Mount St. Mary's College vs. Friends University

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Friends University comparison

	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
Location	Los Angeles, CA	Wichita, KS
Setting	Large City	Large City
Enrollment	2,308	1,927
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#493	#900
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	la.edu	friends.edu
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Costs	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
Tuition (In State)	$46,726	$32,108
Tuition (Out of State)	$46,726	$32,108
Room & Board	$14,154	$10,828
Avg Net Price	$27,434	$22,579
Avg Grant Aid	$37,117	$21,910
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	100%

Admission	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,430	1,134
Admitted	2,357	631
Acceptance Rate	68.7%	55.6%
Enrolled %	19%	39.3%
Avg High School GPA	3.59	3.4
Typical High School Grades	B+	B+
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range	18/23	17/22
SAT Range	900/1110	915/1090
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
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Academics	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (49%) Social Sciences (16%) Business (10%) Psychology (8%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%)	Business (62%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (6%) Education (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (4%) Visual and Performing Arts (4%)
Outcomes	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
Graduation Rate	47%	27%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$59,000	$46,500
Making Student Loan Payments	59%	54%
Median Student Loan Debt	$25,000	$24,512
Median Loan Payment	$258	$253

Diversity	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
% Men	5%	8%
% Women	18%	16%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	9%	68%
% Black	7%	11%
% Hispanic	62%	5%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	8%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	3%	5%

Students	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
% In-State	94%	52%
% Out-of-State	6%	45%
Campus	Mount St. Mary's College	Friends University
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Mount St. Mary's College is larger than than Friends University based on total student enrollment (2,308 students vs. 1,927 students)

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Friends University Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Mount St. Mary's College or Friends University?

• Mount St. Mary's College is 45.5% more expensive to attend than Friends University for in-state tuition ($46,726.00 vs. $32,108.00)
• Out of state tuition is 45.5% higher at Mount St. Mary's College than Friends University ($46,726.00 vs. $32,108.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Friends University than Mount St. Mary's College ($22,579 vs. $27,434)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Friends University are 30.7% lower than costs at Mount St. Mary's College ($10,828 vs. $14,154)
• The same percent of students receive financial grant aid at Mount St. Mary's College as Friends University (100% vs. 100%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mount St. Mary's College students is 69.4% larger than aid received Friends University ($37,117 vs. $21,910)

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Friends University Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Mount St. Mary's College or Friends University? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Friends University or Mount St. Mary's College .

• The average SAT score at Friends University (1014) is 99 points higher than at Mount St. Mary's College (915)
• Incoming Friends University students have a 3 point higher average ACT score (22) than students at Mount St. Mary's College (19)
• Accepted freshman Mount St. Mary's College students have a 0.19 point higher average high school GPA (3.59) than students at Friends University (3.4)
• Mount St. Mary's College has a higher acceptance rate (68.7%) than Friends University (55.6%)

Mount St. Mary's College vs. Friends University Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Mount St. Mary's College or Friends University? 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 Friends University and Mount St. Mary's College.

• The graduation rate at Mount St. Mary's College is higher than Friends University (47% vs. 27%)
• Graduates from Mount St. Mary's College earn on average $12,500 more per year than Friends University graduates after ten years. ($59,000 vs. $46,500)
• Friends University students graduate with a $488 lower median federal student loan debt than Mount St. Mary's College graduates. ($24,512 vs. $25,000)
• Friends University graduates are paying $5 less per month on federal student loans than Mount St. Mary's College graduates. ($253 vs. $258)
• More Mount St. Mary's College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Friends University students, three years after graduation. (59% vs. 54%)

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