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The following table compares the basic academic information between Top 100 Public Colleges. By school type, all 100 Top Public Colleges are public. By school level, all 100 schools are 4-years institutions.
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Academic Comparison - Top 100 Public Colleges
RankNameLocationType/LevelHighest DegreeOffered Degree
1 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
2 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
3 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MDPublic, four-yearsBachelor's DegreeBachelor
4 University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
6 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
7 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
8 United States Military Academy West Point, NYPublic, four-yearsBachelor's DegreeBachelor
9 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
10 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NMPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
11 United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, COPublic, four-yearsBachelor's DegreeBachelor
12 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
13 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
14 University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
15 University of California-Davis Davis, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
16 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
18 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
19 University of Georgia Athens, GAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
20 William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
21 University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NHPublic, four-yearsBachelor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor
22 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
23 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
24 Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
25 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
26 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
27 University of Delaware Newark, DEPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate
28 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
29 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
30 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
31 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
32 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CAPublic, four-yearsMaster's DegreeBachelor, Master, Post-Graduate
33 University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
34 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
35 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
36 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
37 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
38 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TNPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
39 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
40 University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee Sarasota, FLPublic, four-yearsMaster's Degree-
41 University of Central Florida Orlando, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
42 Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
43 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
44 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
45 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MNPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
46 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MOPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
47 Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
48 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
49 San Diego State University San Diego, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
50 Florida International University Miami, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
51 University of South Florida Tampa, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
52 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
53 Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
54 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NEPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
55 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NHPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
56 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NVPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
57 Texas State University San Marcos, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
58 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
59 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OKPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
60 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SCPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
61 University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, four-yearsMaster's DegreeBachelor, Master
62 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
63 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
64 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
65 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VAPublic, four-yearsBachelor's DegreeBachelor
66 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, four-yearsMaster's DegreeBachelor, Master, Post-Graduate
67 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NVPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
68 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, ARPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
69 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
70 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
71 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
72 University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
73 California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
74 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
75 University of Kentucky Lexington, KYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
76 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MOPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
77 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PAPublic, four-yearsMaster's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate
78 CUNY Hunter College New York, NYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
79 Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
80 University of Houston Houston, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
81 University of Arizona Tucson, AZPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
82 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
83 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
84 Western Washington University Bellingham, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
85 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, NDPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
86 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TXPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
87 Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OHPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
88 Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
89 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
90 Washington State University Pullman, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
91 Iowa State University Ames, IAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
92 University of South Florida-St Petersburg St. Petersburg, FLPublic, four-yearsMaster's Degree-
93 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
94 Auburn University Auburn, ALPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
95 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, INPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
96 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MOPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
97 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AKPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
98 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FLPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeAssociate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
99 Arizona State University-West Glendale, AZPublic, four-yearsDoctor's Degree-
100 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RIPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeCertificate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
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Key Facts Comparison

The average tuition & fees of Top 100 Public Colleges is - for all undergraduate students. The following table compares key facts for each schools including acceptance rate, graduation rate, tuition, student to faculty ratio, and student population.
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Key Facts Comparison Between Top 100 Public Colleges
RankNameTuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent Faculty RatioStudent Population
1 University of California-Los Angeles $13,747 / $44,524 8.57% 92% 18:146,430
2 University of California-Berkeley $14,850 / $45,627 11.33% 94% 19:145,307
3 United States Naval Academy -$1 / - 10.75% 89% 8:14,450
4 University of Virginia-Main Campus $20,986 / $58,014 18.66% 95% 15:126,082
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $8,989 / $39,330 17.11% 91% 17:131,705
6 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $17,228 / $58,072 17.69% 93% 12:151,225
7 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $11,764 / $32,876 17.13% 92% 19:145,296
8 United States Military Academy $0 / - 11.95% 87% 7:14,393
9 University of California-San Diego $15,265 / $46,042 23.71% 87% 19:142,006
10 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology $9,058 / $26,312 74.43% 55% 9:11,689
11 United States Air Force Academy $0 / - 16.23% 99% 7:14,085
12 University of California-Santa Barbara $14,965 / $45,742 25.85% 85% 17:126,420
13 University of California-Irvine $14,237 / $45,014 21.15% 86% 18:135,937
14 University of Florida $6,381 / $28,659 23.35% 90% 16:155,211
15 University of California-Davis $15,247 / $46,024 37.34% 86% 21:139,679
16 University of Maryland-College Park $11,505 / $40,306 44.61% 89% 18:140,792
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison $11,205 / $40,603 49.06% 89% 18:148,956
18 University of Washington-Seattle Campus $12,643 / $41,997 47.52% 84% 21:152,319
19 University of Georgia $11,180 / $30,220 42.55% 88% 17:140,607
20 William & Mary $25,040 / $49,412 33.50% 90% 12:19,654
21 University of New Hampshire at Manchester $15,820 / $35,530 85.28% 63% 7:1534
22 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $16,004 / $34,501 44.82% 84% 21:156,916
23 Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992 / $28,794 52.70% 83% 14:151,528
24 Florida State University $5,656 / $18,786 25.04% 84% 17:144,161
25 The University of Texas at Austin $11,678 / $42,778 31.35% 87% 18:152,384
26 Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,859 / $38,365 52.72% 88% 17:160,540
27 University of Delaware $16,080 / $39,720 73.81% 79% 15:124,039
28 University of California-Santa Cruz $14,560 / $45,337 46.92% 76% 23:119,478
29 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $15,478 / $36,694 56.98% 86% 17:138,170
30 North Carolina State University at Raleigh $8,895 / $31,767 47.17% 84% 16:136,700
31 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $20,234 / $40,188 55.21% 83% 15:150,028
32 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo $11,075 / $30,995 30.43% 85% 20:122,000
33 University of Connecticut $20,366 / $43,034 54.51% 83% 16:127,003
34 Texas A & M University-College Station $13,099 / $40,328 62.65% 83% 18:174,014
35 Arizona State University Campus Immersion $12,051 / $32,193 89.75% 66% 19:180,065
36 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus $21,524 / $39,890 49.14% 83% 13:133,767
37 The University of Texas at Dallas $14,564 / $40,064 84.74% 69% 27:131,570
38 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville $13,484 / $31,974 68.41% 72% 18:133,805
39 Rutgers University-New Brunswick $17,239 / $36,001 66.29% 84% 15:150,637
40 University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee $5,587 / $16,502 - - 12:12,069
41 University of Central Florida $6,368 / $22,467 41.04% 75% 29:168,346
42 Colorado School of Mines $21,186 / $44,376 58.00% 81% 17:17,403
43 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College $7,464 / $15,414 49.53% 73% 19:119,854
44 University of Massachusetts-Lowell $16,570 / $35,396 85.95% 71% 17:117,153
45 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $16,488 / $36,402 74.91% 84% 16:154,955
46 Missouri University of Science and Technology $14,278 / $31,678 81.49% 61% 18:17,080
47 Michigan State University $15,988 / $43,372 87.95% 81% 17:150,023
48 University of Hawaii at Manoa $12,186 / $34,218 72.77% 62% 14:119,074
49 San Diego State University $8,290 / $20,170 39.26% 78% 25:137,402
50 Florida International University $6,565 / $18,963 63.86% 69% 24:155,609
51 University of South Florida $6,410 / $17,324 43.93% 74% 22:149,600
52 University of Massachusetts-Amherst $17,357 / $39,293 63.52% 83% 18:132,229
53 Clemson University $15,554 / $39,498 42.98% 85% 16:128,466
54 University of Nebraska-Lincoln $10,108 / $27,748 78.64% 64% 16:123,805
55 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus $19,112 / $38,882 86.99% 77% 16:113,953
56 University of Nevada-Reno $8,994 / $25,950 85.62% 61% 18:120,945
57 Texas State University $11,450 / $23,210 87.70% 55% 21:138,171
58 University of California-Riverside $14,170 / $44,947 68.69% 76% 24:126,809
59 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus $9,595 / $26,665 72.92% 76% 16:128,308
60 University of South Carolina-Columbia $12,688 / $34,934 64.05% 78% 18:135,653
61 University of Washington-Bothell Campus $12,559 / $41,913 88.08% 68% 21:15,735
62 California State University-Long Beach $7,008 / $18,888 39.95% 72% 22:138,973
63 University of Louisiana at Lafayette $10,418 / $24,146 74.56% 51% 18:115,219
64 Stony Brook University $10,560 / $30,350 49.14% 77% 19:125,710
65 Virginia Military Institute $20,484 / $51,186 71.06% 76% 10:11,512
66 The College of New Jersey $18,685 / $24,568 64.43% 85% 13:17,629
67 University of Nevada-Las Vegas $9,142 / $26,098 85.31% 47% 18:130,660
68 University of Arkansas $9,748 / $28,772 78.93% 69% 20:130,936
69 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College $11,954 / $28,631 75.72% 69% 22:137,348
70 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus $12,817 / $42,171 88.35% 54% 15:14,794
71 University of Utah $9,315 / $29,837 89.13% 64% 18:134,734
72 University of Vermont $18,890 / $43,890 59.79% 75% 17:114,088
73 California State University-Bakersfield $7,696 / $19,576 86.55% 49% 19:19,613
74 University at Buffalo $10,782 / $30,572 67.71% 73% 12:132,099
75 University of Kentucky $13,212 / $33,406 94.89% 68% 17:131,547
76 University of Missouri-Columbia $14,130 / $34,338 79.13% 75% 18:131,304
77 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College $15,944 / $26,668 95.44% 42% 12:13,295
78 CUNY Hunter College $7,382 / $15,332 47.86% 56% 14:122,970
79 Rutgers University-Newark $16,586 / $35,348 73.94% 66% 13:111,017
80 University of Houston $9,711 / $22,191 66.24% 63% 21:146,700
81 University of Arizona $13,626 / $41,095 86.76% 67% 17:149,403
82 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University $5,785 / $17,725 32.93% 60% 14:19,215
83 James Madison University $13,576 / $30,790 78.31% 81% 17:122,224
84 Western Washington University $9,286 / $27,853 92.69% 65% 17:114,747
85 University of North Dakota $10,951 / $15,570 83.28% 63% 17:113,876
86 Texas Tech University $11,852 / $24,451 67.34% 63% 21:140,378
87 Miami University-Oxford $17,809 / $40,025 87.92% 80% 15:119,107
88 Binghamton University $10,363 / $29,453 41.75% 82% 19:118,312
89 Ramapo College of New Jersey $15,978 / $26,388 70.47% 69% 16:15,478
90 Washington State University $12,997 / $29,073 83.10% 62% 15:127,539
91 Iowa State University $10,497 / $27,683 90.22% 74% 18:129,969
92 University of South Florida-St Petersburg $5,821 / $16,736 - - 18:14,727
93 Mississippi State University $9,815 / $26,580 75.19% 63% 16:122,649
94 Auburn University $12,536 / $33,944 43.74% 80% 20:131,764
95 Indiana University-Bloomington $11,790 / $40,482 82.41% 81% 17:147,005
96 University of Missouri-Kansas City $11,988 / $28,788 69.48% 55% 14:115,703
97 University of Alaska Fairbanks $8,640 / $22,752 - 38% 11:16,607
98 The University of West Florida $6,360 / $19,241 48.03% 53% 22:113,521
99 Arizona State University-West $10,803 / $27,988 - - 12:14,445
100 University of Rhode Island $16,408 / $35,804 76.39% 71% 17:117,473
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