COD vs. Harper

College of DuPage vs. Harper College comparison

	College of DuPage	Harper College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	Harper
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Palatine, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	21,939	12,434
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cod.edu	harpercollege.edu
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Costs	COD	Harper
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$3,204
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,010	$11,184
Room & Board	$12,024	$15,360
Avg Net Price	$5,184	$8,065
Avg Grant Aid	$8,570	$5,097
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	68%

Admission	COD	Harper
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	2.94
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	COD	Harper
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (35%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (30%) Business (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) General Studies (4%)	Health Professions (36%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (24%) Business (12%) Work and Family Studies (5%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (5%)
Outcomes	COD	Harper
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$40,500
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	46%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,000
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$103

Diversity	COD	Harper
% Men	46%	44%
% Women	54%	56%
Racial Diversity	High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	57%
% Black	9%	4%
% Hispanic	21%	22%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	3%
% International	1%	1%
% Unknown Race	2%	2%

Students	COD	Harper
% In-State	98%	98%
% Out-of-State	1%	1%
Campus	COD	Harper
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than Harper based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 12,434 students)

COD vs. Harper Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or Harper?

• Harper College is 5.2% more expensive to attend than COD for in-state tuition ($9,372.00 vs. $8,910.00)
• Out of state tuition is 1.6% higher at Harper than College of DuPage ($11,184.00 vs. $11,010.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of DuPage than Harper ($5,184 vs. $8,065)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at College of DuPage are 27.7% lower than costs at Harper College ($12,024 vs. $15,360)
• More students receive financial grant aid at College of DuPage than Harper College (72% vs. 68%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 68.1% larger than aid received Harper College ($8,570 vs. $5,097)

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

COD vs. Harper Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, COD or Harper? 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 Harper and COD.

• Graduates from Harper College earn on average $1,100 more per year than COD graduates after ten years. ($40,500 vs. $39,400)
• More Harper graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former COD students, three years after graduation. (46% vs. 42%)

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