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2014 enrollment |
Post-9/11 GI Bill |
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Rank |
School |
Headquarters or main campus |
Type |
Total |
Military |
Veterans office |
Accepts ACE credits |
At or below TA cap |
At or below limits |
Yellow Ribbon |
Staff support |
Academic support |
Extra- curriculars |
Accrededation |
Student-faculty ratio |
Graduation rate (transfer rate) |
Default rate |
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| 1 | University of Maryland University College | Adelphi, Md. | Public | 92,830 [3] | 39,946 [3] |  |
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Undergrad. [2] |  |
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MSCHE [R] | 17:1 | 3% (25%) | 9% | |||
| 2 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach, Va. | For-profit | 10,845 | 3,533 | |
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Undergrad. | |
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SACS [R] | 21:1 | 37% | 12% | |||
| 3 | Central Texas College | Killeen, Texas | Public | 49,997 [3] | 27,584 [3] | |
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All | |
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SACS [R] | 20:1 | 14% (10%) | 21% | |||
| 4 | Columbia College | Columbia, Mo. | Private | 31,376 [3] | 7,638 [3] | |
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Undergrad. [2] | |
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HLC [R] | 35:1 | 41% | 13% | |||
| 5 | Bellevue University | Bellevue, Neb. | Private | 8,587 | 2,314 | |
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n/a | |
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HLC [R] | 33:1 | 39% (28%) | 5% | |||
| 6 | Liberty University | Lynchburg, Va. | Private | 77,338 | 13,017 | |
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All | |
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SACS [R] | 18:1 | 50% (2%) | 8% | |||
| 7 | Park University | Parkville, Mo. | Private | 11,013 | 6,064 | |
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Undergrad. | |
n/a | |
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HLC [R] | 12:1 | 43% | 10% | ||
| 8 | American Public University System / American Military University | Charles Town, W.Va. | For-profit | 116,779 [3] | 64,030 [3] | |
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Undergrad. | |
n/a | |
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 |
HLC [R] | 21:1 | 42% | 13% | ||
| 9 | Clayton State University[5] | Morrow, Ga. | Public | 7,261 | 395 | |
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All | |
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SACS [R] | 18:1 | 27% (25%) | 9% | |||
| 10 | Davenport University | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Private | 10,221 | 451 | |
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Undergrad. [2] | |
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HLC [R] | 17:1 | 39% | 12% | |||
| 11 | Post University | Waterbury, Conn. | For-profit | 14,614 [3] | 3,888 [3] | |
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Undergrad. | |
n/a | |
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NEASC [R] | 23:1 | 36% | 14% | ||
| 12 | SUNY Empire State College | Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Public | 19,791 [3] | 1,602 [3] | |
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Undergrad. | |
n/a | |
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MSCHE [R] | 14:1 | 24% (14%) | 9% | ||
| 13 | Penn State World Campus | University Park, Pa. | Public | 9,541 | 1,554 | |
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n/a | |
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MSCHE [R] | 13:1 | no data | 8% | |||
| 14 | Excelsior College | Albany, N.Y. | Private | 37,491 | 14,091 | |
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All | |
n/a | |
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MSCHE [R] | 18:1 | no data | 4% | ||
| 15 | DeVry University | Chicago | For-profit | 114,537 [3] | 17,557 [3] | |
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Undergrad. | |
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HLC [R] | 15:1 | 26% | 19% | |||
| 16 | Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | For-profit | 55,497 | 1,102 | |
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Undergrad. | |
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HLC [R] | 21:1 | 30% | 16% | |||
| 17 | Southwestern College Professional Studies | Wichita, Kan. | Private | 2,647 | 1,631 | |
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Undergrad. | |
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HLC [R] | 8:1 | 53% | 7% | ||||
| 18 | Grantham University | Lenexa, Kan. | For-profit | 17,175 [3] | 15,933 [3] | |
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All [2] | |
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DETC | 15:1 | no data | 0% | |||
| 19 | Kaplan University Online | Davenport, Iowa | For-profit | 52,399 | 9,251 | |
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Undergrad. | |
n/a | |
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HLC [R] | 19:1 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 20 | National University | La Jolla, Calif. | Private | 30,167 [3] | 7,709 [3] | |
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WASC [R] | 22:1 | 31% | 7% | ||||
1 Count based on students using Veterans Affairs Department and Defense Department benefits. |
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2 Military students not charged above TA cap, but non-military may be. |
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3 Unduplicated, 12-month headcount for 2013-14, instead of fall 2013 enrollment. |
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4 Estimated enrollment from Education. |
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5 The survey response from Georgia Perimeter College, which is No. 58 on our 4-year schools list, indicated that the college offered bachelor’s degrees, and it was categorized as a 4-year school. The school later told us it does not offer any 4-year degrees, which would have placed it on this list. |
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