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Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

4-year
Public
Small
Rural

46% graduation rate

$14K average per year after aid

970–1160

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

4-year
Public
Large
Suburban

57% graduation rate

$18K average per year after aid

1000–1270

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

4-year
Public
Very Large
Urban

48% graduation rate

$17K average per year after aid

990–1180

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Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

4-year
Public
Large
Suburban

58% graduation rate

$18K average per year after aid

1003–1210

University of Maine

Orono, ME

4-year
Public
Medium
Rural

55% graduation rate

$18K average per year after aid

1060–1280

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

4-year
Public
Medium
Rural

53% graduation rate

$20K average per year after aid

940–1160

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA

4-year
Public
Medium
Suburban

55% graduation rate

$20K average per year after aid

1050–1260

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

4-year
Public
Large
Suburban

65% graduation rate

$21K average per year after aid

1130–1320

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

4-year
Public
Small
Suburban

48% graduation rate

$13K average per year after aid

910–1150

State University Of New York At Oswego

Oswego, NY

4-year
Public
Medium
Suburban

64% graduation rate

$17K average per year after aid

1080–1250

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

4-year
Public
Large
Urban

48% graduation rate

$14K average per year after aid

930–1150

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

4-year
Public
Very Large
Urban

72% graduation rate

$20K average per year after aid

1160–1350

Weber State University

Ogden, UT

4-year
Public
Very Large
Urban

41% graduation rate

$11K average per year after aid

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

4-year
Public
Very Large
Urban

73% graduation rate

$22K average per year after aid

1150–1340

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

4-year
Public
Medium
Suburban

70% graduation rate

$16K average per year after aid

1140–1270