Cogswell College vs. South College-Asheville

Cogswell College vs. South College Asheville comparison

	Cogswell College	South College Asheville	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cogswell College	South College-Asheville
Location	Sunnyvale, CA	Asheville, NC
Setting	Rural Fringe	Small City
Enrollment	390	352
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	cogswell.edu	southcollegenc.edu
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Costs	Cogswell College	South College-Asheville
Tuition (In State)	$21,480	$19,050
Tuition (Out of State)	$21,480	$19,050
Room & Board	$18,486	$11,448
Avg Net Price	$29,887	$31,683
Avg Grant Aid	$7,068	$5,208
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	80%

Admission	Cogswell College	South College-Asheville
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	116	30
Admitted	75	30
Acceptance Rate	64.7%	100%Open
Enrolled %	56%	66.7%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	South College-Asheville
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%)	Health Professions (92%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) Legal Professions (3%) Business (1%)
Outcomes	Cogswell College	South College-Asheville
Graduation Rate	43%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$68,800	$23,100
Making Student Loan Payments	60%	32%
Median Student Loan Debt	$31,163	$24,863
Median Loan Payment	$322	$257

Diversity	Cogswell College	South College-Asheville
% Men	73%	0%
% Women	27%	0%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	42%	79%
% Black	5%	15%
% Hispanic	18%	3%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	9%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	0%

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

• Cogswell College is larger than than South College-Asheville based on total student enrollment (390 students vs. 352 students)

Cogswell College vs. South College-Asheville Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cogswell College or South College-Asheville?

• Cogswell College is 12.8% more expensive to attend than South College-Asheville for in-state tuition ($21,480.00 vs. $19,050.00)
• Out of state tuition is 12.8% higher at Cogswell College than South College Asheville ($21,480.00 vs. $19,050.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Cogswell College than South College-Asheville ($29,887 vs. $31,683)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at South College Asheville are 61.5% lower than costs at Cogswell College ($11,448 vs. $18,486)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cogswell College than South College Asheville (88% vs. 80%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cogswell College students is 35.7% larger than aid received South College Asheville ($7,068 vs. $5,208)

Cogswell College vs. South College-Asheville Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• South College-Asheville has a higher acceptance rate (100%) than Cogswell College (64.7%)

Cogswell College vs. South College-Asheville Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cogswell College or South College-Asheville? 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 South College-Asheville and Cogswell College.

• Graduates from Cogswell College earn on average $45,700 more per year than South College-Asheville graduates after ten years. ($68,800 vs. $23,100)
• South College Asheville students graduate with a $6,300 lower median federal student loan debt than Cogswell College graduates. ($24,863 vs. $31,163)
• South College-Asheville graduates are paying $65 less per month on federal student loans than Cogswell College graduates. ($257 vs. $322)
• More Cogswell College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former South College-Asheville students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 32%)

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