Side-by-Side Comparison of Austin College

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	Lyon College	Whittier College	Oglethorpe University	Wheaton College	Hanover College	Austin College
Overview
Location	Batesville, Arkansas	Whittier, California	Atlanta, Georgia	Wheaton, Illinois	Hanover, Indiana	Sherman, Texas
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4	Semester	Semester	4-1-4	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	82.0%	79.0%	89.0%	80.0%	76.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian			Undenominational	Presbyterian	Presbyterian
Admission
Acceptance rate	27.2%	82.5%	81.3%	86.3%	72.8%	42.7%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $70	$50	Undergraduate: $50 Graduate: $30
SAT range	1050 - 1195	1120 - 1340	1070 - 1280	1250 - 1430	1110 - 1310	1120 - 1340
ACT range	21 - 26	23 - 28	24 - 30	27 - 32	25 - 30	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	11.0%	11.0%	29.0%	32.0%	18.0%	52.0%
Students submitting ACT score	62.0%	9.0%	22.0%	25.0%	26.0%	31.0%
Total number of applicants	2,444	2,884	2,277	1,993	2,613	4,130
Total number of admissions given out	665	2,379	1,851	1,719	1,902	1,764
Admitted students who chose to enroll	138	277	404	546	276	284
Yield rate	20.8%	11.6%	21.8%	31.8%	14.5%	16.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Not required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$45,494	$61,014	$62,154	$54,700	$55,490	$55,605
Average net price	$10,537	$22,091	$14,929	$28,319	$21,254	$24,398
Tuition	$29,450	$48,924	$42,474	$40,570	$39,400	$43,340
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,760 Meal plan: $5,750	Room/dormitory: $8,216 Meal plan: $6,756	$14,200	Room/dormitory: $6,640 Meal plan: $4,660	Room/dormitory: $6,210 Meal plan: $6,330	Room/dormitory: $5,900 Meal plan: $6,852
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $22,878	97.0% Average amount $32,645	100.0% Average amount $34,704	91.0% Average amount $23,469	100.0% Average amount $31,957	100.0% Average amount $32,430
Students receiving federal student loan	63.0% Average amount $6,597	65.0% Average amount $5,040	83.0% Average amount $5,596	52.0% Average amount $5,169	52.0% Average amount $5,348	54.0% Average amount $5,245
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $8,969	6.0% Average amount $17,379	11.0% Average amount $11,706	5.0% Average amount $15,404	8.0% Average amount $14,620	13.0% Average amount $16,153
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	579 Men 59.1% Women 40.9%	1,325 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	1,446 Men 36.9% Women 63.1%	2,341 Men 44.9% Women 55.1%	1,004 Men 48.9% Women 51.1%	1,212 Men 46.5% Women 53.5%
Graduate students	N/A	62 Men 25.8% Women 74.2%	N/A	706 Men 34.6% Women 65.4%	79 Men 41.8% Women 58.2%	16 Men 31.2% Women 68.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
International students	7.6%	6.3%	9.8%	5.9%	4.0%	1.5%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	589	849	824	2,153	1,150	1,203
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Business Social Sciences Education Visual & Performing Arts English Language and Literature	Social Sciences Education Family and Consumer Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies Engineering Social Sciences	Psychology Theology Education Health Professions Social Sciences	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Business English Language and Literature Social Sciences	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Education Foreign Languages and Literatures Multidisciplinary Studies
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	11:1	14:1	11:1	11:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Outcome
Graduation rate	45.5%	63.6%	58.1%	87.6%	63.5%	68.3%
Dropout rate	54.5%	3.6%	41.2%	3.1%	36.5%	31.7%
Transferred out	N/A	31.9%	N/A	9.1%	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A	Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $34,282 Year 2: $41,689 Year 3: $64,434 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,241 Year 2: $67,324 Year 3: $59,453 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,364 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $54,567 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,650 Year 2: $35,914 Year 3: $47,815 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,730 Year 2: $28,309 Year 3: $42,330 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,976 Year 2: $14,935 Year 3: $38,238 Social Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,267 Year 2: $26,715 Year 3: $37,247 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,562 Year 2: $21,508 Year 3: $35,879 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,185 Year 2: $16,015 Year 3: $34,329 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,103 Year 2: $27,765 Year 3: $30,273	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,750 Year 3: $67,208 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,564 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $47,775 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,990 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $44,905 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: N/A	Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,492 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $61,559 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,982 Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: $48,761 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,694 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $48,539 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $30,613 Year 2: $33,459 Year 3: $41,661 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,251 Year 2: $37,856 Year 3: $41,339 Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $38,767 Year 2: $39,049 Year 3: $38,775 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,864 Year 3: $36,928 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,471 Year 2: $27,126 Year 3: $34,682 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,825 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $32,867 Religious Education (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $31,289	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,315 Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $58,071 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,467 Year 2: $37,424 Year 3: $47,013 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,826 Year 2: $30,988 Year 3: $40,839 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,148 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $30,795 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,810 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,813 Year 2: $19,045 Year 3: N/A Chemistry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: N/A Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,313 Year 3: N/A	Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,767 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $50,363 International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $41,135 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $35,312 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,351 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,740 Year 2: $50,439 Year 3: N/A Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $15,922 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,700 Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,019 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

Side-by-Side Comparison of Austin College

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