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Teaching focus (25) Class size (20) Experiential learning (20) Retention rate (10) Economic mobility (25) Total score (100) Total no. of students No. of undergrad students No. of undergrads

Cluster Rankings
Honorable Mention Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia (Arkansas) 20.0 13.5 10.0 8.0 5.0 56.5 1,637 1,586
Honorable Mention Arkansas State University, Jonesboro (Arkansas) 16.5 15.5 9.5 8.0 7.0 56.5 5,870 5,310
Honorable Mention Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock (Texas) 22.5 16.0 5.0 7.0 7.5 56.3 1,175 1,137
Honorable Mention University of Missouri-St Louis (Missouri) 19.0 15.5 10.0 7.5 6.0 56.3 5,087 4,198
Honorable Mention Pittsburg State University (Kansas) 18.0 15.5 10.0 7.5 7.0 56.3 4,347 3,903
Honorable Mention Centenary University, Hackettstown (New Jersey) 20.0 13.0 4.5 7.5 13.0 56.3 920 901
Honorable Mention Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant (Michigan) 19.5 12.0 10.0 7.0 9.5 56.3 11,065 8,607
Honorable Mention Ball State University, Muncie (Indiana) 18.5 11.5 10.0 7.5 10.5 56.3 14,154 12,906
Honorable Mention Western Connecticut State University, Danbury (Connecticut) 19.5 10.0 8.0 7.5 13.0 56.3 3,067 2,997
Honorable Mention Lyon College, Batesville (Arkansas) 23.5 16.5 5.0 5.0 8.0 56.3 563 563
Honorable Mention Marymount Manhattan College, New York City (New York) 21.0 12.5 9.0 6.5 9.0 56.3 1,473 1,473
Honorable Mention Texas A & M University-Kingsville (Texas) 18.0 10.0 10.0 6.5 13.5 56.3 4,808 4,075
Honorable Mention The University of Tampa (Florida) 21.0 11.5 9.0 8.0 6.5 56.0 10,377 9,925
Honorable Mention University of South Carolina-Columbia (South Carolina) 15.0 9.0 14.5 9.0 8.5 56.0 32,556 27,430
Honorable Mention Auburn University (Alabama) 15.0 8.0 15.0 9.5 8.5 56.0 27,618 24,135
Honorable Mention Clemson University (South Carolina) 14.5 8.0 14.5 9.0 10.0 56.0 25,623 22,144
Honorable Mention Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville (New York) 21.5 16.5 9.0 8.0 1.0 56.0 1,681 1,498
Honorable Mention Northwestern College, Orange City (Iowa) 21.0 15.5 5.0 8.0 6.5 56.0 1,144 1,020
Honorable Mention University at Albany (New York) 13.5 6.5 8.5 8.5 19.0 56.0 14,029 11,558
Honorable Mention Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) 22.5 17.0 9.5 7.0 1.5 55.8 663 663
Honorable Mention Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights (Kentucky) 21.5 14.0 10.0 7.5 4.5 55.8 8,372 7,011
Honorable Mention Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park (California) 22.0 6.5 5.0 7.5 16.5 55.8 5,024 4,716
Honorable Mention Jacksonville University (Florida) 23.0 16.0 4.5 6.5 7.5 55.8 3,146 2,454
Honorable Mention Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago (Illinois) 22.5 15.0 9.5 6.5 4.0 55.8 2,891 2,494
Honorable Mention Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, Portales
(New Mexico) 22.0 15.5 9.5 6.0 4.5 55.8 2,701 2,240
Honorable Mention Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti (Michigan) 19.0 13.5 10.0 6.5 8.5 55.8 8,778 8,054
Honorable Mention University of Vermont, Burlington (Vermont) 20.0 8.0 13.0 9.0 5.5 55.5 13,095 11,410
Honorable Mention University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (Minnesota) 11.5 8.0 15.0 9.0 12.0 55.5 38,441 29,124
Honorable Mention Texas Tech University, Lubbock (Texas) 13.5 6.5 15.0 8.5 12.0 55.5 34,898 29,578
Honorable Mention Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Blacksburg (Virginia) 13.5 6.0 15.0 9.0 12.0 55.5 35,433 29,626
Honorable Mention Saint Michael's College, Colchester (Vermont) 22.0 16.5 3.0 8.0 6.0 55.5 1,179 1,143
Honorable Mention University of Denver (Colorado) 19.0 13.0 4.5 9.0 10.0 55.5 8,554 5,755
Honorable Mention University of Alabama at Birmingham (Alabama) 20.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 9.5 55.5 14,815 9,841
Honorable Mention University of Rhode Island, Kingston (Rhode Island) 16.0 10.0 8.0 8.5 13.0 55.5 14,703 13,092
Honorable Mention University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (Pennsylvania) 16.5 8.0 15.0 9.5 6.5 55.5 27,001 19,618
Honorable Mention University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (Ohio) 15.0 7.5 20.0 8.5 4.5 55.5 32,723 26,296
Honorable Mention Ohio State University-Main Campus, Columbus (Ohio) 14.0 7.5 15.0 9.5 9.5 55.5 51,944 41,983
Honorable Mention University of Maryland-College Park (Maryland) 8.5 9.0 14.5 9.5 14.0 55.5 36,362 28,498
Honorable Mention John Brown University, Siloam Springs (Arkansas) 20.5 15.0 5.0 8.5 6.5 55.5 1,430 1,327
Honorable Mention University of North Carolina at Charlotte (North Carolina) 13.5 5.0 14.5 8.5 14.0 55.5 24,063 20,823
Honorable Mention University of the Ozarks, Clarksville (Arkansas) 24.0 15.5 5.0 7.0 5.5 55.3 748 748
Honorable Mention University of West Alabama, Livingston (Alabama) 21.5 17.0 5.0 7.0 6.5 55.3 5,154 2,119
Honorable Mention Monmouth College (Illinois) 23.5 13.0 5.0 7.5 8.0 55.3 725 725
Honorable Mention Clark Atlanta University (Georgia) 23.0 12.5 4.5 7.0 10.0 55.3 3,841 3,393

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