Cogswell College vs. Brown Mackie College-Birmingham

Cogswell College vs. Brown Mackie College Birmingham comparison

	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College Birmingham	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
Location	Sunnyvale, CA	Birmingham, AL
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large Suburban
Enrollment	390	280
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	cogswell.edu	brownmackie.edu
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Costs	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
Tuition (In State)	$21,480	$11,772
Tuition (Out of State)	$21,480	$11,772
Room & Board	$18,486	$6,363
Avg Net Price	$29,887	-
Avg Grant Aid	$7,068	$0
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	0%

Admission	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	116	-
Admitted	75	-
Acceptance Rate	64.7%	Open
Enrolled %	56%	Open
Avg High School GPA	2.77	-
Typical High School Grades	B-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Communications Technology (43%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (34%) Visual and Performing Arts (15%) Engineering (9%)
Outcomes	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
Graduation Rate	43%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$68,800	$32,400
Making Student Loan Payments	60%	31%
Median Student Loan Debt	$31,163	$14,375
Median Loan Payment	$322	$148

Diversity	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
% Men	73%	0%
% Women	27%	0%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	42%	10%
% Black	5%	86%
% Hispanic	18%	2%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	9%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	2%

Students	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
% In-State	83%	-
% Out-of-State	14%	-
Campus	Cogswell College	Brown Mackie College-Birmingham
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Cogswell College is larger than than Brown Mackie College-Birmingham based on total student enrollment (390 students vs. 280 students)

Cogswell College vs. Brown Mackie College-Birmingham Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cogswell College or Brown Mackie College-Birmingham?

• Cogswell College is 82.5% more expensive to attend than Brown Mackie College-Birmingham for in-state tuition ($21,480.00 vs. $11,772.00)
• Out of state tuition is 82.5% higher at Cogswell College than Brown Mackie College Birmingham ($21,480.00 vs. $11,772.00)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Brown Mackie College Birmingham are 190.5% lower than costs at Cogswell College ($6,363 vs. $18,486)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cogswell College than Brown Mackie College Birmingham (88% vs. 0%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cogswell College students is ?% larger than aid received Brown Mackie College Birmingham ($7,068 vs. $0)

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

Cogswell College vs. Brown Mackie College-Birmingham Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cogswell College or Brown Mackie College-Birmingham? 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 Brown Mackie College-Birmingham and Cogswell College.

• Graduates from Cogswell College earn on average $36,400 more per year than Brown Mackie College-Birmingham graduates after ten years. ($68,800 vs. $32,400)
• Brown Mackie College Birmingham students graduate with a $16,788 lower median federal student loan debt than Cogswell College graduates. ($14,375 vs. $31,163)
• Brown Mackie College-Birmingham graduates are paying $174 less per month on federal student loans than Cogswell College graduates. ($148 vs. $322)
• More Cogswell College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Brown Mackie College-Birmingham students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 31%)

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