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Best Colleges For Returning Adults - Nationwide -
Excelsior College tops our Nationwide list of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults. Excelsior College charges tuition and fees of $12,240. The college has an acceptance rate of 100.0%. The average salary for recent graduates is $77,000.
The total ranking includes 1164 colleges. Within the complete list tuition and fees ranges from $7,365 to $32,738 (in-state from $6,381 to $14,142). Acceptance rates range from 44.6% to 100.0%, estimated average 2016 SAT scores range from 1,200 to 1,370 and average salaries of graduates range from $60,000 to $80,000.
#1 Excelsior College
#8 COSC
https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...aditional/
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(03-27-2018, 09:21 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: Best Colleges For Returning Adults - Nationwide -
Excelsior College tops our Nationwide list of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults. Excelsior College charges tuition and fees of $12,240. The college has an acceptance rate of 100.0%. The average salary for recent graduates is $77,000.
The total ranking includes 1164 colleges. Within the complete list tuition and fees ranges from $7,365 to $32,738 (in-state from $6,381 to $14,142). Acceptance rates range from 44.6% to 100.0%, estimated average 2016 SAT scores range from 1,200 to 1,370 and average salaries of graduates range from $60,000 to $80,000.
#1 Excelsior College
#8 COSC
https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...aditional/
Wow, TESU is #96. I wonder what they based the order on.
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That's not a good list since TESU is not in the Top 10.
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All three of the Big 3 should be in the Top 10.
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(03-27-2018, 10:35 PM)Merlin Wrote: (03-27-2018, 09:21 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: Best Colleges For Returning Adults - Nationwide -
Excelsior College tops our Nationwide list of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults. Excelsior College charges tuition and fees of $12,240. The college has an acceptance rate of 100.0%. The average salary for recent graduates is $77,000.
The total ranking includes 1164 colleges. Within the complete list tuition and fees ranges from $7,365 to $32,738 (in-state from $6,381 to $14,142). Acceptance rates range from 44.6% to 100.0%, estimated average 2016 SAT scores range from 1,200 to 1,370 and average salaries of graduates range from $60,000 to $80,000.
#1 Excelsior College
#8 COSC
https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...aditional/
Wow, TESU is #96. I wonder what they based the order on.
Here is info on how they broke it down and weighed the ratings:
https://inside.collegefactual.com/method...1522249964
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If you look up TESU on their page, you find them at #96. The website seems to be missing some of the stats they use to rank, plus having an average starting salary listed at only $38,000.
https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...html#abs96
https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/...te-college
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