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College Factual’s Nationwide Ranking of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults
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Best Colleges For Returning Adults - Nationwide -


Excelsior College tops our Nationwide list of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults. Excelsior College charges tuition and fees of $12,240. The college has an acceptance rate of 100.0%. The average salary for recent graduates is $77,000.

The total ranking includes 1164 colleges. Within the complete list tuition and fees ranges from $7,365 to $32,738 (in-state from $6,381 to $14,142). Acceptance rates range from 44.6% to 100.0%, estimated average 2016 SAT scores range from 1,200 to 1,370 and average salaries of graduates range from $60,000 to $80,000.

#1 Excelsior College
#8 COSC

https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...aditional/
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Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
 





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(03-27-2018, 09:21 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: Best Colleges For Returning Adults - Nationwide -


Excelsior College tops our Nationwide list of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults. Excelsior College charges tuition and fees of $12,240. The college has an acceptance rate of 100.0%. The average salary for recent graduates is $77,000.

The total ranking includes 1164 colleges. Within the complete list tuition and fees ranges from $7,365 to $32,738 (in-state from $6,381 to $14,142). Acceptance rates range from 44.6% to 100.0%, estimated average 2016 SAT scores range from 1,200 to 1,370 and average salaries of graduates range from $60,000 to $80,000.

#1 Excelsior College
#8 COSC

https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...aditional/

Wow, TESU is #96. I wonder what they based the order on.
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That's not a good list since TESU is not in the Top 10.

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All three of the Big 3 should be in the Top 10.
Non-Traditional Undergraduate College Credits (634 SH): *FTCC Noncourse Credits (156 SH) *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64 SH) *JST Military/ACE (48 SH) *CBA (44 SH) *CLEP (42 SH) *FEMA IS (40 SH) *FEMA EM (38 SH) *ECE/UExcel (30 SH) *PLA Portfolio (28 SH) *EMI/ACE (19 SH) *TEEX/ACE (16 SH) *CWE (11 SH) *NFA/ACE (10 SH) *Kaplan/ACE (3 SH) *CPC (2 SH) *AICP/ACE (2 SH) *Sophia/ACE (2 SH) and *FRTI-UM/ACE (1 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
 





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(03-27-2018, 10:35 PM)Merlin Wrote:
(03-27-2018, 09:21 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: Best Colleges For Returning Adults - Nationwide -


Excelsior College tops our Nationwide list of the Best Colleges For Returning Adults. Excelsior College charges tuition and fees of $12,240. The college has an acceptance rate of 100.0%. The average salary for recent graduates is $77,000.

The total ranking includes 1164 colleges. Within the complete list tuition and fees ranges from $7,365 to $32,738 (in-state from $6,381 to $14,142). Acceptance rates range from 44.6% to 100.0%, estimated average 2016 SAT scores range from 1,200 to 1,370 and average salaries of graduates range from $60,000 to $80,000.

#1 Excelsior College
#8 COSC

https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...aditional/

Wow, TESU is #96. I wonder what they based the order on.

Here is info on how they broke it down and weighed the ratings:
https://inside.collegefactual.com/method...1522249964
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If you look up TESU on their page, you find them at #96. The website seems to be missing some of the stats they use to rank, plus having an average starting salary listed at only $38,000.

https://www.collegefactual.com/rankings/...html#abs96
https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/...te-college
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