Value44/100
Solid evidence60/100 profile coverage
Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.
Admissions70
Value100
Career25
Experience48
Location55
Scorecard
A balanced read, not one ranking.
Academic57
Career40
Evidence coverage60
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The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area
Metropolitan-area residents, not just Hickory or the student population.
Largest industries by employment share
Manufacturing21.5% · 37,151 employed residents
Education & health20.6% · 35,565 employed residents
Retail12.7% · 21,878 employed residents
Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.
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Requirements & deadlines
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Official university website ↗Rankings
Reputation & career strength.
Univised career benchmarks
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.
Campus community
Faith & belonging
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.
Campus experience
Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.
Industry strengths
Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.
Degrees
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Accounting and Related ServicesBachelors Degree$46,790 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree$37,363 Area StudiesBachelors Degree$32,922 Biology, GeneralBachelors Degree$17,779 Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelors Degree$44,038 Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$48,849 ChemistryBachelors Degree$43,798 Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate/Professional Certificate$53,358 Communication and Media StudiesBachelors Degree$33,192 Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$48,237 Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelors Degree$33,548 Design and Applied ArtsBachelors Degree$37,131 Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelors Degree$23,102 EconomicsBachelors Degree$48,628 Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$52,524 Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate/Professional Certificate$72,046 Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$54,314 Engineering Technology, GeneralBachelors Degree$59,305 English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelors Degree$24,190 Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelors Degree$45,578 Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsMaster's Degree$60,094 Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelors Degree$47,788 Fine and Studio ArtsBachelors Degree$20,026 Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$28,019 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$29,956 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$63,897 Health and Physical Education/FitnessBachelors Degree$29,374 Health and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$41,565 Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelors Degree$28,779 HistoryBachelors Degree$24,904
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