Coker University vs Spartanburg Methodist

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	Coker University	Spartanburg Methodist College
Overview
Location	Hartsville, South Carolina	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	59.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	97.6%	80.4%
Application fees
SAT range	940 - 1160	N/A
ACT range	16 - 24	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	35.0%
Students submitting ACT score	19.0%
Total number of applicants	801	1,918
Total number of admissions given out	782	1,542
Admitted students who chose to enroll	214	507
Yield rate	27.4%	32.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$41,172	$32,560
Average net price	$17,720	$14,899
Tuition	$30,864	$15,750
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,692 Meal plan: $5,200	$9,900
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $25,540	99.0% Average amount $15,204
Students receiving federal student loan	66.0% Average amount $7,727	60.0% Average amount $4,550
Students taking out private loans	9.0% Average amount $11,967	2.0% Average amount $8,324

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,171 Men 44.6% Women 55.4%	1,042 Men 45.1% Women 54.9%
Graduate students	109 Men 34.9% Women 65.1%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	35.5%	N/A
International students	3.5%	0.4%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	603	505
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Virginia	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Social Sciences Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Liberal Arts Business Multidisciplinary Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	17:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	36.6%	40.9%
Dropout rate	14.3%	23.0%
Transferred out	49.1%	36.1%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,465 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $46,812 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $37,131 Year 2: $40,179 Year 3: $42,589 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,919 Year 2: $35,864 Year 3: $39,962 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,468 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $32,154 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,770 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $29,474 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,167 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,604 Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: N/A Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $16,478 Year 3: N/A Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,499 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $15,711 Year 2: $24,267 Year 3: $27,732

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Coker University vs Spartanburg Methodist

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