Alternatives to College Unbound
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $37k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Over 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong business, management, and medical programs. ACT 31 to enroll.
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 14,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for management, business, and biology programs. SAT 1540, ACT 34 to enroll.
Boston UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Concentration on management, medical, and biology programs. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CTAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $38k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Known for engineering, accounting and finance, and biology programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
Granite State CollegeConcord, NHAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $9k. Around 1,500 students. Known for management, education, and psychology programs.
Tufts UniversityMedford, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $64k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Popular medical, biology, and political science programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Premium on-campus housing. About 6,800 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for management, law, and business programs. SAT 1140, ACT 27 to enroll.
Emerson CollegeBoston, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $52k. On-campus housing. Approximately 5,900 students. Dangerous campus. Emphasis on film and acting, medical, and communication and journalism programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RIBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $32k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 17,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Places a focus on medical, management, and engineering programs. SAT 1130, ACT 28 to enroll.
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 5,600 students. Dangerous campus. Popular biology, political science, and social work programs. SAT 1430, ACT 33 to enroll.
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Johnson & Wales University ProvidenceProvidence, RIAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $38k. Premium on-campus housing. Around 4,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong culinary, management, and business programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 26 to enroll.
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RIBachelor's and master's degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $56k. Above average on-campus housing option. Approximately 2,700 students. Dangerous campus. Top offerings include art, architecture, and general studies programs. SAT 1400, ACT 31 to enroll.
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $63k. Above average on-campus housing. About 11,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on medical, computer science, and biology programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
Providence CollegeProvidence, RIAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing option. Approximately 4,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Known for management, accounting and finance, and business programs. SAT 1300, ACT 30 to enroll.
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RIBachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $25k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Roughly 5,800 students. Relatively safe campus. Well known for nursing, education, and psychology programs. ROTC programs. SAT 960, ACT 22 to enroll.
Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RIBachelor's and master's degrees. Great retention rate. Tuition: $48k. Above average on-campus housing. Approximately 3,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering management, accounting and finance, and business programs. SAT 1210, ACT 30 to enroll.
New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RIAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $32k. Above average on-campus housing. About 1,900 students. Generally safe campus. Places a focus on nursing, computer science, and engineering programs.
Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RIAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $41k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 4,400 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong criminal justice, architecture, and paralegal programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 28 to enroll.
Wheaton College MassachusettsNorton, MABachelor's degrees. Tuition: $60k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 1,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Emphasis on biology, psychology, and business programs. ACT 30 to enroll.