Bethany College vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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	Bethany College	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Overview
Location	Bethany, West Virginia	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Rural: Fringe	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	65.0%	99.0%
Common app member	Yes	No
Religious affiliation	Protestant

Admission
Acceptance rate	73.6%	4.1%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $75
SAT range	870 - 1110	N/A
ACT range	18 - 26	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	10.0%
Students submitting ACT score	13.0%
Total number of applicants	2,522	33,240
Total number of admissions given out	1,855	1,365
Admitted students who chose to enroll	167	1,177
Yield rate	9.0%	86.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$45,980	$58,920
Average net price	$14,848	$30,958
Tuition	$29,680	$55,510
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,580 Meal plan: $5,910	Room/dormitory: $11,550 Meal plan: $6,550
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $30,912	100.0% Average amount $32,562
Students receiving federal student loan	76.0% Average amount $6,230	6.0% Average amount $5,112
Students taking out private loans	6.0% Average amount $10,052	1.0% Average amount $17,891

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	545 Men 52.5% Women 47.5%	4,638 Men 51.9% Women 48.1%
Graduate students	14 Men 71.4% Women 28.6%	7,296 Men 62.0% Women 38.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	N/A	29.2%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Fringe	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	750	6,280
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	California Texas New York Florida New Jersey

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Psychology Business Communication and Journalism Physical Science	Engineering Business Computer and Information Science Architecture Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	3:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	43.2%	96.2%
Dropout rate	56.8%	3.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,530 Year 2: $29,141 Year 3: $35,825 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $27,179 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,606 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,468 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $144,716 Year 2: $150,045 Year 3: $183,153 Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $170,089 Year 2: $165,236 Year 3: $182,183 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $118,191 Year 2: $127,993 Year 3: $163,496 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $82,796 Year 2: $117,572 Year 3: $155,540 Systems Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $133,685 Year 2: $137,214 Year 3: $155,079 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $104,229 Year 2: $121,226 Year 3: $139,548 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $141,603 Year 2: $126,504 Year 3: $132,987 Mechanical Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $112,885 Year 3: $124,425 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,266 Year 2: $111,435 Year 3: $112,404 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $109,955 Year 2: $104,749 Year 3: $109,672

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Bethany College vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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