Macon State vs. St. Catharine

Macon State College vs. Saint Catharine College comparison

	Macon State College	Saint Catharine College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Macon State	St. Catharine
Location	Macon, Georgia	Saint Catharine, KY
Setting	Rural Fringe	Distant Rural
Enrollment		649
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	Roman Catholic	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	maconstate.edu	sccky.edu
Team Colors

Costs	Macon State	St. Catharine
Tuition (In State)	$2,277	$19,732
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,411	$19,732
Room & Board	$6,750	$9,636
Avg Net Price	-	$24,513
Avg Grant Aid	$0	$9,299
% Receiving Grant Aid	0%	100%

Admission	Macon State	St. Catharine
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	2,571	462
Admitted	1,207	359
Acceptance Rate	46.9%	77.7%Open
Enrolled %	67.4%	37.9%Open
Avg High School GPA	2.96	3.1
Typical High School Grades	B-	B
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range	16/20	18/22
SAT Range	890/1100	880/1140
Submit Test Scores	Required	Not applicable
Application Deadline

Academics	Macon State	St. Catharine
Student to Faculty Ratio	0:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (26%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (25%) Business (22%) Education (8%) Computer and Information Sciences (7%)	Health Professions (51%) Business (13%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (12%) Psychology (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%)
Outcomes	Macon State	St. Catharine
Graduation Rate	23%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	N/A	$33,000
Making Student Loan Payments	-	49%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$19,975
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$206

Diversity	Macon State	St. Catharine
% Men	NaN	0%
% Women	NaN	0%
Racial Diversity	-	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	0%	73%
% Black	0%	11%
% Hispanic	0%	5%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	3%
% International	0%	4%
% Unknown Race	0%	3%

Students	Macon State	St. Catharine
% In-State	-	-
% Out-of-State	-	-
Campus	Macon State	St. Catharine
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

• Saint Catharine College is larger than than Macon State based on total student enrollment (649 students vs. 0 students)

Macon State vs. St. Catharine Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Macon State or St. Catharine?

• Saint Catharine College is 766.6% more expensive to attend than Macon State for in-state tuition ($19,732.00 vs. $2,277.00)
• Out of state tuition is 134.6% higher at St. Catharine than Macon State College ($19,732.00 vs. $8,411.00)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Macon State College are 42.8% lower than costs at Saint Catharine College ($6,750 vs. $9,636)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Saint Catharine College than Macon State College (100% vs. 0%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Saint Catharine College students is ?% larger than aid received Macon State College ($9,299 vs. $0)

Macon State vs. St. Catharine Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman St. Catharine students have a 0.14 point higher average high school GPA (3.1) than students at Macon State (2.96)
• St. Catharine has a higher acceptance rate (77.7%) than Macon State (46.9%)

Macon State vs. St. Catharine Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Macon State or St. Catharine? 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 St. Catharine and Macon State.

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