Five Towns College vs. Wells

Five Towns College vs. Wells College comparison

	Five Towns College	Wells College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Five Towns College	Wells
Location	Dix Hills, NY	Aurora, NY
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Rural
Enrollment	546	357
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	ftc.edu	wells.edu
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Costs	Five Towns College	Wells
Tuition (In State)	$25,900	$32,362
Tuition (Out of State)	$25,900	$32,362
Room & Board	$13,700	$14,800
Avg Net Price	$18,765	$20,601
Avg Grant Aid	$17,794	$28,212
% Receiving Grant Aid	98%	100%

Admission	Five Towns College	Wells
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	362	1,534
Admitted	211	1,345
Acceptance Rate	58.3%	87.7%
Enrolled %	45.5%	10.9%
Avg High School GPA	2.83	3.25
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		Mar 1, 2025

Academics	Five Towns College	Wells
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	8:1
Popular Majors	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)	Visual and Performing Arts (17%) Social Sciences (14%) Psychology (13%) English and Literature (13%) Biology (12%)
Outcomes	Five Towns College	Wells
Graduation Rate	31%	59%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,100	$39,500
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	62%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$279	$279

Diversity	Five Towns College	Wells
% Men	69%	44%
% Women	31%	56%
Racial Diversity	High	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	50%	62%
% Black	20%	15%
% Hispanic	15%	12%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	5%	8%

Students	Five Towns College	Wells
% In-State	90%	59%
% Out-of-State	10%	39%
Campus	Five Towns College	Wells
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Five Towns College is larger than than Wells based on total student enrollment (546 students vs. 357 students)

Five Towns College vs. Wells Cost Comparison

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

• Wells College is 24.9% more expensive to attend than Five Towns College for in-state tuition ($32,362.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• Out of state tuition is 24.9% higher at Wells than Five Towns College ($32,362.00 vs. $25,900.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Five Towns College than Wells ($18,765 vs. $20,601)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Five Towns College are 8% lower than costs at Wells College ($13,700 vs. $14,800)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Wells College than Five Towns College (100% vs. 98%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Wells College students is 58.5% larger than aid received Five Towns College ($28,212 vs. $17,794)

Five Towns College vs. Wells Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman Wells students have a 0.42 point higher average high school GPA (3.25) than students at Five Towns College (2.83)
• Wells has a higher acceptance rate (87.7%) than Five Towns College (58.3%)

Five Towns College vs. Wells Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Five Towns College or Wells? 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 Wells and Five Towns College.

• The graduation rate at Wells is higher than Five Towns College (59% vs. 31%)
• Graduates from Wells College earn on average $400 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($39,500 vs. $39,100)
• Wells College and Five Towns College graduates both have the same median student loan debt upon graduation ($27,000 vs. $27,000)
• Wells College and Five Towns College graduates both have a median monthly student loan payment upon graduation ($279 vs. $279)
• More Wells graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Five Towns College students, three years after graduation. (62% vs. 50%)

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