Daemen College vs. Five Towns College

Daemen College vs. Five Towns College comparison

	Daemen College	Five Towns College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Daemen College	Five Towns College
Location	Amherst, NY	Dix Hills, NY
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	2,625	723
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	daemen.edu	ftc.edu
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Costs	Daemen College	Five Towns College
Tuition (In State)	$33,054	$28,450
Tuition (Out of State)	$33,054	$28,450
Room & Board	$13,940	$14,450
Avg Net Price	$18,944	$23,005
Avg Grant Aid	$25,136	$17,766
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Daemen College	Five Towns College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,041	472
Admitted	2,316	340
Acceptance Rate	76.2%	72%
Enrolled %	16.2%	48.5%
Avg High School GPA	3.53	2.83
Typical High School Grades	B+	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Daemen College	Five Towns College
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (30%) General Studies (19%) Business (19%) Education (13%) Visual and Performing Arts (6%)	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)
Outcomes	Daemen College	Five Towns College
Graduation Rate	44%	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$46,200	$39,100
Making Student Loan Payments	64%	50%
Median Student Loan Debt	$20,373	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$210	$279

Diversity	Daemen College	Five Towns College
% Men	6%	6%
% Women	25%	3%
Racial Diversity	Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	73%	50%
% Black	12%	20%
% Hispanic	7%	15%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	4%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	5%

Students	Daemen College	Five Towns College
% In-State	92%	93%
% Out-of-State	7%	7%
Campus	Daemen College	Five Towns College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Daemen College is larger than than Five Towns College based on total student enrollment (2,625 students vs. 723 students)

Daemen College vs. Five Towns College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Daemen College or Five Towns College?

• Daemen College is 16.2% more expensive to attend than Five Towns College for in-state tuition ($33,054.00 vs. $28,450.00)
• Out of state tuition is 16.2% higher at Daemen College than Five Towns College ($33,054.00 vs. $28,450.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Daemen College than Five Towns College ($18,944 vs. $23,005)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Daemen College are 3.7% lower than costs at Five Towns College ($13,940 vs. $14,450)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Daemen College as Five Towns College (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Daemen College students is 41.5% larger than aid received Five Towns College ($25,136 vs. $17,766)

Daemen College vs. Five Towns College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Daemen College students have a 0.7 point higher average high school GPA (3.53) than students at Five Towns College (2.83)
• Daemen College has a higher acceptance rate (76.2%) than Five Towns College (72%)

Daemen College vs. Five Towns College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Daemen College or Five Towns 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 Five Towns College and Daemen College.

• The graduation rate at Daemen College is higher than Five Towns College (44% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Daemen College earn on average $7,100 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($46,200 vs. $39,100)
• Daemen College students graduate with a $6,627 lower median federal student loan debt than Five Towns College graduates. ($20,373 vs. $27,000)
• Daemen College graduates are paying $69 less per month on federal student loans than Five Towns College graduates. ($210 vs. $279)
• More Daemen College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (64% vs. 50%)

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