COD vs. SRC

College of DuPage vs. Spoon River College comparison

	College of DuPage	Spoon River College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	COD	SRC
Location	Glen Ellyn, IL	Canton, IL
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	23,216	1,225
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	cod.edu	src.edu
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Costs	COD	SRC
Tuition (In State)	$4,320	$5,580
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,610	$11,700
Room & Board	$12,960	$4,600
Avg Net Price	$5,397	$4,520
Avg Grant Aid	$8,111	$7,214
% Receiving Grant Aid	50%	89%

Admission	COD	SRC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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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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Academics	COD	SRC
Student to Faculty Ratio	21:1	15:1
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 (58%) Health Professions (17%) Transportation and Materials Moving (7%) Agriculture (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	COD	SRC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,400	$31,500
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	COD	SRC
% Men	15%	13%
% Women	19%	27%
Racial Diversity	High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	55%	85%
% Black	9%	10%
% Hispanic	21%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	0%

Students	COD	SRC
% In-State	97%	95%
% Out-of-State	1%	5%
Campus	COD	SRC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than SRC based on total student enrollment (23,216 students vs. 1,225 students)

COD vs. SRC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, COD or SRC?

• Spoon River College is 11.7% more expensive to attend than COD for in-state tuition ($10,620.00 vs. $9,510.00)
• Out of state tuition is 0.8% higher at SRC than College of DuPage ($11,700.00 vs. $11,610.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Spoon River College than COD ($4,520 vs. $5,397)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Spoon River College are 181.7% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($4,600 vs. $12,960)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Spoon River College than College of DuPage (89% vs. 50%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 12.4% larger than aid received Spoon River College ($8,111 vs. $7,214)

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

COD vs. SRC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $7,900 more per year than SRC graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $31,500)
• More SRC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former COD students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 42%)

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