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| Nationwide | 114 of 1383 |
| Middle Atlantic | 34 of 263 |
| New York | 17 of 109 |
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | 123 of 251 |
| New York |
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| Nationwide | 601 of 1325 |
| Middle Atlantic | 117 of 251 |
| New York | 46 of 101 |
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| Nationwide | |
| Middle Atlantic | 124 of 251 |
| New York | 48 of 101 |
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| Overall | 77 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | 634 of 2594 |
| Male / Female | 630 of 2594 |
| Location | 147 of 2360 |
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 106 |
| Best Value | 33 of 105 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 208 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 208 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 145 |
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 93 |
| Best Value | 33 of 92 |
| Most Popular | 7 of 122 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 122 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 96 |
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| Most Popular | 6 of 32 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 25 |
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| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 124 of 527 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 286 |
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| Most Popular | 149 of 370 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 247 |
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| Most Popular | 101 of 391 |
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 823 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 123 of 1414 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 892 |
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 80 of 571 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 367 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 78 |
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 818 |
| Best Value | 399 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1372 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 202 of 850 |
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| Most Popular | 59 of 168 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 826 |
| Best Value | 374 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 139 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 904 |
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 600 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 107 of 1311 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 651 |
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 725 |
| Best Value | 323 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 390 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 726 |
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 56 |
| Best Value | 27 of 56 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 203 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 203 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 81 |
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 382 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 52 of 642 |
| Most Focused | 125 of 642 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 417 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 402 |
| Best Value | 185 of 394 |
| Most Popular | 57 of 769 |
| Most Focused | 234 of 769 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 455 |
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 28 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 12 of 50 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 50 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 39 |
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 577 |
| Best Value | 215 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 14 of 1217 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 1222 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 715 |
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| Most Popular | 133 of 1036 |
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 183 |
| Best Value | 70 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 16 of 343 |
| Most Focused | 28 of 343 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 233 |
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| Most Popular | 17 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 50 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 179 |
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| Most Popular | 18 of 240 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 240 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 127 |
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 568 |
| Best Value | 209 of 547 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 1602 |
| Most Focused | 375 of 1603 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 339 of 826 |
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 347 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 288 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 452 |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 80 |
| Best Value | 30 of 74 |
| Most Popular | 5 of 243 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 243 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 129 |
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 421 |
| Best Value | 187 of 409 |
| Most Popular | 318 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 708 |
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| Most Popular | 101 of 211 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 185 |
| Best Value | 85 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 67 of 435 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 242 |
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 351 |
| Best Value | 162 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 210 of 864 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 504 |
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 133 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 244 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 356 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 53 |
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 91 |
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 150 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 146 |
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| Top Ranked | 66 of 209 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 98 of 260 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 209 |
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 162 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 124 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 64 of 191 |
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 261 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 274 |
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 46 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 57 |
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 145 of 326 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 124 of 264 |
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| Most Popular | 123 of 1361 |
| Most Focused | 678 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 874 |
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| Most Popular | 152 of 1281 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 88 of 365 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 204 |
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 134 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 70 of 376 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 376 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 202 |
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| Most Popular | 34 of 100 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 68 |
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 119 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 68 of 271 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 134 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 165 of 939 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 656 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 209 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 92 of 373 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 817 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 581 |
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| Most Popular | |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 692 |
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| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | 32 of 119 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 570 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 125 of 1261 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 594 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 125 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 831 |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 462 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 505 |
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 468 |
| Best Value | 209 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 810 |
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| Most Popular | 40 of 182 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 184 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 772 |
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| Most Popular | 410 of 1017 |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 452 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 115 of 890 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 443 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 92 of 820 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 456 |
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| Top Ranked | 109 of 246 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 181 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 616 |
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 544 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 336 |
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 209 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 787 |
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 411 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 261 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 753 |
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 249 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 206 of 430 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 346 |
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| Top Ranked | 62 of 253 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 534 |
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 132 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 900 |
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 46 of 842 |
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 407 |
| Best Value | 153 of 400 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 862 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 42 of 457 |
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| Most Popular | 76 of 192 |
| Most Focused |
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 44 |
| Best Value | 20 of 42 |
| Most Popular | 18 of 150 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 150 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 85 |
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 366 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 172 of 576 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 368 |
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| Top Ranked | 54 of 676 |
| Best Value | 282 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 214 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 877 |
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| Top Ranked | 58 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 101 of 422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 339 |
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 59 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 542 |
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 172 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 94 of 267 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 227 |
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| Most Popular | 15 of 327 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 327 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 215 |
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 597 |
| Best Value | 269 of 582 |
| Most Popular | 39 of 1080 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 763 |
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 524 |
| Best Value | 213 of 517 |
| Most Popular | 209 of 969 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 695 |
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 628 |
| Best Value | 198 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 47 of 1531 |
| Most Focused | 378 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 852 |
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| Most Popular | 17 of 143 |
| Most Focused | 71 of 143 |
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 219 |
| Best Value | 82 of 214 |
| Most Popular | 37 of 653 |
| Most Focused | 231 of 653 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 268 |
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 306 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 48 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 248 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 544 |
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 127 |
| Best Value | 52 of 126 |
| Most Popular | 82 of 364 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 175 |
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 507 |
| Best Value | 190 of 498 |
| Most Popular | 180 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 693 |
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| Top Ranked | 60 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 312 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 657 |
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| Overall | 23 of 1420 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 108 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 95 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 181 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 178 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 69 of 831 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 243 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 828 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 60 of 861 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 623 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 759 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 60 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 394 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 414 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 588 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 184 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 587 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 361 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 82 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 430 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 189 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 361 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 316 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 58 of 152 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 213 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 41 of 164 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 267 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 46 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 276 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 143 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 126 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 82 of 358 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 374 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 473 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 57 of 476 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 459 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 451 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 248 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 246 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 477 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 62 of 413 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 251 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 254 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 841 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 847 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 408 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 45 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 369 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 681 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 273 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 442 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 172 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 601 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 527 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 648 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 235 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 309 |
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 17 of 139 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 521 |
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 380 |
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| Overall | 118 of 1164 |
