Auburn Montgomery vs Missouri Southern State University (MSSU)

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	Auburn University at Montgomery	Missouri Southern State University
Overview
Location	Montgomery, Alabama	Joplin, Missouri
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	63.0%	59.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	96.8%	96.9%
Application fees	$25	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $35
SAT range	950 - 1160	950 - 1170
ACT range	17 - 24	18 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	4.0%	6.0%
Students submitting ACT score	80.0%	80.0%
Total number of applicants	3,405	1,695
Total number of admissions given out	3,296	1,642
Admitted students who chose to enroll	539	578
Yield rate	16.4%	35.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $24,186 Out of state: $34,146	In state: $19,321 Out of state: $26,913
Average net price	$14,322	$9,703
Tuition	In state: $7,992 Out of state: $17,952	In state: $7,244 Out of state: $14,836
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,680 Meal plan: $2,688	Room/dormitory: $4,400 Meal plan: $5,652
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $6,916	94.0% Average amount $6,885
Students receiving federal student loan	52.0% Average amount $5,292	46.0% Average amount $4,602
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	2.0% Average amount $8,077

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,086 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%	4,245 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%
Graduate students	982 Men 40.4% Women 59.6%	107 Men 32.7% Women 67.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	5.2%	22.1%
International students	8.2%	2.5%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,200	735
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Alabama Georgia Florida Louisiana	Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Business Education Computer and Information Science Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Health Professions Law Enforcement and Firefighting Education Liberal Arts
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	35.7%	37.0%
Dropout rate	24.2%	32.2%
Transferred out	34.1%	27.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,992 Year 2: $56,641 Year 3: $71,134 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,141 Year 2: $53,269 Year 3: $57,382 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $52,952 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,220 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $48,651 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $47,009 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,414 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $46,691 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,957 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $42,565 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $41,787 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,978 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $41,036 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,985 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $40,016	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $64,678 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $51,482 Year 3: $54,298 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,753 Year 2: $54,515 Year 3: $54,231 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,466 Year 2: $47,930 Year 3: $52,943 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,016 Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: $49,539 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $42,995 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,297 Year 2: $38,946 Year 3: $42,227 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,440 Year 2: $26,121 Year 3: $40,971 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,859 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $40,702 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,697 Year 2: $32,391 Year 3: $37,967

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Auburn Montgomery vs Missouri Southern State University (MSSU)

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