GSC vs. LIM

Granite State College vs. LIM College comparison

	Granite State College	LIM College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	GSC	LIM
Location	Concord, NH	New York, NY
Setting	Distant Town	Large City
Enrollment	1,425	1,310
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	granite.edu	limcollege.edu
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Costs	GSC	LIM
Tuition (In State)	$7,536	$29,750
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,880	$29,750
Room & Board	$9,828	$18,625
Avg Net Price	$11,850	$39,020
Avg Grant Aid	$5,318	$11,409
% Receiving Grant Aid	85%	97%

Admission	GSC	LIM
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	1,137
Admitted	-	953
Acceptance Rate	Open	83.8%
Enrolled %	Open	25.5%
Avg High School GPA	-	2.9
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		20/24
SAT Range		970/1170
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	GSC	LIM
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	15:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (35%) General Studies (31%) Business (23%) Education (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (3%)	Business (92%) Visual and Performing Arts (8%)
Outcomes	GSC	LIM
Graduation Rate	45%	49%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,500	$50,400
Making Student Loan Payments	49%	60%
Median Student Loan Debt	$14,384	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$148	$268

Diversity	GSC	LIM
% Men	28%	10%
% Women	72%	90%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	85%	55%
% Black	2%	15%
% Hispanic	3%	12%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	0%	4%
% Unknown Race	7%	5%

Students	GSC	LIM
% In-State	71%	26%
% Out-of-State	29%	62%
Campus	GSC	LIM
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Granite State College is larger than than LIM based on total student enrollment (1,425 students vs. 1,310 students)

GSC vs. LIM Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, GSC or LIM?

• LIM College is 294.8% more expensive to attend than GSC for in-state tuition ($29,750.00 vs. $7,536.00)
• Out of state tuition is 235% higher at LIM than Granite State College ($29,750.00 vs. $8,880.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Granite State College than LIM ($11,850 vs. $39,020)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Granite State College are 89.5% lower than costs at LIM College ($9,828 vs. $18,625)
• More students receive financial grant aid at LIM College than Granite State College (97% vs. 85%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by LIM College students is 114.5% larger than aid received Granite State College ($11,409 vs. $5,318)

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

GSC vs. LIM Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, GSC or LIM? 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 LIM and GSC.

• The graduation rate at LIM is higher than Granite State College (49% vs. 45%)
• Graduates from LIM College earn on average $13,900 more per year than GSC graduates after ten years. ($50,400 vs. $36,500)
• Granite State College students graduate with a $11,616 lower median federal student loan debt than LIM graduates. ($14,384 vs. $26,000)
• GSC graduates are paying $120 less per month on federal student loans than LIM graduates. ($148 vs. $268)
• More LIM graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former GSC students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 49%)

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