BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK SOUTHEAST COLLEGES *Public institution °For-profit institution 1 U. OF S. FL-SARASOTA-MANATEE (FL)* 2 University of Florida (FL)* 3 James Madison University (VA)* 4 Washington and Lee University (VA) 5 Duke University (NC) 6 Appalachian State University (NC)* 7 University of NC-Chapel Hill (NC)* VA Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (VA)* 9 Citadel: The Military College of SC (SC)* 10 Bob Jones University (SC) 8 11 Florida International University (FL)* 12 Georgetown University (DC) 13 University of Richmond (VA) 14 Georgia Inst. of Technology-Main (GA)* 15 University of Virginia (VA)* 68% 30 87% 10 83% 1 91% 17 96% 2 73% 15 90% 8 85% 19 73% 12 63% 46 64% 104 94% 4 84% 36 87% 11 94% 3 16 University of South Carolina-Upstate (SC)* 53% 55 17 College of William and Mary (VA)* 18 Elizabeth City State University (NC)* 19 Radford University (VA)* 20 North Carolina State Univ. (NC)* 21 Tuskegee University (AL) 22 Winston-Salem State University (NC)* 23 University of Central Florida (FL)* 24 Florida State University (FL)* 25 Western Carolina University (NC)* 26 East Carolina University (NC)* 27 University of NC-Greensboro (NC)* 28 University of South Florida-Main (FL)* 29 University of Mary Washington (VA)* 30 Virginia Military Institute (VA)* 31 North Carolina Wesleyan College (NC) 32 Longwood University (VA)* 33 Bennett College (NC) 34 George Mason University (VA)* 35 Univ. of NC-Pembroke (NC)* 36 Voorhees College (SC) 37 Florida Gulf Coast University (FL)* 38 Florida Atlantic University (FL)* 39 Wake Forest University (NC) 40 Virginia State University (VA)* 41 University of Georgia (GA)* 42 Bethune-Cookman University (FL) 43 Davidson College (NC) 44 Wheeling Jesuit University (WV) 45 George Washington University (DC) 46 Clemson University (SC)* 47 Trinity Washington University (DC) 48 Univ. of S. Florida-St. Petersburg (FL)* 49 Old Dominion University (VA)* 50 Emory University (GA) 50 September/October 2021 92% 5 42% 130 63% 43 78% 38 73% 13 59% 66 72% 60 80% 34 62% 48 65% 97 58% 144 73% 56 71% 23 77% 53 61% 28 67% 33 47% 209 73% 52 45% 167 34% 188 58% 75 62% 119 88% 9 50% 124 84% 22 38% 243 92% 16 61% 50 83% 27 81% 31 42% 178 52% 107 58% 148 91% 6 50% 8 10% 5 16 9% 56 83% 140 3728 80% 34 -4% 57 1638 7% 65 85% 130 4995 70% 19 -6% 88 430 -8% 223 90% 11 91% 127 -1% 82 45 0% 153 90% 5 96% 140 0% 19 217 0% 147 87% 69 64% 35 15780 115 62% 2 4187 850 2 -7% 104 463 0% 141 86% 78 10174 32 72% 12 15011 116 60% 9 4 101% 121 98% 137 8 82% 66 76% 194 71% 17 53% 60 53% 118 79% 34 3 49% 13 55% 3 86% 66 -4% 54 708 4% 89 85% 119 7170 19 65% 20 68% 72 75% 20 -6% 95 628 -6% 215 91% 9 54% 7 55% 55 -10% 152 96 -10% 242 94% 1 12765 63 75% 18 -8% 122 185 10% 51 76% 249 11511 49 57% 1 56% 24 0% 16 1334 15% 18 80% 242 8247 90% 72 -2% 31 205 -3% 191 86% 77 10644 51 64% 35 68% 20 78% 74 90% 1 27 104% 182 110% 43 57% 6 84% 136 1% 43 104 3% 112 86% 16 11280 35 65% 42 62% 144 89% 159 -7% 101 346 -1% 162 92% 3 90% 71 44% 43 86% 57 11249 58 56% 4 -3% 42 374 -4% 198 86% 94 11349 60 56% 5 -3% 67 170 -5% 194 87% 21 32% 29 -3% 73 121 59% 76 -4% 52 294 50% 1 -2% 24 130 -4% 196 84% 163 6801 10% 58 74% 227 1928 -2% 168 89% 18 13917 14035 72 102% 111 17 60% 11 1 78 81% 31 76% 88 -8% 116 656 0% 138 88% 22 10472 50 67% 23 50% 3 41% 9 -6% 87 255 10% 53 87% 41 64% 32 -5% 76 351 2% 126 86% 75 120% 206 121% 90 87% 52 71% 61 270 -1% 159 85% 86 34215 272 122% 236 116% 167 11172 42 120% 228 123% 77 73% 38 -5% 70 1297 4% 88 84% 147 8781 58% 83 56% 23 51% 37 66% 36 -2% 32 1075 7% 60 83% 184 7531 77% 129 -7% 178 44 -16% 263 93% 2 38% 4 72 -4% 56 1319 8% 50 83% 190 10653 52 94% 132 93% 126 31 91% 112 82% 238 -8% 124 806 -2% 171 89% 20 12837 12422 61 86% 47 87% 96 75 86% 87 93% 39 67% 84 -2% 33 90 -8% 219 86% 70 15505 109 70% 8 8373 11 58% 30 -7% 97 154 -14% 260 88% 25 33% 10 13% 6 -3% 35 615 10% 36 83% 197 10154 46 94% 129 104% 13 24 101% 159 90% 245 76% 45 59% 67 56% 22 -3% 61 40 -2% 170 84% 80 13795 69 112% 162 112% 107 15950 118 75% 19 84% 24 8% 74 83% 56 20280 196 128% 270 134% 41 65% 26 -4% 63 480 3% 102 86% 103 17198 156 77% 49 81% 58 34% 25 25% 40 15% 4 59% 153 -3% 41 238 8% 68 80% 209 10525 34 103% 139 109% 47 21% 15 55 -5% 72 398 76% 211 -2% 163 86% 57 17284 149 128% 238 134% 46 11248 45 93% 80 86% 203 56% 49 1% 15 655 4% 83 81% 232 7710 25 102% 165 102% 99 86% 102 -4% 53 109 -9% 246 85% 107 11325 34% 11 79% 61 39% 141 88% 65 51% 27 59 62% 15 -9% 140 311 -8% 114 910 1% 135 85% 131 64% 79 18% 17 83% 148 15195 102 122% 239 130% 33 11458 62 81% 62 -5% 195 78% 135 8819 14 65% 41 72% 242 -4% 123 260 23% 6 79% 115 16262 123 131% 275 130% 117 -3% 110 53 82% 132 -3% 45 236 -6% 80 34 -10% 245 87% 45 14907 95 84% 39 89% 48 -5% 201 88% 24 18698 180 66% 21 70% 64 79% 89 -14% 212 366 -3% 188 91% 7 -2% 26 88 -8% 125 432 15475 133 69% 27 69% 113 37% 68 -2% 28 70 10% 48 85% 90 15147 101 119% 224 128% 21 55% 164 47% 15 7% 72 83% 140 9195 1% 132 85% 112 13191 92% 135 -3% 37 225 2% 117 80% 236 13249 80 64% 17 26 101% 121 94% 200 79 98% 147 104% 37 62% 130 58% 215 58% 88 61% 50 102% 104 64% 57 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