Means of College Resource and Quality Measures by Higher Education Sector
| Nonflagship Public | Flagship Public | Private Four-year | Two-year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile math SAT | 455.31 | 525.14 | 494.66 | |
| 75th percentile math SAT | 569.52 | 640.72 | 607.52 | |
| Faculty-student ratio | 0.041 | 0.063 | 0.045 | 0.020 |
| Expenditures per student | 18,337 | 41,350 | 25,482 | 7,698 |
| Instructional expenditures per student | 5,649 | 10,188 | 8,434 | 2,796 |
| Graduation rate | 0.461 | 0.674 | 0.560 | |
| In-state tuition | 4,536 | 5,746 | 18,161 | 2,805 |
| Out-of-state tuition | 12,072 | 16,176 | 18,170 | 6,017 |
Source: 1997–2003 IPEDS data as described in the text.
Notes: All monetary figures are in real $2007 and are weighted by total undergraduate enrollment. All per-student means are per total enrollment. Graduation rates are for BA degrees within six years of initial enrollment. SAT scores and graduation rates are reported for a small percentage of two-year schools. Because of the open-admission mandate of community colleges and the fact that many students do not intend to obtain a BA, we do not report means for SAT scores and graduation rates for this sector.