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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Winchester, VA
Population 140,000
Website http://www.su.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,615 (51%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (64%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,172
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 61%
From Region 17%
Athletes 33.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Hispanic 13%
Black 9%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2012 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2013 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2014 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2015 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2016 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2017 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2018 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2019 Men: 47.9% 47.9% 2020 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2021 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2022 Men: 48.4% 48.4% 2023 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2024 Men: 43.1% 43.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2016 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2018 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2011 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2012 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2013 Black: 11.3% 11.3% 2014 Black: 12.0% 12.0% 2015 Black: 11.7% 11.7% 2016 Black: 12.3% 12.3% 2017 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2018 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2019 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2020 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2021 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2022 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2023 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2024 Black: 12.7% 12.7% 2011 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2015 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2016 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2018 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2019 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2024 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2011 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2012 White: 16.4% 16.4% 2013 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2014 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2015 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2016 White: 71.7% 71.7% 2017 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2018 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2019 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2020 White: 61.4% 61.4% 2021 White: 54.4% 54.4% 2022 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2023 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2024 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2013 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2022 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2021 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2022 Black: 9.3% 9.3% 2023 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2024 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2025 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2020 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2023 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2024 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2025 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2020 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2021 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2022 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2023 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2024 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2025 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2020 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 134 40% / 60% 2% $61,703 61 95%
Computer Science 7 — 86% / 14% 14% $80,716 87 —
Cybersecurity 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $76,144 83 —
Cybersecurity 11 +1 73% / 27% 18% $76,292 83 —
Information Technology 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $77,185 84 —
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $65,285 68 —
Computational and Applied Mathematics — +2 — — $75,615 82 —
Mathematics — +1 — — $66,721 71 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
Biology 21 — 29% / 71% 0% $64,836 67 94%
Conservation Biology — — — — $51,054 31 —
Environmental Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $51,638 33 —
Communication Studies 8 +3 50% / 50% 0% $50,811 31 —
English 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,578 17 —
History 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $52,371 35 —
International Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Liberal Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,948 34 —
Political Science — — — — $57,900 52 —
Political Science 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $57,837 51 —
Psychology 19 +10 16% / 84% 0% $56,955 49 97%
Sociology — — — — $52,183 35 —
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,257 38 —
Sustainability Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,942 49 —
Elementary Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,250 29 —
Elementary Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Middle School Education — — — — $50,472 30 —
Middle School Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Secondary Education 3 +3 67% / 33% 0% $50,509 30 —
Secondary Special Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Criminal Justice 20 +1 40% / 60% 0% $58,596 53 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing 98 8% / 92% 2% $88,505 92 94%
Nursing 98 — 8% / 92% 2% $88,505 92 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business 106 58% / 42% 1% $59,128 55 95%
Business Administration 106 — 58% / 42% 1% $59,128 55 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions 71 34% / 66% 1% $59,727 56 99%
Exercise Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,365 64 100%
Kinesiology 47 +2 21% / 79% 0% $59,452 56 100%
Public Health 7 +6 0% / 100% 0% $63,776 65 94%
Sport Management 10 — 90% / 10% 10% $63,365 64 100%
Sport and Fitness Management — — — — $63,694 65 —
Physical Education 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,498 30 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Shenandoah Conservatory 141 39% / 61% 1% $37,546 6 95%
Acting 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $29,227 2 100%
Dance 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $27,831 2 100%
Film Studies 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $35,089 4 —
Jazz Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Keyboard Instruments 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $34,434 4 86%
Music Education 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,498 30 100%
Music Performance 30 — 50% / 50% 3% $34,434 4 86%
Music Technology 11 — 91% / 9% 0% $34,434 4 86%
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $34,434 4 86%
Music Therapy 15 — 13% / 87% 0% $76,159 83 95%
Musical Theatre 21 — 33% / 67% 0% $29,227 2 100%
Sacred Music — — — — $44,784 15 —
Theatre Design and Production 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $29,227 2 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,399
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 44.7% 44.7% 2012 Graduated: 37.8% 37.8% 2013 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6% 2014 Graduated: 54.6% 54.6% 2015 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9% 2016 Graduated: 57.2% 57.2% 2017 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Graduated: 57.8% 57.8% 2019 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6% 2020 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7% 2021 Graduated: 63.9% 63.9% 2022 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6% 2023 Graduated: 70.5% 70.5% 2024 Graduated: 66.8% 66.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2012 Men: 32.7% 32.7% 2013 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2014 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2015 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2016 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2017 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2018 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2019 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2020 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2021 Men: 61.0% 61.0% 2022 Men: 51.1% 51.1% 2023 Men: 60.5% 60.5% 2024 Men: 57.1% 57.1% 2011 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2012 Women: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Women: 49.3% 49.3% 2014 Women: 61.5% 61.5% 2015 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2016 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2017 Women: 71.2% 71.2% 2018 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2019 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2020 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2021 Women: 66.1% 66.1% 2022 Women: 70.4% 70.4% 2023 Women: 77.4% 77.4% 2024 Women: 75.1% 75.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2013 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2014 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2016 Black: 56.9% 56.9% 2017 Black: 62.9% 62.9% 2018 Black: 44.8% 44.8% 2019 Black: 45.9% 45.9% 2020 Black: 53.0% 53.0% 2021 Black: 54.5% 54.5% 2022 Black: 37.1% 37.1% 2023 Black: 59.4% 59.4% 2024 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2014 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2016 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2018 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2% 2019 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2020 Hispanic: 62.2% 62.2% 2021 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0% 2022 Hispanic: 44.8% 44.8% 2023 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2024 Hispanic: 65.6% 65.6% 2011 White: 17.7% 17.7% 2012 White: 52.0% 52.0% 2013 White: 50.2% 50.2% 2014 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2015 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2016 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2017 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2018 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2020 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2021 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2022 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2023 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2024 White: 69.1% 69.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 27.8% 153 12% / 88% 1% $78,285 85 96%
Arts 25.6% 141 39% / 61% 1% $37,546 6 95%
Business & Economics 21.1% 116 61% / 39% 2% $59,493 56 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 8.0% 44 25% / 75% 0% $53,839 40 97%
Computer Science 5.3% 29 76% / 24% 10% $77,411 84 —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 24 33% / 67% 0% $64,836 67 94%
Professional 3.6% 20 40% / 60% 0% $58,596 53 94%
Education 3.5% 19 37% / 63% 0% $50,401 29 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,638 33 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,285 68 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 19 #185 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 2 #219 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 1 #242 — —
Education — — — — 1 #421 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 23 #367 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 81.1% 81.1% 2012 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2013 Acceptance: 84.6% 84.6% 2014 Acceptance: 82.6% 82.6% 2015 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0% 2016 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0% 2017 Acceptance: 83.2% 83.2% 2018 Acceptance: 70.3% 70.3% 2019 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2020 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2021 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4% 2022 Acceptance: 80.4% 80.4% 2023 Acceptance: 77.8% 77.8% 2024 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2011 Yield: 33.6% 33.6% 2012 Yield: 31.4% 31.4% 2013 Yield: 29.6% 29.6% 2014 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2015 Yield: 26.6% 26.6% 2016 Yield: 27.3% 27.3% 2017 Yield: 30.3% 30.3% 2018 Yield: 28.3% 28.3% 2019 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2020 Yield: 26.4% 26.4% 2021 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2022 Yield: 25.7% 25.7% 2023 Yield: 16.6% 16.6% 2024 Yield: 16.7% 16.7%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,498 1,498 2012 Applicants: 1,421 1,421 2013 Applicants: 1,833 1,833 2014 Applicants: 1,907 1,907 2015 Applicants: 2,044 2,044 2016 Applicants: 1,911 1,911 2017 Applicants: 1,737 1,737 2018 Applicants: 2,225 2,225 2019 Applicants: 2,322 2,322 2020 Applicants: 2,646 2,646 2021 Applicants: 2,616 2,616 2022 Applicants: 2,296 2,296 2023 Applicants: 3,763 3,763 2024 Applicants: 4,200 4,200 2011 Admitted: 1,215 1,215 2012 Admitted: 1,094 1,094 2013 Admitted: 1,550 1,550 2014 Admitted: 1,575 1,575 2015 Admitted: 1,677 1,677 2016 Admitted: 1,682 1,682 2017 Admitted: 1,446 1,446 2018 Admitted: 1,564 1,564 2019 Admitted: 1,727 1,727 2020 Admitted: 1,968 1,968 2021 Admitted: 1,945 1,945 2022 Admitted: 1,845 1,845 2023 Admitted: 2,929 2,929 2024 Admitted: 3,232 3,232 2011 Enrolled: 408 408 2012 Enrolled: 343 343 2013 Enrolled: 459 459 2014 Enrolled: 417 417 2015 Enrolled: 446 446 2016 Enrolled: 460 460 2017 Enrolled: 438 438 2018 Enrolled: 443 443 2019 Enrolled: 503 503 2020 Enrolled: 519 519 2021 Enrolled: 509 509 2022 Enrolled: 475 475 2023 Enrolled: 485 485 2024 Enrolled: 540 540

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 900 900 2012 25th: 900 900 2013 25th: 890 890 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 880 880 2017 25th: 1010 1010 2018 25th: 980 980 2019 25th: 1000 1000 2020 25th: 1010 1010 2011 75th: 1140 1140 2012 75th: 1120 1120 2013 75th: 1120 1120 2014 75th: 1110 1110 2015 75th: 1123 1123 2016 75th: 1120 1120 2017 75th: 1200 1200 2018 75th: 1190 1190 2019 75th: 1200 1200 2020 75th: 1230 1230

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 460 460 2012 25th: 460 460 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 440 440 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 560 560 2015 75th: 563 563 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 600 600

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 500 500 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 630 630

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.