These stats came from the ROTC units at each of the SMC's below. Just because a publication is "civilian" , one should not assume that they have not done their due diligence. If anyone can provide information that refutes the numbers below, please do so. It would, again, help those students who are looking at information on this forum to make decisions. It's not about ego or what yoru own alma mata might be, I would hope!
1) The Citadel
Public, Charleston, S.C.
Established in 1842
• Interesting school fact: On Jan. 9, 1861, Citadel cadets stationed on Morris Island fired on a U.S. steamer as it attempted to supply Fort Sumter. This was the first overt act of the Civil War.
• Population: 2,157 cadets, 3,390 students total
• Offers graduate program: Yes
• Majors/degrees: 19 bachelors, 13 masters
• Acceptance rate: 77 percent
• Freshmen retention rate: 82 percent in 2010
• Four-year graduation rate: 63 percent
• Average SAT: 1092
• Tuition and fees: $40,701 for out-of-state freshmen
• ROTC programs: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
• Students commissioned: 169 cadets in 2010-2011 year
• Student/teacher ratio: 13:1
• Website: citadel.edu
2) Virginia Military Institute
Public, Lexington, Va.
Established in 1839
• Interesting school fact: VMI is the only college in America whose entire student body was committed to battle when about 260 cadets charged into cannon fire during the Civil War Battle of New Market. Their participation changed the course of the battle.
• Population: 1,569
• Offers graduate program: No
• Majors/degrees: 14
• Acceptance rate: 45 percent
• Freshmen retention rate: 83.5 percent
• Four-year graduation rate: 60 percent
• Average SAT: 1155
• Tuition and fees: $39,810 out-of-state
• ROTC programs: Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy
• Students commission: About 50 percent, and 18 percent make the military a lifelong career
• Student/teacher ratio: 11:1
• Website: vmi.edu
3) North Georgia College and State University
Public, Dahlonega, Ga.
Established in 1873
• Population: 800 in Corps of Cadets, which is 13 percent of total population of 6,100
• Offers graduate program: Yes
• Majors/degrees: More than 50
• Acceptance rate: 56 percent
• Freshmen retention rate: 77.5 percent
• Four-year graduation rate: 27 percent
• Average SAT: 1090
• Tuition and fees: $18,061 for cadet enrollment
• ROTC programs: Army
• Students commissioned: About 70 commission each year.
• Student/teacher ratio: 18:1
• Website: northgeorgia.edu
4) Norwich University
Private, Northfield, Vt.
Established in 1819
• Population: About 2,300 undergraduate/1,100 graduate; 60 percent of undergraduate student body is Corps of Cadets
• Offers graduate program: Yes
• Majors/degrees: 30 bachelors, 10 masters
• Acceptance rate: 56 percent
• Freshmen retention rate: 85 percent
• Four-year graduation rate: 43 percent
• Average SAT: 1100
• Tuition: $30,048
• ROTC programs: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
• Students commissioned: 61 percent
• Student/teacher ratio: 14:1
• Website: norwich.edu
5) Texas A&M University
Public, College Station, Texas
Established in 1876
• Population: Almost 50,000; 2,100 in Corps of Cadets
• Offers graduate program: Yes
• Majors/degrees: 165 undergraduate; 163 master's; 95 doctoral
• Acceptance rate: 63.5 percent
• Freshmen retention rate: 92 percent
• Graduation rate: 51 percent
• Average SAT: 1207
• Tuition and fees: $36,111 for nonresident undergraduate
• ROTC programs: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
• Students commissioned: 185 in the 2010-2011 year
• Student/teacher ratio: 21:1
• Website: tamu.edu
6) Virginia Tech
Public, Blacksburg, Va.
Established in 1872
• Population: More than 30,000; 949 in 2011-2012 Corps of Cadets
• Offers graduate program: Yes
• Majors/degrees: 65 bachelors, 150 master's/doctoral programs
• Acceptance rate: 67 percent
• Freshmen retention rate: 91.8 percent
• Graduation rate: 53 percent
• Average SAT: 1250
• Tuition and fees: $23,217 undergraduate out-of-state
• ROTC programs: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy
• Students commissioned: More than 82 percent of seniors commissioned in 2011
• Student/teacher ratio: 16:1
• Website: vt.edu
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