Doane University vs Swarthmore

Doane University and Swarthmore College, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Doane University, a private liberal arts university in Crete, Nebraska, boasts a 90% acceptance rate, making it more accessible to a wider range of students. Swarthmore College, a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, is highly selective, with an acceptance rate of only 10%. Doane University's popular majors include Business, Education, and Health Professions, while Swarthmore College's popular majors include Social Sciences, Engineering, and Biological Sciences. Doane University's student body is predominantly White (84%), while Swarthmore College's student body is more diverse, with 48% White, 15% Asian, 11% Black or African American, and 10% Hispanic or Latino. Doane University has a graduation rate of 56%, while Swarthmore College has

	Doane University	Swarthmore College
Overview
Location	Crete, Nebraska	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
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	66.0%	95.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	77.2%	7.8%
Application fees	$68	$60
SAT range	N/A	1430 - 1560
ACT range	N/A	33 - 35
Students submitting SAT score		39.0%
Students submitting ACT score		21.0%
Total number of applicants	1,763	13,012
Total number of admissions given out	1,361	1,013
Admitted students who chose to enroll	237	454
Yield rate	17.4%	44.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$53,910	$75,793
Average net price	$23,667	$19,733
Tuition	$37,080	$55,856
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,000 Meal plan: $5,300	Room/dormitory: $8,796 Meal plan: $8,354
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $28,503	76.0% Average amount $40,072
Students receiving federal student loan	94.0% Average amount $5,399	6.0% Average amount $5,191
Students taking out private loans	10.0% Average amount $13,738	1.0% Average amount $30,543

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,105 Men 54.1% Women 45.9%	1,651 Men 49.7% Women 50.3%
Graduate students	955 Men 24.3% Women 75.7%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	36.8%	89.9%
International students	1.8%	15.4%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	730	1,605
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Nebraska Texas Colorado California Kansas	New York California Pennsylvania New Jersey Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Visual & Performing Arts Psychology	Visual & Performing Arts Computer and Information Science Engineering Social Sciences Mathematics and Statistics
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	8:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	58.8%	94.1%
Dropout rate	9.1%	5.7%
Transferred out	31.8%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,020 Year 3: $63,706 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $62,377 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,603 Year 2: $57,072 Year 3: $61,117 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,127 Year 2: $50,022 Year 3: $55,251 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,324 Year 2: $44,077 Year 3: $48,840 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $47,865 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $47,916 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,611 Year 2: $34,348 Year 3: $42,976 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,086 Year 2: $35,772 Year 3: $38,358 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,633 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,370 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $34,541	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $97,897 Year 2: $94,408 Year 3: $113,966 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,029 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: $88,391 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,119 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $44,841 Education, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $42,944 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,425 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $36,220 Engineering, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,963 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,964 Year 2: $125,015 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,426 Year 3: N/A

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