1. Southern University at New Orleans, Louisiana
Graduation rate: 4%
Undergraduates: 2,590
Median SAT score: 715
Pell Grant recipients: 75.8%
In-State Tuition and fees: $3,906
Acceptance rate: 48.4%
2. University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C
Graduation rate: 7.7%
Undergraduates: 5,311
Pell Grant recipients: 44.7%
In-State Tuition and fees: $7,000
Acceptance rate: 63.2%
3. Kent State University-East Liverpool, East Liverpool, Ohio
Graduation rate: 8.9%
Undergraduates: 1,371
Pell Grant recipients: 51.2%
In-State Tuition and fees: $5,288
Acceptance rate: 88.7%
4. Rogers State University, Claremore, Oklahoma
Graduation rate: 11.5%
Undergraduates: 4,486
Median SAT score: 930
Pell Grant recipients: 40.5%
In-State Tuition and fees: $4,820
Acceptance rate: 50.4%
5. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Graduation rate: 13.3%
Undergraduates: 6,964
Median SAT score: 796
Pell Grant recipients: 69.4%
In-state tuition and fees: $7,312
Acceptance rate: 36.4%
6. Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, Ohio
Graduation rate: 13.7%
Undergraduates: 2,199
Pell Grant recipients: 49.7%
In-State Tuition and fees: $4,956
Acceptance rate: 85.1%
7. Kent State University-Tuscarawas, Ohio
Graduation rate: 13.9%
Undergraduates: 2,774
Pell Grant recipients: 51%
In-State Tuition and fees: $5,288
Acceptance rate: 88.7%
8. Purdue University North Central, Indiana
Graduation rate: 14%
Undergraduates: 4,542
Median SAT score: 949
Pell Grant recipients: 31.6%
In-State Tuition and fees: $6,704
Acceptance rate: 87.1%
9. Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma
Graduation rate: 14.1%
Undergraduates: 5,860
Pell Grant recipients: 38.9%
In-State Tuition and fees: $4,590
Acceptance rate: 99.7%
10. Ohio University at Chillicothe
Graduation rate: 15.6%
Undergraduates: 2,558
Pell Grant recipients: 46.7%
In-State Tuition and fees: $4,956
Acceptance rate: 85.1%
Source: The Fiscal Times
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