Bacone College vs. Le Moyne-Owen College

Bacone College vs. Le Moyne Owen College comparison

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Overview	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Location	Muskogee, OK	Memphis, TN
Setting	Distant Town	Large City
Enrollment	299	609
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	American Baptist	Multiple Protestant Denomination	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	bacone.edu	loc.edu
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Costs	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Tuition (In State)	$12,000	$10,776
Tuition (Out of State)	$12,000	$10,776
Room & Board	$8,600	$6,100
Avg Net Price	$17,114	$6,308
Avg Grant Aid	$14,052	$11,930
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	95%

Admission	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	451
Admitted	-	449
Acceptance Rate		99.6%
Enrolled %		26.9%
Avg High School GPA	2.83	2.5
Typical High School Grades	B-	C+
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range	14/17	13/17
SAT Range	938/1033	898/1093
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline	Aug 28, 2025	Apr 1, 2025

Academics	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (42%) Business (16%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (14%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)	Business (50%) Education (18%) Social Sciences (9%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%) Biology (4%)
Outcomes	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Graduation Rate	4%	15%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,700	$30,500
Making Student Loan Payments	32%	16%
Median Student Loan Debt	$29,613	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$306	N/A

Diversity	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
% Men	50%	35%
% Women	50%	65%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	13%	0%
% Black	27%	99%
% Hispanic	9%	0%
% Native American	31%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	2%	1%
% Unknown Race	10%	0%

Students	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
% In-State	63%	70%
% Out-of-State	22%	29%
Campus	Bacone College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	Yes	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Le Moyne Owen College is larger than than Bacone College based on total student enrollment (609 students vs. 299 students)

Bacone College vs. Le Moyne-Owen College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Bacone College or Le Moyne-Owen College?

• Bacone College is 11.4% more expensive to attend than Le Moyne-Owen College for in-state tuition ($12,000.00 vs. $10,776.00)
• Out of state tuition is 11.4% higher at Bacone College than Le Moyne Owen College ($12,000.00 vs. $10,776.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Le Moyne Owen College than Bacone College ($6,308 vs. $17,114)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Le Moyne Owen College are 41% lower than costs at Bacone College ($6,100 vs. $8,600)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bacone College than Le Moyne Owen College (100% vs. 95%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bacone College students is 17.8% larger than aid received Le Moyne Owen College ($14,052 vs. $11,930)

Which college is harder to get into, Bacone College or Le Moyne-Owen College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Le Moyne-Owen College or Bacone College .

• The average SAT score at Bacone College (856) is 96 points higher than at Le Moyne-Owen College (760)
• Incoming Bacone College students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (18) than students at Le Moyne-Owen College (16)
• Accepted freshman Bacone College students have a 0.33 point higher average high school GPA (2.83) than students at Le Moyne-Owen College (2.5)

Bacone College vs. Le Moyne-Owen College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Bacone College or Le Moyne-Owen College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Le Moyne-Owen College and Bacone College.

• The graduation rate at Le Moyne-Owen College is higher than Bacone College (15% vs. 4%)
• Graduates from Bacone College earn on average $4,200 more per year than Le Moyne-Owen College graduates after ten years. ($34,700 vs. $30,500)
• More Bacone College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Le Moyne-Owen College students, three years after graduation. (32% vs. 16%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/