COD vs. SIC

College of DuPage vs. Southeastern Illinois College comparison

	College of DuPage	Southeastern Illinois College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	SIC
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Harrisburg, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Rural
Enrollment	21,939	1,379
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cod.edu	sic.edu
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Costs	COD	SIC
Tuition (In State)	$3,300	$3,180
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,010	$5,400
Room & Board	$12,024	$7,108
Avg Net Price	$5,184	$8,611
Avg Grant Aid	$8,570	$4,733
% Receiving Grant Aid	72%	73%

Admission	COD	SIC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
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 1, 2024

Academics	COD	SIC
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%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (25%) Health Professions (25%) General Studies (15%) Business (6%) Work and Family Studies (5%)
Outcomes	COD	SIC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$31,900
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	COD	SIC
% Men	46%	45%
% Women	54%	55%
Racial Diversity	High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	89%
% Black	9%	5%
% Hispanic	21%	2%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	2%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	1%

Students	COD	SIC
% In-State	98%	87%
% Out-of-State	1%	13%
Campus	COD	SIC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than SIC based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 1,379 students)

COD vs. SIC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or SIC?

• College of DuPage is 72.7% more expensive to attend than SIC for in-state tuition ($8,910.00 vs. $5,160.00)
• Out of state tuition is 103.9% higher at COD than Southeastern Illinois College ($11,010.00 vs. $5,400.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of DuPage than SIC ($5,184 vs. $8,611)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southeastern Illinois College are 69.2% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($7,108 vs. $12,024)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Southeastern Illinois College than College of DuPage (73% vs. 72%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 81.1% larger than aid received Southeastern Illinois College ($8,570 vs. $4,733)

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

COD vs. SIC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $7,500 more per year than SIC graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $31,900)

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