Greensboro College vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Comparable Facts

Compare Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC with Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in Lancaster, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Greensboro College is larger than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (967 students vs. 414 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Greensboro College is located in Greensboro, NC (Large City setting); Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is in Lancaster, PA (Small City setting).
• Greensboro College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Greensboro College 10:1; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 10:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Greensboro College are 28.5% lower than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($12,324 vs. $17,230).
• Out-of-state tuition is 53.1% higher at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at Greensboro College (about $11,150 more per year; $32,150 vs. $21,000).
• The same share of students receive grant aid at Greensboro College as at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (100% vs. 100%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Greensboro College students is 9.2% larger than aid received by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students ($16,367 vs. $14,989).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at both Greensboro College and Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
• Enrolled first-year students at Greensboro College average a 3.35 high school GPA, 0.22 higher than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (3.13).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 7.2% at Greensboro College vs. 32.5% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Greensboro College graduates have the same median loan debt ($27,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Greensboro College graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($279 vs. $279).
• More Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Greensboro College students, three years after graduation (58% vs. 49%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.