Berkeley College-Woodland Park vs. Kent State University at Salem

Berkeley College Woodland Park vs. Kent State University at Salem comparison

	Berkeley College Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
Location	Woodland Park, NJ	Salem, OH
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	2,078	1,315
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	berkeleycollege.edu	kent.edu
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Costs	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
Tuition (In State)	$26,900	$6,962
Tuition (Out of State)	$26,900	$16,068
Room & Board	$7,188	$8,882
Avg Net Price	$17,068	$10,324
Avg Grant Aid	$19,263	$5,185
% Receiving Grant Aid	97%	87%

Admission	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.92	3.27
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Aug 1, 2025

Academics	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	19:1
Popular Majors	Business (72%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (15%) Health Professions (6%) Visual and Performing Arts (4%) Legal Professions (4%)	Health Professions (50%) Education (15%) Business (14%) Computer and Information Sciences (8%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (7%)
Outcomes	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
Graduation Rate	39%	19%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$41,600	$40,300
Making Student Loan Payments	35%	46%
Median Student Loan Debt	$16,762	$25,825
Median Loan Payment	$173	$267

Diversity	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
% Men	25%	28%
% Women	75%	72%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	15%	88%
% Black	20%	4%
% Hispanic	35%	2%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	26%	2%

Students	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
% In-State	94%	100%
% Out-of-State	6%	0%
Campus	Berkeley College-Woodland Park	Kent State University at Salem
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Berkeley College Woodland Park is larger than than Kent State University at Salem based on total student enrollment (2,078 students vs. 1,315 students)

Berkeley College-Woodland Park vs. Kent State University at Salem Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Berkeley College-Woodland Park or Kent State University at Salem?

• Berkeley College Woodland Park is 286.4% more expensive to attend than Kent State University at Salem for in-state tuition ($26,900.00 vs. $6,962.00)
• Out of state tuition is 67.4% higher at Berkeley College-Woodland Park than Kent State University at Salem ($26,900.00 vs. $16,068.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Kent State University at Salem than Berkeley College-Woodland Park ($10,324 vs. $17,068)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Berkeley College Woodland Park are 23.6% lower than costs at Kent State University at Salem ($7,188 vs. $8,882)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Berkeley College Woodland Park than Kent State University at Salem (97% vs. 87%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Berkeley College Woodland Park students is 271.5% larger than aid received Kent State University at Salem ($19,263 vs. $5,185)

Which college is harder to get into, Berkeley College-Woodland Park or Kent State University at Salem? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Kent State University at Salem or Berkeley College-Woodland Park .

• Accepted freshman Kent State University at Salem students have a 0.35 point higher average high school GPA (3.27) than students at Berkeley College-Woodland Park (2.92)

Berkeley College-Woodland Park vs. Kent State University at Salem Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Berkeley College-Woodland Park or Kent State University at Salem? 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 Kent State University at Salem and Berkeley College-Woodland Park.

• The graduation rate at Berkeley College-Woodland Park is higher than Kent State University at Salem (39% vs. 19%)
• Graduates from Berkeley College Woodland Park earn on average $1,300 more per year than Kent State University at Salem graduates after ten years. ($41,600 vs. $40,300)
• Berkeley College Woodland Park students graduate with a $9,063 lower median federal student loan debt than Kent State University at Salem graduates. ($16,762 vs. $25,825)
• Berkeley College-Woodland Park graduates are paying $94 less per month on federal student loans than Kent State University at Salem graduates. ($173 vs. $267)
• More Kent State University at Salem graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Berkeley College-Woodland Park students, three years after graduation. (46% vs. 35%)

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