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Initials » UIUC      UIowa      UMich      UMN/UMTC      WISC-Madison     
City »Champaign Iowa City Ann Arbor Minneapolis Madison 
State »IL IA MI MN WI 
Size »47,693 35,057 45,162 64,202 46,228 
F:M »45.5:54.5 51.4:48.6 47.5:52.5 52.7:47.3 51.5:48.5 
ACT »27.6 ~27 27.5 ~28.7 ~30 
SAT »100 ~1370.7 100 ~1505.8 ~1392.2 
Room »$10,636 $9,424 $9,996 $8,532 $8,287 
Instate »$16,210 $8,061 $13,977 $13,555 $10,403 
Outstate »$31,943 $26,931 $41,811 $19,805 $26,653 
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Innovation »B+ 
Competitive »B- B- 
Academic Success »B+ B+ 
Usefulwork »B- B+ B+ 
Social Life »B+ B+ B+ A- 
Extra Curricular »B+ B+ B+ B+ A- 
Safety »B+ B+ A- B+ 
Grounds »B+ B+ B+ B+ A- 
Maintenance »B+ B+ B+ B+ B+ 
Friendliness »B+ B+ 
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Surrounding City »B- B+ B+ A- A- 
Funding Use »B+ B+ B+ B+ 
Alumni »74/26 yrs 27/24 yrs 80/27 yrs 19/24 yrs 40/28 yrs 
Starting Salary »$44,352 $42,826 $48,968 $54,667 $76,964 
Current Salary »$103,980 $129,333 $111,269 $74,000 $200,577 
10yr Salary »$67,198 $78,280 $72,042 $62,722 $120,644 
GoingWell »71.6% 85.2% 68.8% 79% 80% 
JobSatis »67.6% 66.7% 68.8% 63.2% 72.5% 
American Indian »          
Asian »12% 3% 11% 7% 5% 
Black »5% 3% 4% 4% 2% 
Hispanic »7% 5% 4% 3% 4% 
International »20% 11% 14% 10% 12% 
White »53% 68% 59% 67% 72% 
Unknown »1% 7% 5% 7% 2% 
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Key:
UIUC =
University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
UIowa = University of Iowa
UMich = University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
UMN/UMTC = University of Minnesota Twin Cities
WISC-Madison = University of Wisconsin - Madison


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