Dowling College vs. Five Towns College

Dowling College vs. Five Towns College comparison

	Dowling College	Five Towns College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Dowling College	Five Towns College
Location	Oakdale, NY	Dix Hills, NY
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	2,256	546
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	dowling.edu	ftc.edu
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Costs	Dowling College	Five Towns College
Tuition (In State)	$29,100	$25,900
Tuition (Out of State)	$29,100	$25,900
Room & Board	$10,770	$13,700
Avg Net Price	$22,931	$18,765
Avg Grant Aid	$17,480	$17,794
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	98%

Admission	Dowling College	Five Towns College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	362
Admitted	-	211
Acceptance Rate		58.3%
Enrolled %		45.5%
Avg High School GPA	-	2.83
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Recommended	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Dowling College	Five Towns College
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Business (28%) Education (20%) Social Sciences (9%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (8%) Psychology (7%)	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)
Outcomes	Dowling College	Five Towns College
Graduation Rate	39%	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$47,000	$39,100
Making Student Loan Payments	51%	50%
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,500	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$263	$279

Diversity	Dowling College	Five Towns College
% Men	0%	69%
% Women	0%	31%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	31%	50%
% Black	11%	20%
% Hispanic	9%	15%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	4%
% International	4%	0%
% Unknown Race	42%	5%

Students	Dowling College	Five Towns College
% In-State	-	90%
% Out-of-State	-	10%
Campus	Dowling College	Five Towns College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Dowling College is larger than than Five Towns College based on total student enrollment (2,256 students vs. 546 students)

Dowling College vs. Five Towns College Cost Comparison

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

• Dowling College is 12.4% more expensive to attend than Five Towns College for in-state tuition ($29,100.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• Out of state tuition is 12.4% higher at Dowling College than Five Towns College ($29,100.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Five Towns College than Dowling College ($18,765 vs. $22,931)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Dowling College are 27.2% lower than costs at Five Towns College ($10,770 vs. $13,700)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College than Dowling College (98% vs. 88%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 1.8% larger than aid received Dowling College ($17,794 vs. $17,480)

Which college is harder to get into, Dowling 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 Dowling College .

Dowling College vs. Five Towns College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Dowling 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 Dowling College.

• The graduation rate at Dowling College is higher than Five Towns College (39% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Dowling College earn on average $7,900 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($47,000 vs. $39,100)
• Dowling College students graduate with a $1,500 lower median federal student loan debt than Five Towns College graduates. ($25,500 vs. $27,000)
• Dowling College graduates are paying $16 less per month on federal student loans than Five Towns College graduates. ($263 vs. $279)
• More Dowling College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (51% vs. 50%)

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