These rankings are based on data about college professor and faculty salaries at each institution. Faculty who earn higher salaries tend to be more tenured, so colleges and universities with higher average salaries is often seen as an indicator of higher academic strength. But, this ranking can also be affected by other factors -- such as the presence of a medical school or other high-paying faculty positions.
| Rank | Institution | Average Faculty Salary | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South University-Savannah | 78131 | 81.76 | -- | 24116 | 34115 |
South University-Savannah
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| 2 | Stanbridge University | 74391 | 11.37 | -- | 23800 | 59213 |
Stanbridge University
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| 3 | West Coast University-Los Angeles | 74171 | 93.16 | -- | 51992 | 59213 |
West Coast University-Los Angeles
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| 4 | American University of Health Sciences | 73802 | 100 | -- | 0 | 59213 |
American University of Health Sciences
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| 5 | West Coast University-Ontario | 71820 | 88.1 | -- | 47027 | 59213 |
West Coast University-Ontario
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| 6 | West Coast University-Orange County | 71701 | 95.35 | -- | 36263 | 96114 |
West Coast University-Orange County
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| 7 | United States University | 70090 | 81.78 | -- | 20197 | 34909 | |
| 8 | Pacific College | 68729 | 50 | -- | 21941 | 62792 | |
| 9 | Careers Unlimited | 67911 | 64.21 | -- | 0 | 59213 | |
| 10 | DigiPen Institute of Technology | 67845 | 67.2 | 1,170 – 1,410 | 40015 | 58771 |
DigiPen Institute of Technology
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| 11 | Berkeley College | 66882 | 78.32 | -- | 20068 | 37060 |
Berkeley College
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| 12 | Crestpoint University | 66479 | 0 | -- | 14359 | 34769 | |
| 13 | Unitek College | 65989 | 0 | -- | 23984 | 59213 | |
| 14 | Academy of Art University | 65918 | 100 | -- | 36591 | 30452 |
Academy of Art University
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| 15 | Strayer University-District of Columbia | 65641 | 34.89 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 16 | Northwest College of Art & Design | 65456 | 76.32 | -- | 20185 | 51847 |
Northwest College of Art & Design
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| 17 | Berkeley College-New York | 65249 | 96.71 | -- | 27509 | 37284 |
Berkeley College-New York
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| 18 | Post University | 64790 | 96.54 | 800 – 1,030 | 18619 | 31401 |
Post University
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| 19 | Chamberlain University-Missouri | 64720 | 83.33 | -- | 34947 | 59213 |
#19
Chamberlain University-Missouri
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| 20 | University of Silicon Valley | 64435 | 51.31 | 980 – 1,210 | 30602 | 39802 |
University of Silicon Valley
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| 21 | Strayer University-Global Region | 64150 | 0 | -- | 18470 | 36582 | |
| 22 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | 64135 | 88.57 | 790 – 900 | 25875 | 84533 |
Chamberlain University-Illinois
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| 23 | Los Angeles College of Music | 63820 | 81.37 | -- | 43023 | 20538 |
Los Angeles College of Music
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| 24 | South College | 63776 | 54.39 | -- | 16584 | 37570 |
#24
South College
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| 25 | Neumont College of Computer Science | 62576 | 89.47 | 1,070 – 1,230 | 28592 | 77865 |
Neumont College of Computer Science
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| 26 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | 62546 | 91.79 | -- | 14784 | 30406 |
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs
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| 27 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | 62459 | 100 | -- | 0 | 59213 | |
| 28 | Chamberlain University-Arizona | 62237 | 87.5 | -- | 31755 | 59213 |
Chamberlain University-Arizona
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| 29 | Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | 62208 | 0 | -- | 0 | 73262 | |
| 30 | Walden University | 62177 | 99.02 | -- | 0 | 50657 | |
| 31 | Monroe University | 62162 | 67.51 | -- | 11476 | 36973 |
Monroe University
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| 32 | Chamberlain University-Texas | 61365 | 95.65 | -- | 32247 | 59213 |
#32
Chamberlain University-Texas
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| 33 | Newschool of Architecture and Design | 61261 | 100 | -- | 50190 | 57073 |
Newschool of Architecture and Design
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| 34 | Strayer University-Maryland | 61150 | 0 | -- | 18092 | 36582 | |
| 35 | South University-Tampa | 61003 | 63.27 | -- | 24280 | 34115 |
South University-Tampa
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| 36 | Research College of Nursing | 60523 | 71.43 | 1,110 – 1,280 | 0 | 59213 | |
| 37 | Chamberlain University-Florida | 60519 | 100 | -- | 25513 | 59213 |
#37
Chamberlain University-Florida
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| 38 | Strayer University-Arkansas | 60000 | 40 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 39 | Capella University | 59933 | 94.83 | -- | 16975 | 48500 |
Capella University
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| 40 | Denver College of Nursing | 59691 | 87.5 | -- | 0 | 59213 | |
| 41 | LIM College | 59243 | 98.75 | 970 – 1,210 | 39389 | 45359 |
LIM College
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| 42 | Strayer University-Pennsylvania | 58849 | 0 | -- | 21360 | 36582 | |
| 43 | Fremont University | 58734 | 100 | -- | 32304 | 30681 | |
| 44 | Strayer University-Mississippi | 58571 | 40 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 45 | Strayer University-Virginia | 58535 | 0 | -- | 14963 | 36582 | |
| 46 | Strayer University-South Carolina | 58516 | 0 | -- | 22134 | 36582 | |
| 47 | Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | 58339 | 89.44 | -- | 29243 | 59213 |
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 48 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | 58108 | 75 | -- | 32560 | 59213 |
Chamberlain University-Ohio
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| 49 | Platt College-Los Angeles | 57271 | 92.86 | -- | 29947 | 38619 | |
| 50 | Strayer University-Florida | 57137 | 0 | -- | 17518 | 36582 | |
| 51 | South University-Columbia | 56965 | 85.61 | -- | 22112 | 34115 |
South University-Columbia
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| 52 | Strayer University-North Carolina | 56462 | 0 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 53 | American InterContinental University System | 56240 | 92.44 | -- | 14394 | 27823 |
American InterContinental University System
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| 54 | Rasmussen University-Florida | 55592 | 100 | -- | 18063 | 41436 |
Rasmussen University-Florida
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| 55 | New York Film Academy | 55392 | 52.4 | -- | 50504 | 25150 |
#55
New York Film Academy
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| 56 | Strayer University-New Jersey | 55293 | 100 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 57 | Strayer University-Georgia | 54730 | 0 | -- | 20415 | 36582 | |
| 58 | Strayer University-Tennessee | 54725 | 0 | -- | 18466 | 36582 | |
| 59 | Platt College-Ontario | 54669 | 99.3 | -- | 25958 | 38619 | |
| 60 | University of Management and Technology | 54547 | 0 | -- | 8987 | 63721 | |
| 61 | Strayer University-Alabama | 54540 | 0 | -- | 22923 | 36582 | |
| 62 | American InterContinental University-Atlanta | 54265 | 95.45 | -- | 15590 | 27823 |
American InterContinental University-Atlanta
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| 63 | South University-West Palm Beach | 54040 | 39.52 | -- | 20494 | 34115 |
South University-West Palm Beach
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| 64 | Plaza College | 53105 | 30 | -- | 17923 | 32282 | |
| 65 | Strayer University-Texas | 53096 | 0 | -- | 17517 | 36582 | |
| 66 | Strayer University-West Virginia | 52650 | 92.52 | -- | 16943 | 36582 |
Strayer University-West Virginia
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| 67 | Strayer University-Delaware | 52357 | 0 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 68 | Carrington College-Sacramento | 52009 | 88.7 | -- | 36520 | 37870 |
Carrington College-Sacramento
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| 69 | South University-Savannah Online | 51628 | 54.82 | -- | 26103 | 34115 |
#69
South University-Savannah Online
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| 70 | Career Networks Institute | 51547 | 0 | -- | 26098 | 59213 | |
| 71 | American InterContinental University-Houston | 51276 | 92.44 | -- | 18558 | 27823 |
#71
American InterContinental University-Houston
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| 72 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 50898 | 50 | -- | 27444 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
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| 73 | Pacific College of Health and Science | 50851 | 100 | -- | 37477 | 25108 | |
| 74 | Grand Canyon University | 50684 | 60.36 | 960 – 1,150 | 22239 | 47280 |
Grand Canyon University
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| 75 | University of Advancing Technology | 50646 | 95.15 | 950 – 1,180 | 21148 | 39016 |
#75
University of Advancing Technology
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| 76 | Southern California Institute of Technology | 50190 | 87.5 | -- | 27934 | 60630 |
Southern California Institute of Technology
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| 77 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay | 49929 | 56.67 | 630 – 850 | 28956 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
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| 78 | Sullivan University | 49912 | 88.06 | 1,080 – 1,180 | 22766 | 34516 | |
| 79 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | 49818 | 54.34 | 630 – 850 | 0 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
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| 80 | Concorde Career College-Aurora | 49736 | 100 | -- | 16376 | 40181 | |
| 81 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 49638 | 84.38 | -- | 31749 | 47719 | |
| 82 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | 49281 | 50.55 | -- | 28857 | 36007 | |
| 83 | South University-Virginia Beach | 49092 | 34.21 | -- | 23181 | 34115 |
South University-Virginia Beach
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| 84 | Platt College-Aurora | 48560 | 36.36 | -- | 37696 | 59213 |
Platt College-Aurora
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| 85 | Provo College | 48319 | 0 | -- | 27159 | 59213 | |
| 86 | South University-Richmond | 48087 | 51.35 | -- | 26626 | 34115 |
South University-Richmond
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| 87 | Walnut Hill College | 47527 | 95 | -- | 31989 | 33867 |
Walnut Hill College
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| 88 | Jamestown Business College | 47414 | 85.82 | -- | 7230 | 58542 | |
| 89 | Rasmussen University-Minnesota | 46763 | 100 | -- | 16397 | 41436 | |
| 90 | City College-Hollywood | 46728 | 100 | -- | 0 | 59213 | |
| 91 | Central Penn College | 46526 | 29.39 | 660 – 910 | 18681 | 40798 |
Central Penn College
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| 92 | The College of Westchester | 46252 | 94.57 | -- | 11332 | 32951 |
The College of Westchester
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| 93 | ECPI University | 46222 | 82.69 | -- | 20051 | 41278 | |
| 94 | Waldorf University | 46003 | 72.6 | 970 – 1,110 | 21510 | 50515 |
Waldorf University
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| 95 | Professional Skills Institute | 45893 | 71.43 | -- | 17393 | 59213 |
#95
Professional Skills Institute
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| 96 | Rasmussen University-Wisconsin | 45862 | 100 | -- | 17249 | 41436 |
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin
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| 97 | Los Angeles Film School | 45465 | 95.1 | -- | 32944 | 24375 |
Los Angeles Film School
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| 98 | Five Towns College | 45327 | 73.89 | 800 – 1,020 | 23005 | 25305 |
Five Towns College
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| 99 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | 45327 | 64.5 | 630 – 850 | 28479 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
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| 100 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 45283 | 98.83 | -- | 27806 | 33845 | |
| 101 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | 44981 | 83.74 | -- | 34092 | 59213 | |
| 102 | Brookline College-Phoenix | 44594 | 85.97 | -- | 0 | 32705 | |
| 103 | Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | 43984 | 100 | -- | 30709 | 59213 |
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
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| 104 | Wade College | 43930 | 87.38 | -- | 21023 | 28055 |
Wade College
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| 105 | Columbia Southern University | 43331 | 0 | -- | 14085 | 55140 | |
| 106 | St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | 43221 | 100 | -- | 0 | 28788 | |
| 107 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | 43208 | 87.27 | 990 – 1,160 | 27459 | 30280 |
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
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| 108 | Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | 42900 | 75.2 | -- | 22769 | 26349 | |
| 109 | Pacific College of Health and Science | 42868 | 48 | -- | 45721 | 59213 |
Pacific College of Health and Science
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| 110 | The Modern College of Design | 42174 | 91.83 | -- | 34709 | 51847 |
The Modern College of Design
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| 111 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | 41729 | 68.46 | -- | 16880 | 66389 | |
| 112 | Smith Chason College | 41728 | 68.44 | -- | 33522 | 48956 | |
| 113 | Eagle Gate College-Layton | 41508 | 89.44 | -- | 28332 | 59213 |
Eagle Gate College-Layton
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| 114 | The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | 41352 | 100 | -- | 25723 | 59213 | |
| 115 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | 40245 | 76.87 | 860 – 1,060 | 29383 | 58542 |
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
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| 116 | American Public University System | 40057 | 0 | -- | 10322 | 32917 | |
| 117 | National American University-Rapid City | 39516 | 48.14 | -- | 22086 | 29641 |
National American University-Rapid City
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| 118 | Bryan University | 39488 | 100 | -- | 20495 | 32146 | |
| 119 | School of Visual Arts | 39017 | 92.61 | 1,210 – 1,420 | 59211 | 31855 |
School of Visual Arts
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| 120 | South University-Montgomery | 38825 | 51.94 | -- | 25157 | 34115 |
South University-Montgomery
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| 121 | Beckfield College-Florence | 38743 | 79.57 | 970 – 1,110 | 26994 | 34873 | |
| 122 | Eastwick College-Ramsey | 38390 | 77.82 | -- | 28467 | 53147 |
Eastwick College-Ramsey
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| 123 | Full Sail University | 37268 | 0 | -- | 30879 | 31917 | |
| 124 | Brookline College-Tempe | 36883 | 0 | -- | 18711 | 59213 | |
| 125 | West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | 36819 | 95.1 | -- | 15418 | 30544 |
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
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| 126 | Nossi College of Art and Design | 36238 | 43.27 | -- | 23745 | 28099 |
Nossi College of Art and Design
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| 127 | Eastern International College-Jersey City | 36224 | 100 | -- | 23532 | 36936 |
Eastern International College-Jersey City
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| 128 | Paier College | 35695 | 61.54 | 740 – 880 | 31768 | 63721 | |
| 129 | Eagle Gate College-Murray | 34769 | 37.87 | -- | 19185 | 59213 |
Eagle Gate College-Murray
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| 130 | ATA College-Cincinnati | 34683 | 0 | -- | 25262 | 29724 | |
| 131 | American National University | 34667 | 80.52 | -- | 19988 | 23830 |
American National University
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| 132 | Interior Designers Institute | 34296 | 98.83 | -- | 0 | 51847 | |
| 133 | Salem University | 33929 | 47.33 | 900 – 1,130 | 11626 | 31612 |
Salem University
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| 134 | ATA Career Education | 33751 | 44.81 | -- | 26361 | 29724 |
#134
ATA Career Education
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| 135 | Brookline College-Albuquerque | 33415 | 58.22 | -- | 37566 | 59213 |
Brookline College-Albuquerque
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| 136 | American National University-Pikeville | 33070 | 0 | -- | 14100 | 59213 | |
| 137 | University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus | 32728 | 60.37 | -- | 18780 | 38444 |
#137
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus
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| 138 | Western Technical College | 32454 | 92.59 | -- | 29837 | 35035 |
Western Technical College
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| 139 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 32437 | 90.95 | -- | 0 | 37302 | |
| 140 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | 32413 | 41.5 | -- | 41128 | 40974 |
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
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| 141 | University of Antelope Valley | 32022 | 77.11 | -- | 6532 | 0 | |
| 142 | Las Vegas College | 31951 | 72.4 | -- | 28139 | 59213 | |
| 143 | Charter College | 31947 | 100 | -- | 24795 | 35427 | |
| 144 | Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | 30987 | 95.44 | -- | 25215 | 26349 | |
| 145 | Musicians Institute | 30863 | 71.29 | 980 – 1,300 | 39056 | 24962 |
Musicians Institute
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| 146 | Southwest University at El Paso | 30090 | 0 | -- | 17365 | 29611 | |
| 147 | Bryan University | 28637 | 72.73 | -- | 20259 | 28498 | |
| 148 | Western Technical College | 28352 | 92.59 | -- | 5799 | 58542 |
Western Technical College
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| 149 | Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology | 26946 | 95.57 | 890 – 1,040 | 34016 | 54803 | |
| 150 | Beal University | 26650 | 13.02 | -- | 33518 | 40158 |
Beal University
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| 151 | NUC University | 24882 | 0 | -- | 5433 | 24259 | |
| 152 | Valley College-Martinsburg | 23980 | 82.95 | -- | 25666 | 25548 | |
| 153 | CEM College-Humacao | 19760 | 96.09 | -- | 9244 | 18141 |
CEM College-Humacao
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| 154 | Daytona College | 18969 | 81.78 | -- | 0 | 27975 | |
| 155 | CEM College-San Juan | 18655 | 90.33 | -- | 14817 | 59213 |
CEM College-San Juan
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| 156 | Huertas College | 18618 | 100 | -- | 9104 | 20348 |
Huertas College
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| 157 | Columbia Central University-Caguas | 13476 | 90 | -- | 4046 | 19591 |
Columbia Central University-Caguas
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| 158 | California Aeronautical University | 11672 | 55.89 | -- | 36328 | 37182 |
California Aeronautical University
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School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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