COD vs. Lake Land College

College of DuPage vs. Lake Land College comparison

	College of DuPage	Lake Land College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	Lake Land College
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Mattoon, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Remote Town
Enrollment	21,939	3,742
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cod.edu	il.us
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Costs	COD	Lake Land College
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$3,000
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,010	$12,941
Room & Board	$12,024	$4,000
Avg Net Price	$5,184	$4,839
Avg Grant Aid	$8,570	$5,725
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	87%

Admission	COD	Lake Land College
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Sep 3, 2024

Academics	COD	Lake Land College
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	19:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (35%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (30%) Business (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) General Studies (4%)	Work and Family Studies (15%) Health Professions (14%) Business (12%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (11%) General Studies (10%)
Outcomes	COD	Lake Land College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$31,600
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	49%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$4,500
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$46

Diversity	COD	Lake Land College
% Men	46%	41%
% Women	54%	59%
Racial Diversity	High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	90%
% Black	9%	5%
% Hispanic	21%	2%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	2%

Students	COD	Lake Land College
% In-State	98%	97%
% Out-of-State	1%	1%
Campus	COD	Lake Land College
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 Lake Land College based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 3,742 students)

COD vs. Lake Land College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or Lake Land College?

• College of DuPage is 24.8% more expensive to attend than Lake Land College for in-state tuition ($8,910.00 vs. $7,139.00)
• Out of state tuition is 17.5% higher at Lake Land College than College of DuPage ($12,941.00 vs. $11,010.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Lake Land College than COD ($4,839 vs. $5,184)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Lake Land College are 200.6% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($4,000 vs. $12,024)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Lake Land College than College of DuPage (87% vs. 72%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 49.7% larger than aid received Lake Land College ($8,570 vs. $5,725)

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

COD vs. Lake Land College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, COD or Lake Land 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 Lake Land College and COD.

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $7,800 more per year than Lake Land College graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $31,600)
• More Lake Land College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former COD students, three years after graduation. (49% vs. 42%)

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