumped 74%; employment is predicted to grow another 18% between 2014 and 2024.
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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

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Tuition
- In-State: $11,465
- Out-of-State: $38,166
- Average Net Price: $10,692
- # of Applicants 45,579
- % Admitted: 52%
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Total Enrollment: 47,400
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 32,099 (68%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 15,301 (32%)
- Rank: #1
- Retention Rate: 94%
- Graduation Rate: 84%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $78,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $737,232
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The University of Texas at Austin

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Tuition
- In-State: $10,824
- Out-of-State: $38,326
- Average Net Price: $14,156
- # of Applicants 50,575
- % Admitted: 39%
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Total Enrollment: 51,832
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 40,804 (79%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 11,028 (21%)
- Rank: #2
- Retention Rate: 95%
- Graduation Rate: 83%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 18 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $75,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $693,376
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George Mason University

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Tuition
- In-State: $12,564
- Out-of-State: $36,024
- Average Net Price: $19,064
- # of Applicants 19,557
- % Admitted: 81%
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Total Enrollment: 37,316
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 26,192 (70%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 11,124 (30%)
- Rank: #3
- Retention Rate: 87%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $72,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $643,744
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Carnegie Mellon University

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Tuition
- In-State: $57,119
- Out-of-State: $57,119
- Average Net Price: $30,847
- # of Applicants 30,847
- % Admitted: 17%
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Total Enrollment: 14,029
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,589 (47%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 7,440 (53%)
- Rank: #4
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 89%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 10 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $98,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $856,612
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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Tuition
- In-State: $13,691
- Out-of-State: $32,835
- Average Net Price: $18,449
- # of Applicants 31,974
- % Admitted: 70%
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Total Enrollment: 34,683
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 27,811
- Graduate Enrollment: 6,872
- Rank: #5
- Retention Rate: 93%
- Graduation Rate: 86%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $75,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $676,204
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University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Tuition
- In-State: $12,028
- Out-of-State: $27,662
- Average Net Price: $17,141
- # of Applicants 11,720
- % Admitted: 58%
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Total Enrollment: 13,767
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 11,260 (82%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 2,507 (18%)
- Rank: #6
- Retention Rate: 87%
- Graduation Rate: 68%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $72,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $651,436
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University of Maryland Global Campus

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Tuition
- In-State: $7,560
- Out-of-State: $12,336
- Average Net Price: $13,672
- # of Applicants NA
- % Admitted: NA
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Total Enrollment: 60,603
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 47,253 (78%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 13,350 (22%)
- Rank: #7
- Retention Rate: 53%
- Graduation Rate: 15%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $77,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $715,312
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Rochester Institute of Technology

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Tuition
- In-State: $45,890
- Out-of-State: $45,890
- Average Net Price: $31,798
- # of Applicants 19,335
- % Admitted: 66%
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Total Enrollment: 16,463
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,513 (82%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 2,950 (18%)
- Rank: #8
- Retention Rate: 89%
- Graduation Rate: 67%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $76,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $632,808
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Texas A&M University – College Station

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Tuition
- In-State: $12,153
- Out-of-State: $38,602
- Average Net Price: $19,237
- # of Applicants 42,476
- % Admitted: 58%
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Total Enrollment: 68,679
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 53,743 (72%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 14,936 (28%)
- Rank: #9
- Retention Rate: 92%
- Graduation Rate: 82%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 20 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $74,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $663,052
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Brigham Young University-Provo

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Tuition
- In-State: $5,790
- Out-of-State: $5,790
- Average Net Price: $13,120
- # of Applicants 11,205
- % Admitted: 64%
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Total Enrollment: 34,499
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 31,441 (91%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 3,058 (9%)
- Rank: #10
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 86%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 20 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $75,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $697,520
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Tuition
- In-State: $15,407
- Out-of-State: $32,189
- Average Net Price: $16,295
- # of Applicants 41,348
- % Admitted: 60%
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Total Enrollment: 50,254
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 36,039 (72%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 14,215 (28%)
- Rank: #11
- Retention Rate: 93%
- Graduation Rate: 80%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $72,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $654,820
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Tuition
- In-State: $9,101
- Out-of-State: $29,220
- Average Net Price: $14,771
- # of Applicants 30,350
- % Admitted: 47%
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Total Enrollment: 35,479
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 25,199 (71%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 10,280 (29%)
- Rank: #12
- Retention Rate: 94%
- Graduation Rate: 81%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $72,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $660,916
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Oregon State University

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Tuition
- In-State: $11,715
- Out-of-State: $31,215
- Average Net Price: $18,625
- # of Applicants 14,890
- % Admitted: 81%
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Total Enrollment: 30,986
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 25,699 (83%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 5,287 (17%)
- Rank: #13
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Graduation Rate: 67%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $71,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $635,500
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Arizona State University

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Tuition
- In-State: $11,338
- Out-of-State: $29,428
- Average Net Price: $13,731
- # of Applicants 26,869
- % Admitted: 85%
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Total Enrollment: 51,585
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 42,844 (83%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 8,741 (17%)
- Rank: #14
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $70,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $645,076
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DePaul University

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Tuition
- In-State: $41,202
- Out-of-State: $41,202
- Average Net Price: $30,584
- # of Applicants 26,169
- % Admitted: 68%
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Total Enrollment: 22,437
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,507 (65%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 7,930 (35%)
- Rank: #15
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 72%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $69,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $567,664
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Purdue University-Main Campus

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Tuition
- In-State: $9,992
- Out-of-State: $28,794
- Average Net Price: $11,898
- # of Applicants 53,722
- % Admitted: 58%
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Total Enrollment: 44,474
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 33,735 (76%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 10,739 (24%)
- Rank: #16
- Retention Rate: 92%
- Graduation Rate: 81%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $76,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $712,408
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University of Virginia – Main Campus

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Tuition
- In-State: $17,798
- Out-of-State: $50,900
- Average Net Price: $17,579
- # of Applicants 40,839
- % Admitted: 24%
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Total Enrollment: 24,639
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 16,777 (68%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 7,862 (32%)
- Rank: #17
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $78,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $709,684
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Western Washington University

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Tuition
- In-State: $8,343
- Out-of-State: $24,690
- Average Net Price: $17,403
- # of Applicants 11,124
- % Admitted: 88%
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Total Enrollment: 16,121
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,170 (94%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 951 (6%)
- Rank: #18
- Retention Rate: 81%
- Graduation Rate: 68%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 18 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $67,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $600,388
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Northeastern University

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Tuition
- In-State: $53,506
- Out-of-State: $53,506
- Average Net Price: $34,245
- # of Applicants 62,272
- % Admitted: 19%
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Total Enrollment: 21,627
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,909 (64%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 7,718 (36%)
- Rank: #19
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 88%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 14 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $76,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $623,020
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University of Houston

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Tuition
- In-State: $9,221
- Out-of-State: $21,749
- Average Net Price: $16,002
- # of Applicants 22,461
- % Admitted: 62%
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Total Enrollment: 46,324
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 38,348 (83%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 7,976 (17%)
- Rank: #20
- Retention Rate: 85%
- Graduation Rate: 59%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 22 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $69,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $625,992
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Mercy College

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Tuition
- In-State: $19,594
- Out-of-State: $19,594
- Average Net Price: $13,972
- # of Applicants 6,851
- % Admitted: 79%
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Total Enrollment: 9,031
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,611 (73%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 2,420 (27%)
- Rank: #21
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 44%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $65,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $594,112
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University of Utah

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Tuition
- In-State: $8,615
- Out-of-State: $27,220
- Average Net Price: $13,739
- # of Applicants 24,404
- % Admitted: 62%
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Total Enrollment: 33,023
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,743 (75%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 8,280 (25%)
- Rank: #22
- Retention Rate: 89%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $73,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $675,044
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Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Tuition
- In-State: $9,936
- Out-of-State: $27,484
- Average Net Price: $13,994
- # of Applicants 4,332
- % Admitted: 84%
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Total Enrollment: 8,601
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,843 (80%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 1,758 (20%)
- Rank: #23
- Retention Rate: 83%
- Graduation Rate: 63%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 18 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $79,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $734,024
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University of South Carolina – Columbia

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Tuition
- In-State: $12,688
- Out-of-State: $33,928
- Average Net Price: $21,787
- # of Applicants 31,268
- % Admitted: 69%
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Total Enrollment: 34,795
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 26,733 (77%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 8,062 (23%)
- Rank: #24
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 77%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $63,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $542,852
25
Florida State University

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Tuition
- In-State: $5,656
- Out-of-State: $18,786
- Average Net Price: $13,318
- # of Applicants 50,314
- % Admitted: 37%
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Total Enrollment: 41,005
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 32,472 (79%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 8,533 (21%)
- Rank: #25
- Retention Rate: 93%
- Graduation Rate: 83%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 21 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $62,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $566,728
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University of Notre Dame

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Tuition
- In-State: $55,553
- Out-of-State: $55,553
- Average Net Price: $30,229
- # of Applicants 20,371
- % Admitted: 18%
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Total Enrollment: 12,607
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,617 (68%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 3,990 (32%)
- Rank: #26
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 97%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 10 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $81,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $689,084
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University of Delaware

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Tuition
- In-State: $14,280
- Out-of-State: $35,710
- Average Net Price: $17,539
- # of Applicants 26,866
- % Admitted: 71%
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Total Enrollment: 24,120
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 19,956 (83%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 4,164 (17%)
- Rank: #27
- Retention Rate: 90%
- Graduation Rate: 81%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $72,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $649,844
28
Old Dominion University

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Tuition
- In-State: $10,680
- Out-of-State: $30,840
- Average Net Price: $15,917
- # of Applicants 13,335
- % Admitted: 87%
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Total Enrollment: 24,176
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 19,372 (80%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 4,804 (20%)
- Rank: #28
- Retention Rate: 79%
- Graduation Rate: 52%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $66,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $596,332
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Illinois Institute of Technology

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Tuition
- In-State: $49,280
- Out-of-State: $49,280
- Average Net Price: $25,814
- # of Applicants 4,957
- % Admitted: 58%
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Total Enrollment: 6,753
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,026 (45%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 3,727 (55%)
- Rank: #29
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 72%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 12 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $79,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $686,744
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Citadel Military College of South Carolina

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Tuition
- In-State: $12,620
- Out-of-State: $35,876
- Average Net Price: $16,396
- # of Applicants 2,672
- % Admitted: 81%
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Total Enrollment: 3,763
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,911 (77%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 852 (23%)
- Rank: #30
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Graduation Rate: 72%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 12 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $70,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $634,416
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Iowa State University

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Tuition
- In-State: $9,320
- Out-of-State: $24,508
- Average Net Price: $14,643
- # of Applicants 18,855
- % Admitted: 91%
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Total Enrollment: 34,992
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 29,621 (85%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 5,371 (15%)
- Rank: #31
- Retention Rate: 87%
- Graduation Rate: 75%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $68,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $621,428
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Florida Atlantic University

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Tuition
- In-State: $4,879
- Out-of-State: $17,324
- Average Net Price: $9,486
- # of Applicants 17,120
- % Admitted: 59%
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Total Enrollment: 29,772
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,376
- Graduate Enrollment: 5,396
- Rank: #32
- Retention Rate: 82%
- Graduation Rate: 52%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 21 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $63,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $592,056
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University of Washington – Tacoma

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Tuition
- In-State: $11,639
- Out-of-State: $38,340
- Average Net Price: $10,620
- # of Applicants 2,026
- % Admitted: 87%
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Total Enrollment: 5,354
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,554 (85%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 800 (15%)
- Rank: #33
- Retention Rate: 81%
- Graduation Rate: 56%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $71,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $667,520
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California State University – Fullerton

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Tuition
- In-State: $6,924
- Out-of-State: $18,804
- Average Net Price: $8,294
- # of Applicants 50,105
- % Admitted: 53%
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Total Enrollment: 40,280
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 34,860
- Graduate Enrollment: 5,420
- Rank: #34
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 25 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $68,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $646,824
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Villanova University

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Tuition
- In-State: $55,280
- Out-of-State: $55,280
- Average Net Price: $36,840
- # of Applicants 22,909
- % Admitted: 28%
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Total Enrollment: 11,030
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,917 (63%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 4,113 (37%)
- Rank: #35
- Retention Rate: 96%
- Graduation Rate: 90%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 11 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $81,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $662,640
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Virginia Military Institute

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Tuition
- In-State: $19,118
- Out-of-State: $45,962
- Average Net Price: $14,799
- # of Applicants 1,768
- % Admitted: 51%
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Total Enrollment: 1,685
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,685
- Graduate Enrollment: 0
- Rank: #36
- Retention Rate: 89%
- Graduation Rate: 78%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 10 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $81,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $750,804
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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Tuition
- In-State: $10,382
- Out-of-State: $24,110
- Average Net Price: $11,190
- # of Applicants 9,468
- % Admitted: 56%
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Total Enrollment: 17,123
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,073 (88%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 2,050 (12%)
- Rank: #37
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 48%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $62,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $575,240
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University of Arizona

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Tuition
- In-State: $12,691
- Out-of-State: $36,718
- Average Net Price: $15,594
- # of Applicants 39,941
- % Admitted: 84%
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Total Enrollment: 44,097
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 34,153 (77%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 9,944 (23%)
- Rank: #38
- Retention Rate: 81%
- Graduation Rate: 64%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $72,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $657,624
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University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

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Tuition
- In-State: $18,879
- Out-of-State: $35,409
- Average Net Price: $22,694
- # of Applicants 20,096
- % Admitted: 77%
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Total Enrollment: 15,298
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 12,815 (84%)
- Graduate Enrollment: 2,483 (16%)
- Rank: #39
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 77%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $70,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $609,224
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Tufts University

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Tuition
- In-State: $58,578
- Out-of-State: $58,578
- Average Net Price: $26,280
- # of Applicants 22,766
- % Admitted: 15%
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Total Enrollment: 11,586
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,643
- Graduate Enrollment: 5,943
- Rank: #40
- Retention Rate: 96%
- Graduation Rate: 94%
- Student Faculty Ratio: 9 to 1
- Average Grads Salary: $80,000
- 10 Year ROI*: $694,880
*To get the Return on Investment (ROI) of a college we multiplied the average Grads salary by 10 years and deducted the average net price of a 4 year college tuition to determine the colleges average 10 Year ROI.