BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK SOUTHERN COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution 1 2 3 4 5 7 BEREA COLLEGE (KY) Texas A&M Univ.-College Station (TX)* Vanderbilt University (TN) Texas A&M International Univ. (TX)* Rust College (MS) 6 North American University (TX) Rice University (TX) Tougaloo College (MS) 66% 58 82% 8 8 9 University of Texas-Arlington (TX)* 10 Univ. of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (TX)* LeMoyne-Owen College (TN) 11 12 Alice Lloyd College (KY) 13 Trinity University (TX) 14 University of Texas-Austin (TX)* 15 King University (TN) 16 Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TX)* 17 Univ. of Texas-Permian Basin (TX)* 18 Alcorn State University (MS)* 19 Midwestern State University (TX)* 20 Tennessee Wesleyan University (TN) 21 University of Houston-Victoria (TX)* 22 Bryan College (TN) 23 Oklahoma Baptist University (OK) 24 Centre College (KY) 25 Grambling State University (LA)* 26 University of Texas-El Paso (TX)* 27 University of Texas-Tyler (TX)* 28 Univ. of Houston-Downtown (TX)* 29 Lincoln Memorial University (TN) 30 John Brown University (AR) 31 University of Tennessee (TN)* 32 Univ. of Arkansas-Fort Smith (AR)* 33 Northeastern State University (OK)* 34 Texas State Univ.-San Marcos (TX)* 35 Sam Houston State University (TX)* 36 Prairie View A&M University (TX)* 37 Maryville College (TN) 38 Milligan University (TN) 39 Mississippi Valley State Univ. (MS)* 40 University of Texas-San Antonio (TX)* 41 Cumberland University (TN) 42 Tarleton State University (TX)* 43 Southeastern OK State Univ. (OK)* 44 University of Texas-Dallas (TX)* 45 University of Houston (TX)* 46 Bethel University (TN) 47 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (AR)* 48 Bellarmine University (KY) 49 Ouachita Baptist University (AR) 50 Sewanee-University of the South (TN) 48 September/October 2021 92% 3 51% 67 30% 202 75% 4 92% 2 45% 168 56% 100 51% 133 21% 200 35% 124 81% 1 80% 10 73% 6 57% 39 48% 88 38% 161 51% 63 57% 13 56% 43 52% 59 57% 14 85% 11 50% 73 50% 139 54% 114 42% 125 57% 95 70% 7 69% 36 33% 141 42% 128 62% 74 59% 83 43% 117 55% 18 65% 15 56% 42 47% 165 61% 27 55% 46 34% 181 69% 37 56% 105 45% 103 29% 174 65% 52 65% 5 79% 20 48% 1 -23% 208 237 40% 1 -4% 32 197 72% 169 2850 3% 82 87% 40 6350 74% 16 -8% 59 1517 -2% 148 89% 12 14204 109 63% 7 92% 63 51% 64 1% 15 31% 67 23% 3 58% 5 10% 4 97% 116 -4% 31 33% 9 11% 7 313 9% 45 78% 178 3592 79 12% 27 25 4% 80 85% 63 145 64 31% 2 3% 79 84% 120 7552 1 89% 105 99% 5 76% 3 61% 43 11 61% 4 2 101% 98 108% 18 71% 179 10435 32 121% 199 135% 1 11340 53 121% 187 106% 198 24 51% 2 72% 167 12652 63 131% 211 28% 130 -12% 107 46% 170 37% 2 -4% 33 939 20% 4 78% 199 3387 19% 12 100% 1 17 47 84% 78 -18% 165 65 53% 29 133% 33 55% 38 -1% 22 578 4% 68 88% 20 11706 76 98% 125 100% 32 55% 121 9262 2% 101 74% 180 13131 7% 56 84% 91 86% 146 -10% 89 1468 1% 111 86% 61 56% 6 -9% 65 42 44% 11 -6% 45 48% 60 8% 6 38% 65 1% 17 50% 49 -8% 57 25 3 100% 138 108% 7 16 125% 186 134% 11 72 99% 73 15140 111 51% 1 87% 172 65% 2 13125 96 69% 10 65% 111 10% 38 90% 9 19972 175 95% 65 92% 86 11% 30 83% 105 9149 27 106% 129 105% 67 50 -13% 209 83% 108 9636 31 92% 51 94% 36 174 25% 3 85% 59 14546 103 126% 198 131% 21 -6% 186 90% 8 123 52% 24 -13% 118 33 8518 20 98% 82 98% 58 7% 65 84% 42 9248 15 95% 54 88% 125 46% 14 -6% 44 24 -1% 131 86% 39 8638 22 107% 137 104% 87 52% 53 55% 41 82% 27 36% 8 -6% 41 40 0% 120 83% 118 13983 94 76% 9 -16% 140 93 2% 25 8% 5 4% 86 85% 31 50 -1% 123 81% 67 215 20% 7 47% 29 -9% 67 681 54% 68 -1% 24 93 44% 75 4% 9 165 54% 30 -7% 51 45 61% 18 -15% 130 66 68% 50 -13% 122 791 75% 195 18341 18% 5 80% 186 7583 16929 140 82% 16 16733 135 64% 21 162 132% 205 132% 45 25 108% 171 8 112% 161 90% 4 87% 22 59% 130 113% 20 1% 109 86% 68 9690 42 92% 92 95% 26 1% 104 80% 162 7068 105% 136 5% 63 90% 6 14012 106 97% 115 93% 100 7% 58 82% 134 19280 170 73% 5 7% 50 87% 33 15011 42% 160 -7% 56 143 -4% 161 83% 66 9377 31% 13 -14% 124 136 9% 46 85% 69 8262 59% 35 -11% 103 849 55% 22 -9% 64 469 -2% 153 86% 73 -9% 74 75 122 84% 55 81% 9 78% 145 18 104% 95 94% 156 17 107% 139 101% 139 12118 84 92% 90 94% 34 -2% 146 86% 72 11406 70 97% 116 99% 28 41% 46 -15% 141 355 14% 22 86% 36 11466 55 123% 192 123% 47 59% 105 63% 40 -13% 114 47 4% 10 101 34% 2 35 12% 34 78% 148 16901 139 82% 17 5% 73 88% 21 11% 31 73% 206 15551 -9% 200 92% 4 82% 42 18405 163 81% 14 80% 59 117 130% 204 130% 57 59% 198 0% 19 732 8% 35 84% 135 11132 66 98% 124 94% 107 52% 17 -12% 101 53% 37 21748 192 90% 36 93% 24 34% 59 -14% 123 74% 136 -5% 43 66% 190 -7% 49 269 78 331 41% 26 -4% 34 87 32% 88 -13% 112 132 67% 71 -5% 171 86% 46 16414 130 98% 80 93% 118 1% 106 86% 37 7175 9 101% 97 18% 6 83% 150 11486 73 84% 53 101% 51 67% 209 -3% 29 791 8% 36 83% 142 12848 91 91% 87 86% 129 1% 105 86% 32 14523 101 112% 159 105% 133 -8% 54 106 7% 62 78% 149 10148 28 125% 185 128% 27 -1% 135 90% 5 21519 193 75% 23 64% 48 -21% 181 60 -1% 124 81% 100 15992 119 75% 8 80% 69 -4% 62 70 -6% 178 81% 56 17620 154 65% 22 76% 38 75% 52 63% 82 8-year graduation rate Graduation rate rank Predicted graduation rate based on percent of Pell recipients, incoming SATs, etc. Graduation rate performance rank Pell/non-Pell graduate rate gap Pell graduate gap rank Number of Pell graduates Actual vs. predicted Pell enrollment Pell performance rank Percent of graduates above 150% of poverty line Earnings rank Net price of attendance for families below $75,000 income Net price rank Percent of loan principal remaining 5 years later Repayment rank Predicted principal remaining Repayment rate performance rank