Ashford University vs Rasmussen University-Minnesota

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	Ashford University	Rasmussen University-Minnesota
Overview
Location	San Diego, California	St. Cloud, Minnesota
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (For Profit)	Private (For Profit)
Calendar system	Non Traditional	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	31.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$30,665	$25,936
Average net price	$23,585	$18,239
Tuition	$13,280	$10,609
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	93.0% Average amount $4,803	88.0% Average amount $6,267
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $6,400	87.0% Average amount $8,072
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	6.0% Average amount $14,365

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	33,084 Men 36.6% Women 63.4%	3,658 Men 15.0% Women 85.0%
Graduate students	7,278 Men 30.6% Women 69.4%	256 Men 23.4% Women 76.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	2.0%
International students	0.2%	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Minnesota Wisconsin

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Education Health Professions Psychology Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Health Professions Business Education Law Enforcement and Firefighting Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	9.5%	30.8%
Dropout rate	72.0%	69.2%
Transferred out	17.6%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,719 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $60,293 Military Applied Sciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $58,856 Public Administration (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,833 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $58,095 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,012 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $57,228 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,455 Year 2: $51,179 Year 3: $49,905 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,247 Year 2: $48,911 Year 3: $49,817 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,178 Year 2: $50,149 Year 3: $49,671 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,321 Year 2: $45,618 Year 3: $49,490 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,651 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $47,089 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,533 Year 2: $43,872 Year 3: $45,202	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,327 Year 2: $73,870 Year 3: $77,728 Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,682 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $72,522 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,886 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $68,381 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $58,266 Year 2: $56,886 Year 3: $60,421 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,056 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $59,028 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $54,270 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $57,936 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,103 Year 2: $50,515 Year 3: $57,306 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $47,657 Year 2: $45,852 Year 3: $50,743 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,340 Year 2: $47,129 Year 3: $50,613 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,670 Year 2: $44,783 Year 3: $49,753

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Ashford University vs Rasmussen University-Minnesota

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