COD vs. Northwestern College

College of DuPage vs. Northwestern College comparison

	College of DuPage	Northwestern College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	Northwestern College
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Chicago, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	21,939	67
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	cod.edu	nc.edu
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Costs	COD	Northwestern College
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$17,280
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,010	$17,280
Room & Board	$12,024	$8,100
Avg Net Price	$5,184	$25,864
Avg Grant Aid	$8,570	$3,660
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	78%

Admission	COD	Northwestern College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open
Enrolled %	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
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Submit Test Scores		Recommended
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Academics	COD	Northwestern College
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (35%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (30%) Business (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) General Studies (4%)	Business (43%) Health Professions (33%) (16%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (8%) Computer and Information Sciences (1%)
Outcomes	COD	Northwestern College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$32,000
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	22%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$279

Diversity	COD	Northwestern College
% Men	46%	0%
% Women	54%	0%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	16%
% Black	9%	38%
% Hispanic	21%	35%
% Native American	0%	2%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	3%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	5%

Students	COD	Northwestern College
% In-State	98%	-
% Out-of-State	1%	-
Campus	COD	Northwestern College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than Northwestern College based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 67 students)

COD vs. Northwestern College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or Northwestern College?

• Northwestern College is 93.9% more expensive to attend than COD for in-state tuition ($17,280.00 vs. $8,910.00)
• Out of state tuition is 56.9% higher at Northwestern College than College of DuPage ($17,280.00 vs. $11,010.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of DuPage than Northwestern College ($5,184 vs. $25,864)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Northwestern College are 48.4% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($8,100 vs. $12,024)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Northwestern College than College of DuPage (78% vs. 72%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 134.2% larger than aid received Northwestern College ($8,570 vs. $3,660)

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

COD vs. Northwestern College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, COD or Northwestern 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 Northwestern College and COD.

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $7,400 more per year than Northwestern College graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $32,000)
• More COD graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Northwestern College students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 22%)

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