Bacone College vs. Paul Quinn College

Bacone College vs. Paul Quinn College comparison

	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
Location	Muskogee, OK	Dallas, TX
Setting	Distant Town	Large City
Enrollment	299	938
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	American Baptist	African Methodist Episcopal	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	bacone.edu	pqc.edu
Team Colors

Costs	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
Tuition (In State)	$12,000	$7,398
Tuition (Out of State)	$12,000	$7,398
Room & Board	$8,600	$7,650
Avg Net Price	$17,114	$8,994
Avg Grant Aid	$14,052	$12,150
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	98%

Admission	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	2,048
Admitted	-	1,173
Acceptance Rate		57.3%
Enrolled %		9.5%
Avg High School GPA	2.83	2.6
Typical High School Grades	B-	C+
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range	14/17	14/17
SAT Range	938/1033	855/1015
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline	Aug 28, 2025	Jun 1, 2025

Academics	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (42%) Business (16%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (14%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)	Education (31%) Business (31%) Computer and Information Sciences (8%) Biology (8%) Mathematics (8%)
Outcomes	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
Graduation Rate	4%	5%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,700	$29,300
Making Student Loan Payments	32%	17%
Median Student Loan Debt	$29,613	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$306	N/A

Diversity	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
% Men	50%	32%
% Women	50%	68%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	13%	2%
% Black	27%	80%
% Hispanic	9%	18%
% Native American	31%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	10%	0%

Students	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
% In-State	63%	85%
% Out-of-State	22%	15%
Campus	Bacone College	Paul Quinn College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	Yes	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Paul Quinn College is larger than than Bacone College based on total student enrollment (938 students vs. 299 students)

Bacone College vs. Paul Quinn College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Bacone College or Paul Quinn College?

• Bacone College is 62.2% more expensive to attend than Paul Quinn College for in-state tuition ($12,000.00 vs. $7,398.00)
• Out of state tuition is 62.2% higher at Bacone College than Paul Quinn College ($12,000.00 vs. $7,398.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Paul Quinn College than Bacone College ($8,994 vs. $17,114)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Paul Quinn College are 12.4% lower than costs at Bacone College ($7,650 vs. $8,600)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bacone College than Paul Quinn College (100% vs. 98%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bacone College students is 15.7% larger than aid received Paul Quinn College ($14,052 vs. $12,150)

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

• The average SAT score at Bacone College (856) is 84 points higher than at Paul Quinn College (772)
• Incoming Bacone College students have a 2 point higher average ACT score (18) than students at Paul Quinn College (16)
• Accepted freshman Bacone College students have a 0.23 point higher average high school GPA (2.83) than students at Paul Quinn College (2.6)

Bacone College vs. Paul Quinn College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Bacone College or Paul Quinn 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 Paul Quinn College and Bacone College.

• The graduation rate at Paul Quinn College is higher than Bacone College (5% vs. 4%)
• Graduates from Bacone College earn on average $5,400 more per year than Paul Quinn College graduates after ten years. ($34,700 vs. $29,300)
• More Bacone College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Paul Quinn College students, three years after graduation. (32% vs. 17%)

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