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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somebody on this board has a real boner for Juniata.  Somehow it gets mentioned on every thread.  There’s no way in hell I’d even consider Juniata over SMCM, especially if I were in state.  It’s a average school at best but with a low graduation rate and a high price.  Not surprising, I guess, since it’s a CTCL school.  [/quote]

New poster here, but Juniata seems to have some elements of quality not typical for its tier. For instance, the average SAT and GPA for Juniata is similar to that for SMCM. Both are rural schools, 90-150 miles from where I live. Juniata has a 4-year graduation rate of 73% (according to US News), while that of SMCM is 64%.

In biology, a field my kid is interested in, Juniata ranks 20th in grads per capita who go on to earn a Ph.D. (Coming right behind it are U of Chicago, Williams, Scripps, Princeton, Stanford, Bowdoin, Brown, and Yale.) SMCM ranks 40th per capita in bio grads. Still strong! But Juniata seems to have biology as an area of strength. So if my kid were in that range (or looking for a safety school for higher SAT and GPA), I think Juniata might be appealing to her. I'd definitely support her application, and then we could see how the cost (including potential merit aid) would compare to our instate options.[/quote]

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