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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 or high institutes.
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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 DegreeAssociate, 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 DegreeBachelor, 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 DegreeBachelor, 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 DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate
70 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WAPublic, four-yearsDoctor's DegreeBachelor, Master, Doctorate
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 Degree-
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-yearsMaster'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 DegreeBachelor, 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-yearsMaster'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 DegreeBachelor, 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 $12,394 for State residents and $32,261 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 58.64% and graduation rate is 75.10%. 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 $13,401 / $43,473 9.00% 92% 18:146,116
2 University of California-Berkeley $14,395 / $44,467 11.00% 93% 20:145,036
3 United States Naval Academy -$1 / - 8.45% 91% 8:14,528
4 University of Virginia-Main Campus $20,342 / $55,914 19.00% 94% 15:126,005
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $8,989 / $37,550 17.00% 90% 15:131,641
6 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $16,736 / $55,334 18.00% 94% 12:150,278
7 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus $11,764 / $32,876 17.00% 92% 14:143,859
8 United States Military Academy $0 / - 10.66% 84% 7:14,594
9 University of California-San Diego $14,906 / $44,978 24.00% 89% 19:141,885
10 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology $9,058 / $26,312 74.02% 55% 10:11,734
11 United States Air Force Academy $0 / - 12.43% 86% 8:14,181
12 University of California-Santa Barbara $14,617 / $44,689 26.00% 85% 17:126,124
13 University of California-Irvine $13,939 / $44,011 21.00% 84% 18:136,505
14 University of Florida $6,381 / $28,659 23.00% 91% 17:155,781
15 University of California-Davis $14,858 / $44,930 37.00% 87% 21:140,050
16 University of Maryland-College Park $11,233 / $39,469 45.00% 88% 18:141,272
17 University of Wisconsin-Madison $10,796 / $39,427 49.00% 89% 17:147,016
18 University of Washington-Seattle Campus $12,242 / $40,740 48.00% 84% 21:152,434
19 University of Georgia $11,180 / $30,220 43.00% 88% 17:140,118
20 William & Mary $23,970 / $47,196 33.00% 91% 12:19,517
21 University of New Hampshire at Manchester $15,804 / $34,664 85.00% 60% 9:1664
22 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $15,714 / $33,686 45.00% 85% 21:156,607
23 Purdue University-Main Campus $9,992 / $28,794 53.00% 83% 14:150,344
24 Florida State University $5,656 / $18,786 25.00% 83% 22:145,130
25 The University of Texas at Austin $11,698 / $41,070 31.00% 88% 17:151,991
26 Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,485 / $36,722 53.00% 88% 18:161,677
27 University of Delaware $15,410 / $37,930 74.00% 82% 15:123,996
28 University of California-Santa Cruz $14,240 / $44,312 47.00% 78% 24:119,841
29 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $14,586 / $34,838 57.00% 87% 14:137,279
30 North Carolina State University at Raleigh $9,128 / $30,869 47.00% 84% 15:136,831
31 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus $19,834 / $38,650 55.00% 72% 15:188,914
32 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo $10,319 / $28,229 30.00% 85% 21:122,231
33 University of Connecticut $19,434 / $42,102 55.00% 83% 15:126,876
34 Texas A & M University-College Station $13,239 / $40,139 63.00% 83% 19:172,530
35 Arizona State University Campus Immersion $11,618 / $30,592 90.00% 66% 18:177,881
36 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus $21,080 / $37,320 49.00% 84% 14:133,230
37 The University of Texas at Dallas $14,564 / $39,776 85.00% 72% 26:129,696
38 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville $13,244 / $31,664 68.00% 72% 17:131,701
39 Rutgers University-New Brunswick $16,263 / $33,963 66.00% 84% 15:150,804
40 University of South Florida-Sarasota-Manatee $5,587 / $16,502 - - 12:12,069
41 University of Central Florida $6,368 / $22,467 41.00% 75% 30:170,310
42 Colorado School of Mines $20,040 / $42,120 58.00% 83% 16:17,187
43 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College $7,464 / $15,414 50.00% 74% 20:119,969
44 University of Massachusetts-Lowell $16,182 / $34,550 86.00% 69% 18:117,597
45 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $15,859 / $35,099 75.00% 84% 17:152,376
46 Missouri University of Science and Technology $11,365 / $29,809 81.00% 63% 19:17,241
47 Michigan State University $15,372 / $41,958 88.00% 82% 16:149,659
48 University of Hawaii at Manoa $12,186 / $34,218 73.00% 59% 14:119,098
49 San Diego State University $8,174 / $20,054 39.00% 76% 26:136,484
50 Florida International University $6,565 / $18,963 64.00% 67% 24:156,664
51 University of South Florida $6,410 / $17,324 44.00% 75% 22:149,708
52 University of Massachusetts-Amherst $16,952 / $38,171 64.00% 84% 18:132,045
53 Clemson University $15,558 / $39,502 43.00% 85% 16:127,341
54 University of Nebraska-Lincoln $9,872 / $26,984 79.00% 66% 16:124,431
55 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus $19,024 / $37,934 87.00% 78% 17:114,001
56 University of Nevada-Reno $8,947 / $25,501 86.00% 63% 17:121,034
57 Texas State University $11,135 / $22,559 88.00% 57% 22:137,864
58 University of California-Riverside $13,874 / $43,946 69.00% 76% 24:126,847
59 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus $9,312 / $25,880 73.00% 76% 17:128,042
60 University of South Carolina-Columbia $12,688 / $33,928 64.00% 78% 18:135,471
61 University of Washington-Bothell Campus $12,224 / $40,722 88.01% 66% 22:16,052
62 California State University-Long Beach $6,884 / $18,764 40.00% 75% 23:140,190
63 University of Louisiana at Lafayette $10,382 / $24,110 75.00% 50% 19:116,225
64 Stony Brook University $10,560 / $28,480 49.00% 78% 19:126,608
65 Virginia Military Institute $19,914 / $49,722 70.97% 74% 10:11,652
66 The College of New Jersey $17,978 / $30,772 64.00% 87% 13:17,589
67 University of Nevada-Las Vegas $8,947 / $25,489 85.00% 47% 18:130,679
68 University of Arkansas $9,656 / $27,410 79.00% 70% 19:129,068
69 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College $11,954 / $28,631 76.00% 69% 22:135,912
70 University of Washington-Tacoma Campus $12,458 / $40,956 87.99% 58% 16:15,027
71 University of Utah $9,315 / $29,837 89.00% 67% 18:134,464
72 University of Vermont $18,890 / $43,890 60.00% 77% 17:113,826
73 California State University-Bakersfield $7,637 / $19,517 87.00% 48% 21:110,972
74 University at Buffalo $10,782 / $28,702 68.00% 74% 13:132,332
75 University of Kentucky $12,859 / $32,276 95.00% 68% 16:130,390
76 University of Missouri-Columbia $11,981 / $31,970 79.00% 73% 18:131,401
77 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College $15,903 / $26,369 - - 13:14,312
78 CUNY Hunter College $7,382 / $15,332 48.00% 58% 15:124,099
79 Rutgers University-Newark $15,648 / $33,348 74.00% 65% 13:112,168
80 University of Houston $9,699 / $21,891 66.00% 62% 21:147,031
81 University of Arizona $13,275 / $39,577 87.00% 64% 17:148,274
82 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University $5,785 / $17,725 33.00% 55% 14:19,000
83 James Madison University $13,092 / $30,152 78.00% 82% 16:122,166
84 Western Washington University $8,967 / $26,873 93.00% 68% 17:115,125
85 University of North Dakota $10,951 / $15,570 83.01% 62% 17:113,772
86 Texas Tech University $11,852 / $24,122 67.00% 63% 21:140,542
87 Miami University-Oxford $15,555 / $35,667 88.00% 83% 16:119,264
88 Binghamton University $10,363 / $28,203 42.00% 84% 19:118,055
89 Ramapo College of New Jersey $15,363 / $25,373 70.00% 72% 15:15,732
90 Washington State University $12,701 / $28,385 83.00% 60% 15:129,843
91 Iowa State University $10,133 / $26,617 90.00% 76% 18:130,708
92 University of South Florida-St Petersburg $5,821 / $16,736 - - 18:14,727
93 Mississippi State University $9,398 / $25,444 75.00% 60% 17:123,086
94 Auburn University $12,176 / $32,960 44.00% 81% 20:131,526
95 Indiana University-Bloomington $11,447 / $39,120 82.00% 81% 17:145,328
96 University of Missouri-Kansas City $11,287 / $27,760 69.00% 57% 14:116,003
97 University of Alaska Fairbanks $7,896 / $22,032 64.69% 38% 12:16,826
98 The University of West Florida $6,360 / $19,241 48.00% 52% 21:113,288
99 Arizona State University-West $10,803 / $27,988 - - 12:14,445
100 University of Rhode Island $15,880 / $34,362 76.00% 70% 17:117,511
Average$12,394 / $32,26158.64%75.10%17.11:129,576
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