Miles College vs. Paul Quinn College

Miles College vs. Paul Quinn College comparison

	Miles College	Paul Quinn College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
Location	Fairfield, AL	Dallas, TX
Setting	Large Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	1,258	938
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Christian Methodist Episcopal	African Methodist Episcopal	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	miles.edu	pqc.edu
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Costs	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
Tuition (In State)	$11,164	$7,398
Tuition (Out of State)	$11,164	$7,398
Room & Board	$7,348	$7,650
Avg Net Price	$13,283	$8,994
Avg Grant Aid	$9,391	$12,150
% Receiving Grant Aid	95%	98%

Admission	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	2,048
Admitted	-	1,173
Acceptance Rate	Open	57.3%
Enrolled %	Open	9.5%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	2.6
Typical High School Grades	C+	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range		14/17
SAT Range		855/1015
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline	Aug 9, 2025	Jun 1, 2025

Academics	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Business (28%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (19%) Biology (13%) Communication (9%) Human Services (7%)	Education (31%) Business (31%) Computer and Information Sciences (8%) Biology (8%) Mathematics (8%)
Outcomes	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
Graduation Rate	20%	5%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,000	$29,300
Making Student Loan Payments	15%	17%
Median Student Loan Debt	$36,172	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$374	N/A

Diversity	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
% Men	45%	32%
% Women	55%	68%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Low
HBCU	Yes	Yes
% White	2%	2%
% Black	97%	80%
% Hispanic	1%	18%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	0%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
% In-State	58%	85%
% Out-of-State	42%	15%
Campus	Miles College	Paul Quinn College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Miles College is larger than than Paul Quinn College based on total student enrollment (1,258 students vs. 938 students)

Miles College vs. Paul Quinn College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Miles College or Paul Quinn College?

• Miles College is 50.9% more expensive to attend than Paul Quinn College for in-state tuition ($11,164.00 vs. $7,398.00)
• Out of state tuition is 50.9% higher at Miles College than Paul Quinn College ($11,164.00 vs. $7,398.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Paul Quinn College than Miles College ($8,994 vs. $13,283)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Miles College are 4.1% lower than costs at Paul Quinn College ($7,348 vs. $7,650)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Paul Quinn College than Miles College (98% vs. 95%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Paul Quinn College students is 29.4% larger than aid received Miles College ($12,150 vs. $9,391)

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

• Accepted freshman Paul Quinn College students have a 0.1 point higher average high school GPA (2.6) than students at Miles College (2.5)

Miles College vs. Paul Quinn College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Miles College or Paul Quinn 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 Paul Quinn College and Miles College.

• The graduation rate at Miles College is higher than Paul Quinn College (20% vs. 5%)
• Graduates from Paul Quinn College earn on average $1,300 more per year than Miles College graduates after ten years. ($29,300 vs. $28,000)
• More Paul Quinn College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Miles College students, three years after graduation. (17% vs. 15%)

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