Wheeling Jesuit University-Private
Wheeling, West Virginia
1,124 (719 undergraduates)
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50-50 Profile: Wheeling Jesuit University
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50-50 Profile: Bay Path University
Bay Path University-Private
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
3,298 (1,947 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
50-50 Profile: Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University-Private
Bloomington, Illinois
1,649 (all undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
50-50 Profile: University of Georgia
University of Georgia -Public
Athens, Georgia
37,606 (28,848 undergraduates)
Does College Size Matter?
50-50 Profile: Penn State Altoona
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona -Public
Altoona, Pennsylvania
3,482 (all undergraduates)
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50-50 Highlights: Colleges in Philadelphia
When creating their preferred list of colleges, many students are looking for schools that will include the “big city” experience. New York is the obvious choice. However, students shouldn’t overlook the nation’s 7th largest city, Philadelphia, just a 90 minute train ride to the south. Surely it can provide the requested “big city” experience at one of its 35 area colleges and universities. Furthermore, 16 colleges in Philadelphia have at least a 50% graduation rate while accepting at least 50% of applicants qualifying them as 50-50 schools.
50-50 Highlights: Colleges in Los Angeles
I’m pretty sure the number of students who would want to attend college close to beaches and mountains and with sunny weather outnumbers those that don’t which is why many look for colleges in Los Angeles. With the area’s entertainment industry, international business connections, and tech development, Los Angeles has more than just its climate and geography to appeal to students. Maybe that’s why there are 49 colleges in the greater Los Angeles area (Combined Statistical Area) with 14 of them accepting at least 50% of students while having at least a 50% graduation rate qualifying them as 50-50 schools.
50-50 Highlights: Colleges in the Boston Area
Going to college in Boston isn’t just for high school valedictorians, those with 10 AP classes on their transcripts, or those with test scores in the 90th percentile or higher. It’s only natural that you would assume so with names like Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Boston College, Wellesley, Northeastern, and Brandies dominating the higher education neighborhood. However, learning really is for everyone and there are 36 colleges in the greater Boston area with 500 or more full-time undergraduates. You do the math. Furthermore, a third of them are 50-50 colleges.
50-50 Highlights: Colleges in the New York City Area
When students think about going to college in New York City, NYU and Columbia are usually the first colleges that come to mind. And then maybe Vassar and Fordham will be mentioned. Someone might think about the City Colleges. But for too many students, going to college in New York City is pretty much limited to these schools. Which is too bad since there 84 4-year colleges with at least 500 students in the greater New York area. And 21 of them are 50-50 schools.