Brown Mackie College-South Bend vs. Purdue Northwest

Brown Mackie College South Bend vs. Purdue University Northwest comparison

	Brown Mackie College South Bend	Purdue University Northwest	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
Location	South Bend, IN	Hammond, Indiana
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	131	8,911
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	brownmackie.edu	pnw.edu
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Costs	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
Tuition (In State)	$11,772	$7,373
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,772	$14,364
Room & Board	$6,363	$8,215
Avg Net Price	-	$9,162
Avg Grant Aid	$0	$7,070
% Receiving Grant Aid	0%	75%

Admission	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	5,670
Admitted	-	4,129
Acceptance Rate	Open	72.8%
Enrolled %	Open	31.3%
Avg High School GPA	-	3.19
Typical High School Grades	-	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Very Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range		18/24
SAT Range		950/1170
Submit Test Scores	Not applicable	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline		Aug 1, 2025

Academics	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	15:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (73%) Business (11%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (8%) Legal Professions (4%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$32,400	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	20%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$22,188	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$229	N/A

Diversity	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
% Men	0%	44%
% Women	0%	56%
Racial Diversity	Medium	-
HBCU	No	No
% White	60%	0%
% Black	26%	0%
% Hispanic	6%	0%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	0%

Students	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
% In-State	-	87%
% Out-of-State	-	13%
Campus	Brown Mackie College-South Bend	Purdue Northwest
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Purdue University Northwest is larger than than Brown Mackie College-South Bend based on total student enrollment (8,911 students vs. 131 students)

Brown Mackie College-South Bend vs. Purdue Northwest Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Brown Mackie College-South Bend or Purdue Northwest?

• Brown Mackie College South Bend is 59.7% more expensive to attend than Purdue Northwest for in-state tuition ($11,772.00 vs. $7,373.00)
• Out of state tuition is 22% higher at Purdue Northwest than Brown Mackie College South Bend ($14,364.00 vs. $11,772.00)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Brown Mackie College South Bend are 29.1% lower than costs at Purdue University Northwest ($6,363 vs. $8,215)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Purdue University Northwest than Brown Mackie College South Bend (75% vs. 0%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Purdue University Northwest students is ?% larger than aid received Brown Mackie College South Bend ($7,070 vs. $0)

Which college is harder to get into, Brown Mackie College-South Bend or Purdue Northwest? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Purdue Northwest or Brown Mackie College-South Bend .

Brown Mackie College-South Bend vs. Purdue Northwest Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Brown Mackie College-South Bend or Purdue Northwest? 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 Purdue Northwest and Brown Mackie College-South Bend.

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