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| Rank | Institution | Undergraduates | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strayer University-Global Region | 10093 | 0 | -- | 18470 | 36582 | |
| 2 | Post University | 19575 | 96.54 | 800 – 1,030 | 18619 | 31401 |
Post University
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| 3 | Martinsburg College | 3214 | 100 | -- | 11096 | 63721 | |
| 4 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | 66294 | 0 | -- | 13612 | 35359 | |
| 5 | Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | 24504 | 91.79 | -- | 14784 | 30406 | |
| 6 | Bryan University | 2094 | 100 | -- | 20495 | 32146 | |
| 7 | New York Film Academy | 965 | 52.4 | -- | 50504 | 25150 |
New York Film Academy
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| 8 | American College of Healthcare Sciences | 812 | 58.22 | -- | 24016 | 26458 | |
| 9 | American Public University System | 40478 | 0 | -- | 10322 | 32917 | |
| 10 | DeVry University-Illinois | 172 | 100 | -- | 31063 | 42178 |
DeVry University-Illinois
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| 11 | Capella University | 16177 | 94.83 | -- | 16975 | 48500 | |
| 12 | Columbia Southern University | 12213 | 100 | -- | 14085 | 55140 | |
| 13 | South University-Savannah Online | 6494 | 54.82 | -- | 26103 | 34115 |
South University-Savannah Online
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| 14 | American InterContinental University System | 6830 | 92.44 | -- | 14250 | 27823 | |
| 15 | American National University | 643 | 80.52 | -- | 19988 | 23830 | |
| 16 | School of Visual Arts | 3255 | 92.61 | 1,210 – 1,420 | 59211 | 31855 |
School of Visual Arts
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| 17 | Musicians Institute | 780 | 71.29 | 980 – 1,300 | 39056 | 24962 | |
| 18 | Salem University | 695 | 47.33 | 900 – 1,130 | 11626 | 31612 |
Salem University
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| 19 | Walden University | 7362 | 99.02 | -- | 0 | 50657 | |
| 20 | Los Angeles College of Music | 267 | 81.37 | -- | 43023 | 20538 | |
| 21 | Sessions College for Professional Design | 154 | 85.71 | -- | 13681 | 36805 | |
| 22 | Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | 3667 | 95.44 | -- | 25215 | 26349 | |
| 23 | Full Sail University | 25195 | 0 | -- | 30879 | 31917 | |
| 24 | National American University-Rapid City | 836 | 48.14 | -- | 22086 | 29641 |
#24
National American University-Rapid City
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| 25 | Neumont College of Computer Science | 530 | 89.47 | 1,000 – 1,250 | 28592 | 77865 |
Neumont College of Computer Science
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| 26 | National Paralegal College | 388 | 84.9 | -- | 14359 | 34769 |
National Paralegal College
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| 27 | Los Angeles Film School | 5833 | 95.1 | -- | 32944 | 24375 | |
| 28 | Waldorf University | 2196 | 72.6 | 970 – 1,110 | 21510 | 50515 |
Waldorf University
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| 29 | Grand Canyon University | 70929 | 60.36 | 960 – 1,150 | 22239 | 47280 | |
| 30 | Rasmussen University-Minnesota | 330 | 100 | -- | 16397 | 41436 | |
| 31 | LIM College | 1142 | 98.75 | 970 – 1,170 | 39389 | 45359 |
LIM College
|
| 32 | Academy of Art University | 3644 | 100 | -- | 36591 | 30452 |
Academy of Art University
|
| 33 | Westcliff University | 2037 | 45.09 | -- | 26051 | 63721 |
Westcliff University
|
| 34 | Nightingale College | 4244 | 75 | -- | 28115 | 59213 |
Nightingale College
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| 35 | Lionel University | 480 | 0 | -- | 28512 | 51849 | |
| 36 | University of Advancing Technology | 892 | 95.15 | 950 – 1,180 | 21148 | 39016 | |
| 37 | Bryan University | 150 | 72.73 | -- | 20259 | 28498 | |
| 38 | Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology | 314 | 95.57 | 890 – 1,040 | 34016 | 34923 | |
| 39 | Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | 1888 | 87.27 | 990 – 1,160 | 27459 | 30280 |
#39
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
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| 40 | SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville | 211 | 61.18 | -- | 20409 | 51697 | |
| 41 | American National University-Pikeville | 233 | 0 | -- | 14100 | 26172 | |
| 42 | Aspen University | 2398 | 87.5 | -- | 0 | 29448 |
Aspen University
|
| 43 | University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus | 266 | 60.37 | -- | 18780 | 38444 |
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus
|
| 44 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | 1319 | 41.5 | -- | 41128 | 40974 |
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
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| 45 | California Intercontinental University | 141 | 100 | -- | 0 | 63721 | |
| 46 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | 14259 | 92.86 | -- | 25875 | 59213 | |
| 47 | Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | 1037 | 68.46 | -- | 16880 | 38468 | |
| 48 | Atlantis University | 313 | 0 | -- | 19038 | 63721 | |
| 49 | University of the Potomac-VA Campus | 177 | 0 | -- | 0 | 58542 | |
| 50 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | 744 | 76.87 | 860 – 1,060 | 29383 | 58542 |
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
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| 51 | Walnut Hill College | 127 | 95 | -- | 31989 | 33867 | |
| 52 | South College | 6406 | 54.39 | -- | 16584 | 37570 |
#52
South College
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| 53 | Gnomon | 555 | 38.33 | -- | 44606 | 51847 | |
| 54 | University of Management and Technology | 523 | 0 | -- | 8987 | 63721 | |
| 55 | DigiPen Institute of Technology | 1016 | 67.2 | 1,190 – 1,410 | 40015 | 58771 |
DigiPen Institute of Technology
|
| 56 | John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences | 318 | 100 | -- | 23580 | 63721 | |
| 57 | Charter College | 2120 | 100 | -- | 24795 | 35427 | |
| 58 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City | 240 | 98.83 | -- | 27806 | 33845 | |
| 59 | Pacific College of Health and Science | 307 | 48 | -- | 45721 | 59213 |
Pacific College of Health and Science
|
| 60 | Beckfield College-Florence | 612 | 79.57 | 970 – 1,110 | 26994 | 34873 | |
| 61 | Pacific College of Health and Science | 197 | 100 | -- | 37477 | 25108 | |
| 62 | Strayer University-New Jersey | 538 | 100 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 63 | ECPI University | 556 | 82.69 | -- | 20051 | 41278 | |
| 64 | Sullivan University | 2101 | 88.06 | 1,080 – 1,180 | 22766 | 34516 | |
| 65 | Rasmussen University-Kansas | 460 | 100 | -- | 17320 | 41436 | |
| 66 | California Institute of Arts & Technology-National City | 1410 | 0 | -- | 18936 | 63721 | |
| 67 | Carrington College-Sacramento | 2288 | 88.7 | -- | 36520 | 37870 | |
| 68 | Strayer University-Tennessee | 3962 | 0 | -- | 18466 | 36582 | |
| 69 | Academy College | 116 | 100 | -- | 29280 | 45418 | |
| 70 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | 216 | 66.67 | -- | 21664 | 59213 | |
| 71 | Strayer University-District of Columbia | 310 | 34.89 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 72 | Eastwick College-Ramsey | 929 | 77.82 | -- | 28467 | 53147 | |
| 73 | Sumner College | 514 | 86.67 | -- | 26716 | 59213 | |
| 74 | InterCoast Colleges-West Covina | 507 | 0 | -- | 23254 | 39249 | |
| 75 | Professional Skills Institute | 402 | 71.43 | -- | 19770 | 44172 | |
| 76 | Nossi College of Art and Design | 278 | 43.27 | -- | 23745 | 28099 |
Nossi College of Art and Design
|
| 77 | Beal University | 512 | 13.02 | -- | 33518 | 40158 |
Beal University
|
| 78 | Northwestern College | 464 | 98.22 | -- | 24988 | 32980 | |
| 79 | Valley College-Martinsburg | 651 | 82.95 | -- | 25666 | 25548 | |
| 80 | Strayer University-Alabama | 1534 | 0 | -- | 22923 | 36582 | |
| 81 | Strayer University-Delaware | 240 | 0 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 82 | Monroe College | 6206 | 67.51 | -- | 11476 | 36973 |
Monroe College
|
| 83 | Strayer University-Pennsylvania | 1971 | 0 | -- | 21360 | 36582 | |
| 84 | Strayer University-West Virginia | 377 | 92.52 | -- | 16943 | 36582 | |
| 85 | Berkeley College-New York | 1756 | 96.71 | -- | 27509 | 37284 |
Berkeley College-New York
|
| 86 | Strayer University-Florida | 1961 | 0 | -- | 17518 | 36582 | |
| 87 | American Medical Academy | 303 | 0 | -- | 0 | 64774 | |
| 88 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | 4184 | 54.34 | 630 – 850 | 0 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
|
| 89 | Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church | 284 | 100 | -- | 32314 | 32840 | |
| 90 | Western Technical College | 619 | 92.59 | -- | 29837 | 35035 |
Western Technical College
|
| 91 | Provo College | 705 | 0 | -- | 27159 | 59213 | |
| 92 | University of Antelope Valley | 685 | 77.11 | -- | 6532 | 0 | |
| 93 | Strayer University-Mississippi | 400 | 40 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 94 | Smith Chason College | 2221 | 68.44 | -- | 33522 | 48956 | |
| 95 | Strayer University-Maryland | 1905 | 0 | -- | 18092 | 36582 | |
| 96 | NUC University | 36488 | 0 | -- | 5433 | 24259 | |
| 97 | Western Technical College | 1148 | 92.59 | -- | 5799 | 58542 | |
| 98 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | 1316 | 90 | -- | 38084 | 59213 | |
| 99 | Strayer University-North Carolina | 4119 | 0 | -- | 0 | 36582 | |
| 100 | University of Silicon Valley | 378 | 51.31 | 980 – 1,210 | 30602 | 39802 |
University of Silicon Valley
|
| 101 | Central Penn College | 806 | 29.39 | 660 – 910 | 18681 | 40798 |
Central Penn College
|
| 102 | American Medical Sciences Center | 200 | 0 | -- | 23118 | 59213 | |
| 103 | Jamestown Business College | 251 | 85.82 | -- | 7230 | 58542 | |
| 104 | Strayer University-Georgia | 6745 | 0 | -- | 20415 | 36582 | |
| 105 | West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | 584 | 95.1 | -- | 15418 | 30544 |
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown
|
| 106 | Eastwick College-Hackensack | 874 | 78.32 | -- | 35023 | 38122 | |
| 107 | Provo College-Idaho Falls Campus | 249 | 0 | -- | 31618 | 32673 | |
| 108 | American InterContinental University-Atlanta | 670 | 95.45 | -- | 15590 | 27823 | |
| 109 | The Modern College of Design | 189 | 91.83 | -- | 34709 | 51847 |
The Modern College of Design
|
| 110 | Berkeley College | 1900 | 78.32 | -- | 20068 | 37060 |
Berkeley College
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| 111 | Brookline College-Phoenix | 714 | 85.97 | -- | 0 | 32705 | |
| 112 | Paier College | 199 | 61.54 | 740 – 880 | 31768 | 63721 |
Paier College
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| 113 | South University-Savannah | 247 | 81.76 | -- | 24116 | 34115 | |
| 114 | Laurus College | 794 | 0 | -- | 15725 | 33247 | |
| 115 | California Aeronautical University | 383 | 55.89 | -- | 36328 | 37182 |
California Aeronautical University
|
| 116 | Strayer University-South Carolina | 2459 | 0 | -- | 22134 | 36582 | |
| 117 | Strayer University-Virginia | 3255 | 0 | -- | 14963 | 36582 | |
| 118 | Centura College-Chesapeake | 225 | 0 | -- | 26289 | 58542 | |
| 119 | Five Towns College | 662 | 73.89 | 800 – 1,020 | 23005 | 25305 |
Five Towns College
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| 120 | Southwest University at El Paso | 1817 | 0 | -- | 17365 | 29611 | |
| 121 | Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus | 763 | 0 | -- | 25441 | 58951 | |
| 122 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 670 | 30.65 | -- | 27444 | 58951 |
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
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| 123 | Lotus Professional College | 157 | 0 | -- | 0 | 63721 | |
| 124 | Fremont University | 153 | 100 | -- | 32304 | 30681 | |
| 125 | Eastern International College-Jersey City | 474 | 100 | -- | 23532 | 59213 | |
| 126 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | 1588 | 96.15 | -- | 31471 | 59213 | |
| 127 | California Miramar University | 105 | 65.52 | -- | 9298 | 63721 | |
| 128 | South University-Tampa | 390 | 63.27 | -- | 24280 | 34115 | |
| 129 | Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | 1449 | 83.74 | -- | 34092 | 59213 | |
| 130 | Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota | 404 | 100 | -- | 47893 | 58951 | |
| 131 | Florida National University-Main Campus | 2455 | 99.81 | -- | 23629 | 29347 |
Florida National University-Main Campus
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| 132 | Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville | 638 | 0 | -- | 48471 | 58951 | |
| 133 | Unitek College | 5191 | 0 | -- | 23984 | 59213 | |
| 134 | Brookline College-Tempe | 294 | 0 | -- | 18711 | 50742 | |
| 135 | Rasmussen University-Wisconsin | 306 | 100 | -- | 17249 | 59213 | |
| 136 | Las Vegas College | 545 | 72.4 | -- | 28139 | 59213 | |
| 137 | Galen Health Institutes-Miami Campus | 635 | 35.66 | -- | 27060 | 58951 | |
| 138 | St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | 401 | 100 | -- | 0 | 28788 | |
| 139 | Northwest College of Art & Design | 150 | 76.32 | -- | 20185 | 51847 |
Northwest College of Art & Design
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| 140 | Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | 1892 | 89.44 | -- | 29243 | 59213 |
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 141 | Strayer University-Texas | 3500 | 0 | -- | 17517 | 36582 | |
| 142 | The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | 3794 | 100 | -- | 25723 | 59213 | |
| 143 | Plaza College | 846 | 30 | -- | 17923 | 32282 | |
| 144 | Wade College | 205 | 87.38 | -- | 21023 | 28055 |
#144
Wade College
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| 145 | Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay | 1601 | 36.18 | 630 – 850 | 28956 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay
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| 146 | Platt College-Los Angeles | 598 | 92.86 | -- | 29947 | 38619 | |
| 147 | San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | 2369 | 50.55 | -- | 28857 | 36007 | |
| 148 | The College of Westchester | 891 | 94.57 | -- | 11332 | 32951 |
The College of Westchester
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| 149 | Rasmussen University-Florida | 1422 | 100 | -- | 18063 | 41436 | |
| 150 | Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | 2619 | 90.95 | -- | 0 | 37302 | |
| 151 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | 3206 | 64.5 | 630 – 850 | 28479 | 59213 |
#151
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
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| 152 | Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | 2844 | 0 | -- | 29367 | 64364 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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