Cogswell College vs. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

Cogswell College vs. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College comparison

	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Location	Sunnyvale, CA	Philadelphia, PA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large City
Enrollment	390	168
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	For-profit
Website	cogswell.edu	walnuthillcollege.edu
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Costs	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Tuition (In State)	$21,480	$19,650
Tuition (Out of State)	$21,480	$19,650
Room & Board	$18,486	$11,728
Avg Net Price	$29,887	$30,766
Avg Grant Aid	$7,068	$3,156
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	72%

Admission	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	116	133
Admitted	75	133
Acceptance Rate	64.7%	100%Open
Enrolled %	56%	54.9%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 required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
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Academics	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	15:1
Popular Majors	Communications Technology (43%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (34%) Visual and Performing Arts (15%) Engineering (9%)	Personal and Culinary Services (79%) Business (21%)
Outcomes	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Graduation Rate	43%	21%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$68,800	$37,400
Making Student Loan Payments	60%	56%
Median Student Loan Debt	$31,163	$19,500
Median Loan Payment	$322	$201

Diversity	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
% Men	73%	45%
% Women	27%	55%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	42%	48%
% Black	5%	35%
% Hispanic	18%	5%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	0%
% Two or More Races	9%	5%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	7%	3%

Students	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
% In-State	83%	47%
% Out-of-State	14%	53%
Campus	Cogswell College	The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Cogswell College is larger than than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College based on total student enrollment (390 students vs. 168 students)

Cogswell College vs. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Cogswell College or The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College?

• Cogswell College is 9.3% more expensive to attend than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College for in-state tuition ($21,480.00 vs. $19,650.00)
• Out of state tuition is 9.3% higher at Cogswell College than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ($21,480.00 vs. $19,650.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Cogswell College than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ($29,887 vs. $30,766)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College are 57.6% lower than costs at Cogswell College ($11,728 vs. $18,486)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Cogswell College than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College (88% vs. 72%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Cogswell College students is 124% larger than aid received The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College ($7,068 vs. $3,156)

Cogswell College vs. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Cogswell College or The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College or Cogswell College .

• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College has a higher acceptance rate (100%) than Cogswell College (64.7%)

Cogswell College vs. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Cogswell College or The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill 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 The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College and Cogswell College.

• The graduation rate at Cogswell College is higher than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College (43% vs. 21%)
• Graduates from Cogswell College earn on average $31,400 more per year than The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College graduates after ten years. ($68,800 vs. $37,400)
• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College students graduate with a $11,663 lower median federal student loan debt than Cogswell College graduates. ($19,500 vs. $31,163)
• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College graduates are paying $121 less per month on federal student loans than Cogswell College graduates. ($201 vs. $322)
• More Cogswell College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 56%)

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