Colby-Sawyer vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Comparable Facts

Compare Colby Sawyer College in New London, NH with Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Colby Sawyer College is larger than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (972 students vs. 414 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Colby Sawyer College is located in New London, NH (Distant Rural setting); Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is in Lancaster, PA (Small City setting).
• Colby Sawyer College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Colby Sawyer College 10:1; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 10:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design are 0.8% lower than at Colby Sawyer College ($17,230 vs. $17,364).
• Out-of-state tuition is 68.1% higher at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at Colby Sawyer College (about $13,025 more per year; $32,150 vs. $19,125).
• The same share of students receive grant aid at Colby Sawyer College as at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (100% vs. 100%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students is 35.1% larger than aid received by Colby Sawyer College students ($14,989 vs. $11,098).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at both Colby-Sawyer and Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 13% at Colby-Sawyer vs. 32.5% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Colby-Sawyer graduates have the same median loan debt ($27,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Colby-Sawyer graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($279 vs. $279).
• More Colby-Sawyer graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students, three years after graduation (77% vs. 58%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.