Emory & Henry College vs Ferrum College

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	Emory & Henry College	Ferrum College
Overview
Location	Emory, Virginia	Ferrum, Virginia
Campus setting	Rural: Fringe	Rural: Distant
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 and Graduate
Students retention rate	71.0%	57.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Methodism	Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	87.2%	76.4%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $25
SAT range	N/A	920 - 1180
ACT range	N/A	18 - 24
Students submitting SAT score		15.0%
Students submitting ACT score		7.0%
Total number of applicants	2,260	1,671
Total number of admissions given out	1,971	1,277
Admitted students who chose to enroll	390	220
Yield rate	19.8%	17.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$47,765	$53,080
Average net price	$19,797	$22,278
Tuition	$34,500	$36,480
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,900 Meal plan: $6,350	$12,400
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $31,902	99.0% Average amount $29,653
Students receiving federal student loan	80.0% Average amount $7,675	84.0% Average amount $5,940
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $11,357	4.0% Average amount $13,700

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,084 Men 49.4% Women 50.6%	863 Men 59.3% Women 40.7%
Graduate students	288 Men 29.5% Women 70.5%	6 Men 16.7% Women 83.3%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	47.7%	N/A
International students	0.9%	2.8%
Campus local/setting	Rural: Fringe	Rural: Distant
Dormitory capacity	933	1,439
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Florida Georgia	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Social Sciences History	Education Health Professions Business Natural Resources and Conservation Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	50.7%	34.3%
Dropout rate	12.8%	53.2%
Transferred out	35.9%	12.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,516 Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: $44,659 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $40,181 Year 2: $40,140 Year 3: $39,282 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $36,600 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,055 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: N/A Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,713 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,791 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $37,680 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,667 Year 2: $29,322 Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,122 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: N/A Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,394 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,382 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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Emory & Henry College vs Ferrum College

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