East Georgia College vs. Perimeter College

East Georgia College vs. Perimeter College comparison

	East Georgia College	Perimeter College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
Location	Swainsboro, GA	Decatur, GA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large Suburban
Enrollment	1,873	15,456
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	ega.edu	gsu.edu
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Costs	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
Tuition (In State)	$2,280	$2,280
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,632	$8,632
Room & Board	$9,814	$14,891
Avg Net Price	$9,583	$9,022
Avg Grant Aid	$7,828	$6,734
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	81%

Admission	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	11,089
Admitted	-	10,993
Acceptance Rate	Open	99.1%
Enrolled %	Open	29.2%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		15/20
SAT Range		840/1070
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
Student to Faculty Ratio	23:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (98%) Precision Production Trades (1%) Health Professions (1%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (89%) Health Professions (9%) Foreign Languages (1%) Library Science (0%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (0%)
Outcomes	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$32,700	$36,700
Making Student Loan Payments	24%	28%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,000	$11,401
Median Loan Payment	$124	$117

Diversity	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
% Men	45%	38%
% Women	55%	62%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	45%	26%
% Black	45%	45%
% Hispanic	5%	9%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	4%
% International	0%	6%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
% In-State	92%	78%
% Out-of-State	8%	9%
Campus	East Georgia College	Perimeter College
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Perimeter College is larger than than East Georgia College based on total student enrollment (15,456 students vs. 1,873 students)

East Georgia College vs. Perimeter College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, East Georgia College or Perimeter College?

• East Georgia College and Perimeter College cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($2,280.00 vs. $2,280.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at East Georgia College as Perimeter College ($8,632.00 vs. $8,632.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Perimeter College than East Georgia College ($9,022 vs. $9,583)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at East Georgia College are 51.7% lower than costs at Perimeter College ($9,814 vs. $14,891)
• More students receive financial grant aid at East Georgia College than Perimeter College (100% vs. 81%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by East Georgia College students is 16.2% larger than aid received Perimeter College ($7,828 vs. $6,734)

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

East Georgia College vs. Perimeter College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, East Georgia College or Perimeter 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 Perimeter College and East Georgia College.

• Graduates from Perimeter College earn on average $4,000 more per year than East Georgia College graduates after ten years. ($36,700 vs. $32,700)
• Perimeter College students graduate with a $599 lower median federal student loan debt than East Georgia College graduates. ($11,401 vs. $12,000)
• Perimeter College graduates are paying $7 less per month on federal student loans than East Georgia College graduates. ($117 vs. $124)
• More Perimeter College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former East Georgia College students, three years after graduation. (28% vs. 24%)

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