Thiel College vs SRU-PA

Thiel College and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, both esteemed institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania, offer distinct educational experiences. Thiel College, a private liberal arts college, boasts a selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 68%, while Slippery Rock University, a public university, welcomes a broader range of students with an acceptance rate of 85%. Thiel College's student body is predominantly White (84%) and female (60%), while Slippery Rock University's student body is more diverse, with a larger proportion of male students (53%) and a more balanced racial makeup (63% White, 15% Black or African American, 7% Hispanic or Latino). Both institutions offer a variety of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at Thiel College including Business, Education, and Psychology, and popular majors at Slippery Rock University including Business, Education, and Health Professions. With graduation rates of 63% and 58% respectively, both

	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Thiel College
Overview
Location	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Greenville, Pennsylvania
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	82.0%	71.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Evangelical

Admission
Acceptance rate	79.5%	88.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $25
SAT range	970 - 1170	965 - 1165
ACT range	20 - 25	17 - 24
Students submitting SAT score	38.0%	18.0%
Students submitting ACT score	8.0%	15.0%
Total number of applicants	4,936	1,680
Total number of admissions given out	3,924	1,479
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,370	241
Yield rate	34.9%	16.3%
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	In state: $25,399 Out of state: $29,507	$51,210
Average net price	$12,364	$22,883
Tuition	In state: $7,716 Out of state: $11,574	$32,640
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,876 Meal plan: $3,570	Room/dormitory: $6,984 Meal plan: $6,984
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	74.0% Average amount $5,631	100.0% Average amount $25,904
Students receiving federal student loan	62.0% Average amount $5,243	96.0% Average amount $5,534
Students taking out private loans	15.0% Average amount $10,670	18.0% Average amount $11,142

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	6,901 Men 44.2% Women 55.8%	783 Men 52.1% Women 47.9%
Graduate students	1,504 Men 24.6% Women 75.4%	62 Men 35.5% Women 64.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	11.3%	33.6%
International students	1.8%	N/A
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	2,800	942
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Pennsylvania Ohio New York Maryland Virginia	Pennsylvania Ohio New York Maryland Virginia

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Engineering Technologies Social Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Education Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	19:1	11:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	68.4%	46.9%
Dropout rate	11.3%	19.3%
Transferred out	19.5%	33.8%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,917 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $71,277 Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,310 Year 2: $60,213 Year 3: $70,161 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,217 Year 2: $63,749 Year 3: $66,219 Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,339 Year 2: $45,145 Year 3: $58,390 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,554 Year 2: $59,124 Year 3: $57,642 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,230 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $57,077 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,541 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,964 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,289 Year 3: $53,163 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,835 Year 2: $46,673 Year 3: $51,313 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,381 Year 2: $46,217 Year 3: $48,481	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,342 Year 2: $43,922 Year 3: $54,888 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,151 Year 2: $42,086 Year 3: $44,432 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $40,593 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,958 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $39,631 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,615 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $36,181 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $15,050 Year 2: $21,166 Year 3: $29,936 Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,360 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,896 Year 3: N/A History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A

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