NEC vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Comparable Facts

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

New England College is larger than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (3,275 students vs. 414 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• New England College is located in Henniker, NH (Distant Rural setting); Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is in Lancaster, PA (Small City setting).
• New England 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: New England College 8:1; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 10:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design are 1.7% lower than at New England College ($17,230 vs. $17,526).
• Out-of-state tuition is 30.4% higher at NEC than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (about $9,788 more per year; $41,938 vs. $32,150).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at New England College (100% vs. 99%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by New England College students is 114.1% larger than aid received by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students ($32,095 vs. $14,989).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at both NEC and Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.
• Enrolled first-year students at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design average a 3.13 high school GPA, 0.32 higher than at NEC (2.81).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 8.8% at NEC 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 NEC 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 NEC 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 NEC students, three years after graduation (58% vs. 54%).

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