MCNY vs. Lyndon State College

Metropolitan College of New York vs. Lyndon State College comparison

	Metropolitan College of New York	Lyndon State College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	MCNY	Lyndon State College
Location	New York, NY	Lyndonville, VT
Setting	Large City	Remote Town
Enrollment	632	1,147
Type	Private 4 Year	Public 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mcny.edu	lyndonstate.edu
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Costs	MCNY	Lyndon State College
Tuition (In State)	$19,338	$10,632
Tuition (Out of State)	$19,338	$22,800
Room & Board	$11,200	$10,290
Avg Net Price	$22,183	$13,304
Avg Grant Aid	$12,873	$8,981
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	94%

Admission	MCNY	Lyndon State College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	113	-
Admitted	74	-
Acceptance Rate	65.5%
Enrolled %	41.9%
Avg High School GPA	2.1	3.11
Typical High School Grades	C	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Required
Application Deadline

Academics	MCNY	Lyndon State College
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	0:1
Popular Majors	Human Services (64%) Business (31%) Social Sciences (5%)	Visual and Performing Arts (15%) Business (14%) Communication (12%) Communications Technology (11%) Human Services (10%)
Outcomes	MCNY	Lyndon State College
Graduation Rate	25%	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,500	$35,700
Making Student Loan Payments	18%	62%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,500	$26,750
Median Loan Payment	$356	$276

Diversity	MCNY	Lyndon State College
% Men	26%	0%
% Women	74%	0%
Racial Diversity	High	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	3%	82%
% Black	57%	4%
% Hispanic	22%	4%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	2%
% International	3%	1%
% Unknown Race	11%	5%

Students	MCNY	Lyndon State College
% In-State	94%	-
% Out-of-State	6%	-
Campus	MCNY	Lyndon State College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Lyndon State College is larger than than MCNY based on total student enrollment (1,147 students vs. 632 students)

MCNY vs. Lyndon State College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, MCNY or Lyndon State College?

• Metropolitan College of New York is 81.9% more expensive to attend than Lyndon State College for in-state tuition ($19,338.00 vs. $10,632.00)
• Out of state tuition is 17.9% higher at Lyndon State College than Metropolitan College of New York ($22,800.00 vs. $19,338.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Lyndon State College than MCNY ($13,304 vs. $22,183)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Lyndon State College are 8.8% lower than costs at Metropolitan College of New York ($10,290 vs. $11,200)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Metropolitan College of New York than Lyndon State College (100% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Metropolitan College of New York students is 43.3% larger than aid received Lyndon State College ($12,873 vs. $8,981)

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

• Accepted freshman Lyndon State College students have a 1.01 point higher average high school GPA (3.11) than students at MCNY (2.1)

MCNY vs. Lyndon State College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, MCNY or Lyndon State 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 Lyndon State College and MCNY.

• The graduation rate at Lyndon State College is higher than Metropolitan College of New York (31% vs. 25%)
• Graduates from Metropolitan College of New York earn on average $4,800 more per year than Lyndon State College graduates after ten years. ($40,500 vs. $35,700)
• Lyndon State College students graduate with a $7,750 lower median federal student loan debt than MCNY graduates. ($26,750 vs. $34,500)
• Lyndon State College graduates are paying $80 less per month on federal student loans than MCNY graduates. ($276 vs. $356)
• More Lyndon State College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former MCNY students, three years after graduation. (62% vs. 18%)

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