Cogswell College vs. Five Towns College

Cogswell College vs. Five Towns College comparison

	Cogswell College	Five Towns College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
Location	Sunnyvale, CA	Dix Hills, NY
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large Suburban
Enrollment	392	723
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	cogswell.edu	ftc.edu
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Costs	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
Tuition (In State)	$21,480	$28,450
Tuition (Out of State)	$21,480	$28,450
Room & Board	$19,142	$14,450
Avg Net Price	$30,602	$23,005
Avg Grant Aid	$7,089	$17,766
% Receiving Grant Aid	69%	100%

Admission	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	306	472
Admitted	157	340
Acceptance Rate	51.3%	72%
Enrolled %	35%	48.5%
Avg High School GPA	2.77	2.83
Typical High School Grades	B-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Communications Technology (43%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (34%) Visual and Performing Arts (15%) Engineering (9%)	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)
Outcomes	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
Graduation Rate	43%	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$68,800	$39,100
Making Student Loan Payments	60%	50%
Median Student Loan Debt	$31,163	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$322	$279

Diversity	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
% Men	2%	6%
% Women	2%	3%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	42%	50%
% Black	5%	20%
% Hispanic	18%	15%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	9%	4%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	5%

Students	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
% In-State	87%	93%
% Out-of-State	11%	7%
Campus	Cogswell College	Five Towns College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Five Towns College is larger than than Cogswell College based on total student enrollment (723 students vs. 392 students)

Cogswell College vs. Five Towns College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cogswell College or Five Towns College?

• Five Towns College is 32.4% more expensive to attend than Cogswell College for in-state tuition ($28,450.00 vs. $21,480.00)
• Out of state tuition is 32.4% higher at Five Towns College than Cogswell College ($28,450.00 vs. $21,480.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Five Towns College than Cogswell College ($23,005 vs. $30,602)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Five Towns College are 32.5% lower than costs at Cogswell College ($14,450 vs. $19,142)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College than Cogswell College (100% vs. 69%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 150.6% larger than aid received Cogswell College ($17,766 vs. $7,089)

Cogswell College vs. Five Towns College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Five Towns College students have a 0.06 point higher average high school GPA (2.83) than students at Cogswell College (2.77)
• Five Towns College has a higher acceptance rate (72%) than Cogswell College (51.3%)

Cogswell College vs. Five Towns College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cogswell College or Five Towns 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 Five Towns College and Cogswell College.

• The graduation rate at Cogswell College is higher than Five Towns College (43% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Cogswell College earn on average $29,700 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($68,800 vs. $39,100)
• Five Towns College students graduate with a $4,163 lower median federal student loan debt than Cogswell College graduates. ($27,000 vs. $31,163)
• Five Towns College graduates are paying $43 less per month on federal student loans than Cogswell College graduates. ($279 vs. $322)
• More Cogswell College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 50%)

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