Best bang for the buck Southern colleges.

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BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK SOUTHERN COLLEGES Predicted grad rate based on % of Pell 6-year Graduation recipients, graduation rate rank incoming rate SATs, etc. 1 Berea College (KY) 63% 66 48% 2 William Carey University 59% 19 45% (MS) 3 John Brown University (AR) 65% 9 54% 4 LeTourneau University (TX) 55% 33 54% 5 Blue Mountain College (MS) 47% 32 46% 6 Texas A&M Univ.--College 79% 12 70% Station (TX) * 7 Tougaloo College (MS) 51% 119 35% 8 Texas A&M International 42% 92 33% Univ. (TX) * 9 Texas Woman's University 44% 142 43% (TX) * 10 Louisiana College (LA) 43% 90 44% 11 Univ. of Science & Arts of 42% 168 40% Okla. (OK) * 12 Williams Baptist College 41% 59 44% (AR) 13 Brescia University (KY) 34% 101 47% 14 Arkansas Tech University 42% 94 38% (AR) * 15 Oklahoma State University-- 61% 62 54% Main (OK) * 16 University of Oklahoma-- 66% 47 60% Norman (OK) * 17 University of Tennessee-- 47% 6i 45% Martin (TN) * 18 Lyon College (AR) 49% 131 56% 19 Tennessee Technological 51% 112 52% Univ. (TN) * 20 Southeastern OK State 30% 162 22% Univ. (OK) * 21 East Central University 34% 139 29% (OK) * 22 Vanderbilt University (TN) 93% 2 95% 23 Tusculum College (TN) 33% 145 42% 24 Murray State University 53% 39 48% (KY) * 25 Trinity University (TX) 81% 1 75% 26 Sam Houston State 51% 111 47% University (TX) * 27 Henderson State University 33% 140 41% (AR) * 28 Southern Nazarene 44% 79 45% University (OK) 29 Christian Brothers 57% 26 55% University (TN) 30 Centenary College of 56% 105 63% Louisiana (LA) 31 Rice University (TX) 92% 3 95% 32 University of Texas-- 43% 84 47% Tyler (TX) * 33 So. Arkansas Univ.-- 32% 148 37% Campus (AR) * 34 Oklahoma Baptist 52% 16 50% University (OK) 35 University of Texas-- 39% 169 35% El Paso (TX) * 36 Mississippi Univ. for 40% 106 44% Women (MS) * 37 Tennessee Wesleyan 44% 44 48% College (TN) 38 Texas Lutheran 47% 31 50% University (TX) 39 Georgetown College (KY) 57% 100 61% 40 Asbury University (KY) 69% 4 61% 41 Austin Peay State 36% 120 36% University (TN) * 42 Transylvania University 72% 36 72% (KY) 43 Milligan College (TN) 57% 27 56% 44 Campbellsville University 41% 98 37% (KY) 45 Dillard University (LA) 38% 179 41% 46 Saint Edward's University 68% 6 59% (TX) 47 Belhaven University (MS) 45% 75 42% 48 Central Baptist College 36% 80 36% (AR) 49 Northeastern State 30% 160 27% University (OK) * 50 Western Kentucky 50% 56 46% University (KY) * 51 Nicholls Stitt University 41% 102 39% (LA) * 52 LA State Unlv./Agri, & 66% 49 71% Mech. Coll. (LA) * 53 King College (IN) 52% 46 49% 54 Centre College (KY) 84% 10 82% 55 Our Lady of Holy Cross 27% 137 31% College (LA) 56 Texas State Unlv.--San 56% 87 54% Marcos (TX) * 57 St. Mary's University (TX) 58% 24 55% 58 Southwestern University 73% 34 69% (TX) 59 Northwestern OK State 32% 149 33% Univ, (OK) * 60 University ofTexas-- 80% 11 80% Austin (TX) * 61 Sewanee--Unlverslty of 79% 21 79% the South (TN) 62 Union College (KY) 34% 133 39% 63 Tennessee State 35% 176 30% University (TN) * 64 Maryville College (TN) 55% 108 56% 65 Lee University (TN) 52% 43 53% 66 AR State Unlv.--Maln (AR) * 37% 117 45% 67 University of North 49% 115 55% Texas (TX) * 68 University of Phoenix-- 15% 193 15% Louislana (LA) ** 69 University of St. 50% 54 52% Thomas (TX) 70 Bryan College--Dayton (TN) 54% 35 48% 71 Southwestern Christian 35% 89 29% University (OK) 72 Xavier University of 45% 74 53% Louisiana (LA) 73 University of Central 41% 99 48% Arkansas (AR) * 74 Oklahoma Wesleyan 46% 69 41% University (OK) 75 Sul Ross State 26% 175 30% University (TX) * 76 Mississippi College (MS) 56% 29 57% 77 University of Arkansas-- 27% 138 31% Pine Bluff (AR) * 78 Midwestern State 43% 85 44% University (TX) * 79 McNeese State University 39% 109 41% (LA) * 80 Austin College (TX) 75% 28 69% 81 Freed--Hardeman University 52% 42 58% (TN) 82 University of the 48% 30 50% Ozarks (AR) 83 Alcorn State University 35% 124 28% (MS) * 84 Texas A&M University-- 44% 141 39% Commerce (TX) * 85 Tarleton State University 42% 93 47% (TX) * 86 University of Phoenix-- 13% 196 13% Oklahoma (0K) ** 87 Middle Tennessee State 46% 130 49% University (TN) * 88 Northwestern State Univ. 38% 116 38% of LA (LA) * 89 Bellarmine University (KY) 65% 8 65% 90 University of Texas-- 41% 159 46% Arlington (TX) * 91 University of Central 35% 125 39% Oklahoma (OK) * 92 West Texas A&M University 42% 97 48% (TX) * 93 Alice Lloyd College (KY) 40% 172 44% 94 Texas Tech University 6o% 67 63% (TX) * 95 University of Texas at 66% 48 70% Dallas (TX) * 96 Kentucky Wesleyan 38% 72 48% College (KY) 97 Wayland Baptist 34% 135 31% University (TX) 98 Eastern Kentucky 39% 107 48% University (KY) * 99 University of Phoenix-- 16% 191 15% Tennesee (TN) ** 100 East Texas Baptist 34% 96 40% University (TX) Predicted % Pell based on Grad rate Students ACT/SAT performance receiving and admin rank Pell Grants rates 1 Berea College (KY) 2 85% 38% 2 William Carey University 3 69% 37% (MS) 3 John Brown University (AR) 6 32% 27% 4 LeTourneau University (TX) 53 41% 29% 5 Blue Mountain College (MS) 59 57% 43% 6 Texas A&M Univ.--College 5 22% 26% Station (TX) * 7 Tougaloo College (MS) 1 88% 65% 8 Texas A&M International 7 58% 54% Univ. (TX) * 9 Texas Woman's University 51 48% 45% (TX) * 10 Louisiana College (LA) 86 47% 42% 11 Univ. of Science & Arts of 35 45% 42% Okla. (OK) * 12 Williams Baptist College 99 51% 42% (AR) 13 Brescia University (KY) 186 51% 45% 14 Arkansas Tech University 32 45% 35% (AR) * 15 Oklahoma State University-- 10 29% 28% Main (OK) * 16 University of Oklahoma-- 12 25% 23% Norman (OK) * 17 University of Tennessee-- 39 47% 35% Martin (TN) * 18 Lyon College (AR) 170 47% 29% 19 Tennessee Technological 97 37% 29% Univ. (TN) * 20 Southeastern OK State 15 49% 42% Univ. (OK) * 21 East Central University 26 48% 36% (OK) * 22 Vanderbilt University (TN) 104 14% 13% 23 Tusculum College (TN) 175 60% 40% 24 Murray State University 24 35% 35% (KY) * 25 Trinity University (TX) 22 15% 17% 26 Sam Houston State 25 42% 44% University (TX) * 27 Henderson State University 163 54% 42% (AR) * 28 Southern Nazarene 78 51% 45% University (OK) 29 Christian Brothers 40 44% 35% University (TN) 30 Centenary College of 171 35% 28% Louisiana (LA) 31 Rice University (TX) 111 17% 13% 32 University of Texas-- 115 37% 32% Tyler (TX) * 33 So. Arkansas Univ.-- 124 52% 43% Campus (AR) * 34 Oklahoma Baptist 42 34% 30% University (OK) 35 University of Texas-- 28 60% 44% El Paso (TX) * 36 Mississippi Univ. for 114 51% 43% Women (MS) * 37 Tennessee Wesleyan 108 48% 41% College (TN) 38 Texas Lutheran 101 40% 45%...