Five Towns College vs. Keystone College

Five Towns College vs. Keystone College comparison

	Five Towns College	Keystone College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Five Towns College	Keystone College
Location	Dix Hills, NY	La Plume, PA
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	723	1,051
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking		#979
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	ftc.edu	keystone.edu
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Costs	Five Towns College	Keystone College
Tuition (In State)	$28,450	$15,350
Tuition (Out of State)	$28,450	$15,350
Room & Board	$14,450	$12,400
Avg Net Price	$23,005	$21,461
Avg Grant Aid	$17,766	$10,281
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Five Towns College	Keystone College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	472	1,789
Admitted	340	1,424
Acceptance Rate	72%	79.6%
Enrolled %	48.5%	13.4%
Avg High School GPA	2.83	3.0
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range		910/1130
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	Five Towns College	Keystone College
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)	Business (20%) Education (12%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (11%) General Studies (10%) Visual and Performing Arts (7%)
Outcomes	Five Towns College	Keystone College
Graduation Rate	31%	39%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,100	$33,400
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	57%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$279	$268

Diversity	Five Towns College	Keystone College
% Men	6%	3%
% Women	3%	4%
Racial Diversity	High	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	50%	77%
% Black	20%	7%
% Hispanic	15%	6%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	7%

Students	Five Towns College	Keystone College
% In-State	93%	61%
% Out-of-State	7%	38%
Campus	Five Towns College	Keystone College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Keystone College is larger than than Five Towns College based on total student enrollment (1,051 students vs. 723 students)

Five Towns College vs. Keystone College Cost Comparison

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

• Five Towns College is 85.3% more expensive to attend than Keystone College for in-state tuition ($28,450.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• Out of state tuition is 85.3% higher at Five Towns College than Keystone College ($28,450.00 vs. $15,350.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Keystone College than Five Towns College ($21,461 vs. $23,005)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Keystone College are 16.5% lower than costs at Five Towns College ($12,400 vs. $14,450)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College as Keystone College (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 72.8% larger than aid received Keystone College ($17,766 vs. $10,281)

Five Towns College vs. Keystone College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Keystone College students have a 0.17 point higher average high school GPA (3.0) than students at Five Towns College (2.83)
• Keystone College has a higher acceptance rate (79.6%) than Five Towns College (72%)

Five Towns College vs. Keystone College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• The graduation rate at Keystone College is higher than Five Towns College (39% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Five Towns College earn on average $5,700 more per year than Keystone College graduates after ten years. ($39,100 vs. $33,400)
• Keystone College students graduate with a $1,000 lower median federal student loan debt than Five Towns College graduates. ($26,000 vs. $27,000)
• Keystone College graduates are paying $11 less per month on federal student loans than Five Towns College graduates. ($268 vs. $279)
• More Keystone College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 50%)

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