Learn how Cal State Fullerton ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in California and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
A more complete picture of where California State University - Fullerton is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.
Learn more about our methodologies that drive these rankings.
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| Nationwide | 655 of 1383 |
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| California |
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| California | 31 of 79 |
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| California | 30 of 79 |
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| Nationwide | 443 of 1325 |
| Far Western US | 34 of 124 |
| California | 25 of 79 |
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| Overall | 550 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 284 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 701 of 2594 |
| Location |
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| Most Popular | 10 of 526 |
| Most Focused | 144 of 527 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 370 |
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| Most Popular | 17 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 391 |
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| Most Popular | 94 of 1414 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 892 |
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| Most Popular | 27 of 571 |
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| Top Ranked | 369 of 818 |
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| Most Popular | 78 of 1371 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 850 |
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| Most Popular | 8 of 2051 |
| Most Focused | 532 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 903 |
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| Top Ranked | 186 of 724 |
| Best Value | 294 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 1765 |
| Most Focused | 242 of 1720 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 725 |
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| Most Popular | 23 of 366 |
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| Top Ranked | 154 of 582 |
| Best Value | 210 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 3 of 1200 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 1218 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 715 |
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 519 |
| Best Value | 203 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 1 of 1000 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 1037 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 606 |
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| Most Popular | 9 of 240 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 240 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 127 |
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 568 |
| Best Value | 189 of 547 |
| Most Popular | 145 of 1602 |
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 268 |
| Best Value | 72 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 39 of 599 |
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| Most Popular | 23 of 1369 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 708 |
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| Most Popular | 7 of 1167 |
| Most Focused | 447 of 1169 |
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| Most Popular | 151 of 582 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 356 |
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| Most Popular | 62 of 260 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 209 |
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| Most Popular | 130 of 272 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 191 |
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| Most Popular | 119 of 343 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 274 |
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| Most Popular | 105 of 326 |
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| Most Popular | 78 of 1359 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 195 of 874 |
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| Top Ranked | 292 of 625 |
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| Most Popular | 54 of 1280 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 176 of 805 |
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| Most Popular | 84 of 939 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 656 |
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| Most Popular | 57 of 125 |
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| Most Popular | 77 of 286 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 89 of 817 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 581 |
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| Top Ranked | 235 of 582 |
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| Most Popular | 34 of 1700 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 194 of 692 |
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| Most Popular | 11 of 262 |
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| Most Popular | 5 of 278 |
| Most Focused | 86 of 278 |
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 513 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 509 |
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| Most Popular | 41 of 1262 |
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| Most Popular | 41 of 1262 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 399 |
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| Most Popular | 44 of 1128 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 360 |
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| Top Ranked | 99 of 401 |
| Best Value | 174 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 1104 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 420 |
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 211 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 462 |
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| Top Ranked | 163 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 211 of 1152 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 505 |
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 119 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 301 of 810 |
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| Most Popular | 94 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 261 of 772 |
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| Top Ranked | 165 of 452 |
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| Most Popular | 3 of 882 |
| Most Focused | 282 of 890 |
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| Top Ranked | 126 of 443 |
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| Most Popular | 2 of 833 |
| Most Focused | 254 of 820 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 89 of 456 |
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| Best Value | 101 of 241 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 957 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 616 |
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 54 of 756 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 207 of 544 |
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| Most Popular | 61 of 550 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 152 of 336 |
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| Most Popular | 108 of 1143 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 279 of 787 |
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| Most Popular | 200 of 1087 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 251 of 753 |
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| Most Popular | 32 of 430 |
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| Most Popular | 192 of 705 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 214 of 534 |
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| Top Ranked | 305 of 826 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 1485 |
| Most Focused | 651 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 899 |
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| Top Ranked | 290 of 832 |
| Best Value | 398 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 1406 |
| Most Focused | 580 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 842 |
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 406 |
| Best Value | 117 of 400 |
| Most Popular | 9 of 865 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 862 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 457 |
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| Most Popular | 6 of 192 |
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 44 |
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| Most Popular | 21 of 150 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 150 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 85 |
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| Top Ranked | 289 of 676 |
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| Most Popular | 71 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 602 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 416 of 877 |
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| Most Popular | 67 of 422 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 339 |
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| Most Popular | 163 of 729 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 267 of 542 |
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| Most Popular | 52 of 267 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 227 |
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| Most Popular | 79 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 208 of 763 |
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| Top Ranked | 262 of 524 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 968 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 227 of 695 |
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| Top Ranked | 155 of 628 |
| Best Value | 162 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 29 of 1526 |
| Most Focused | 593 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 852 |
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| Most Popular | 86 of 227 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 306 |
| Best Value | 103 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 807 |
| Most Focused | 288 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 544 |
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| Top Ranked | 193 of 507 |
| Best Value | 202 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 4 of 1111 |
| Most Focused | 205 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 693 |
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| Top Ranked | 174 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 54 of 1031 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 657 |
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| Men's Soccer (D1) |
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| Overall | 409 of 1423 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 181 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 178 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 312 of 831 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 179 of 829 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 414 of 861 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 759 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 590 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 527 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 128 of 587 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 274 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 91 of 213 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 182 of 617 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 631 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 358 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 175 of 374 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 222 of 606 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 531 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 145 of 419 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 421 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 459 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 67 of 451 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 248 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 169 of 477 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 841 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 105 of 848 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 410 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 173 of 681 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 98 of 273 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 199 of 442 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 235 of 601 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 153 of 528 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 648 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 309 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 52 of 521 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 380 |
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| Overall | 126 of 1165 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 254 of 658 |
| Top Ranked Online | 115 of 273 |
| Most Popular Online | 6 of 769 |
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 47 of 596 |
| Top Ranked Online | 28 of 213 |
| Most Popular Online | 3 of 625 |
