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BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK
SOUTHERN COLLEGES
1
Berea College (KY)
12
7%
64% 26%
85%
1225
-22045
-19294
NA
21%
22
2
Texas A&M University-College Station (TX)* 11
4%
80% 14%
21%
11925
4403
10236
18075
66%
1093
1293
3
University of Texas-Austin (TX)*
11
4%
80%
6%
26%
14636
7421
14017
22079
47%
1117
1333
4
Texas A&M International Univ. (TX)*
10
10%
40%
5%
60%
1820
1373
2013
6556
49%
810
5
Univ. of Texas-Pan American (TX)*
10
8%
39%
4%
64%
2268
826
3659
10630
69%
17
6
University of Texas-El Paso (TX)*
10
8%
37%
3%
59%
3258
2287
5887
13653
99%
807
7
East Central University (OK)*
10
13%
33%
12%
52%
7726
7560
NA
NA
93%
18
8
Sam Houston State University (TX)*
10
8%
49%
5%
36%
8411
8354
10233
13729
66%
907
1080
9
Texas Woman's University (TX)*
10
6%
44%
4%
43%
8732
7069
9710
13635
88%
814
1020
10
Tougaloo College (MS)
10
10%
46%
13%
89%
8804
8660
12932
17276
36%
15
22
11
Lane College (TN)
10
13%
34%
12%
90%
8815
8532
10117
NA
34%
14
17
12
Jackson State University (MS)*
10
12%
42%
10%
75%
9783
11402
13589
NA
36%
17
20
13
Alice Lloyd College (KY)
10
6%
40%
1%
57%
10444
8999
10433
NA
26%
19
22
14
Oklahoma State University-Main (OK)*
10
6%
61%
7%
30%
13213
8684
11894
17371
80%
22
28
15
William Carey University (MS)
10
6%
50%
-2%
67%
13359
15129
16232
7418
68%
20
26
16
Midway College (KY)
10
8%
55%
14%
60%
17803
19126
19595
20322
61%
18
24
17
Asbury University (KY)
10
4%
70%
7%
29%
18870
17128
20547
26182
64%
21
27
18
Tennessee State University (TN)*
9
9%
35%
0%
65%
7011
6669
8890
12746
56%
NA
NA
19
Rust College (MS)
960
21
1000
23
9
19%
30%
5%
85%
7897
7849
8738
12175
37%
15
19
20 Middle Tennessee State University (TN)*
9
8%
45%
1%
40%
8762
5377
9221
12627
69%
19
24
21
Prairie View A&M University (TX)*
9
15%
34%
1%
66%
8996
11073
12571
14015
40%
757
907
22
Texas A&M University-Commerce (TX)*
9
8%
37%
1%
49%
9407
8393
10802
14715
48%
863
1060
23
Texas State Univ.-San Marcos (TX)*
9
6%
55%
4%
35%
9698
10369
10558
16789
73%
953
1133
24 Williams Baptist College (AR)
9
5%
41%
-5%
50%
10861
8977
10746
13039
63%
19
25
9
6%
62%
1%
27%
11369
11037
14309
17591
67%
1010
Texas Tech University (TX)*
24
1173
26 Tennessee Technological Univ. (TN)*
9
5%
50%
-1%
38%
11836
7451
11621
14245
95%
20
26
27
9
6%
59%
1%
34%
13451
11104
14448
18082
60%
20
27
Mississippi State University (MS)*
28 Mississippi College (MS)
9
5%
56%
-2%
38%
14101
11393
13669
15305
55%
20
27
29 Martin Methodist College (TN)
9
17%
56%
7%
52%
16928
16396
17774
NA
61%
NA
NA
30 Transylvania University (KY)
9
2%
73%
-1%
26%
19006
13885
15440
21362
84%
24
30
31
Fisk University (TN)
9
12%
53%
10%
56%
19161
18961
NA
NA
57%
17
23
32
Belhaven University (MS)
9
5%
50%
-1%
62%
19262
20462
19267
21733
46%
20
25
33
Vanderbilt University (TN)
9
2%
92%
0%
14%
19447
6236
7597
26644
16%
31
34
34 Saint Edward's University (TX)
9
5%
69%
5%
32%
19905
13428
16345
24787
63%
1017
35
Sewanee-University of the South (TN)
9
2%
82%
7%
11%
23441
8335
10263
21762
61%
1157
36
Northwestern OK State Univ. (OK)*
8
13%
33%
3%
42%
6518
4301
6157
9260
77%
17
37
Northeastern State University (OK)*
8
13%
28%
15%
49%
6640
5168
7478
NA
68%
18
23
8
7%
35%
-5%
36%
6869
5067
7584
11119
85%
20
24
38 Nicholls State University (LA)*
39
1240
1373
22
University of Texas at Dallas (TX)*
8
5%
63% -11%
33%
7528
6451
10039
15325
52%
1143
40 Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TX)*
8
11%
38%
51%
7536
5258
8618
14330
70%
15
20
24
41
32
27
-5%
1340
Mississippi Univ. for Women (MS)*
8
8%
38% -11%
55%
7687
6784
8729
10432
43%
18
42 Southeastern OK State Univ. (OK)*
8
13%
29%
17%
46%
8273
6830
8853
12114
79%
18
23
43
8
7%
29%
-1%
67%
9950
9234
8302
11721
41%
17
20
25
Southern Univ. and A&M College (LA)*
44 Murray State University (KY)*
8
6%
54%
5%
35%
10009
7443
9347
10461
79%
19
45
8
11%
34%
1%
80%
10760
10396
11869
12773
39%
16
19
46 Wayland Baptist University (TX)
8
8%
38%
9%
25%
10976
9089
12057
NA
98%
17
22
47
Blue Mountain College (MS)
8
11%
44%
1%
63%
11005
8907
10177
10966
49%
18
24
48 Christian Brothers University (TN)
8
7%
56%
-3%
44%
11348
5324
8528
11249
48%
21
26
49 Lincoln Memorial University (TN)
8
5%
46%
-8%
51%
11852
11671
14110
16661
74%
20
25
50 University of Mississippi (MS)*
8
6%
59%
-0%
29%
12703
9408
12839
16118
73%
20
27
Alcorn State University (MS)*
September/October 2015
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