OC Comets vs. Walsh

Olivet College vs. Walsh College comparison

	Olivet College	Walsh College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	OC Comets	Walsh
Location	Olivet, MI	Troy, MI
Setting	Distant Rural	Small City
Enrollment	919	1,218
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	United Church of Christ	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	olivetcollege.edu	walshcollege.edu
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Costs	OC Comets	Walsh
Tuition (In State)	$31,664	$0
Tuition (Out of State)	$31,664	$0
Room & Board	$11,242	$0
Avg Net Price	$21,394	-
Avg Grant Aid	$23,361	$0
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	0%

Admission	OC Comets	Walsh
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,439	-
Admitted	1,218	-
Acceptance Rate	84.6%
Enrolled %	22.3%
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range	18/23
SAT Range	910/1120
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	OC Comets	Walsh
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	12:1
Popular Majors	Education (20%) Business (16%) Biology (15%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (15%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%)
Outcomes	OC Comets	Walsh
Graduation Rate	46%	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$39,300	$57,800
Making Student Loan Payments	53%	65%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	$15,832
Median Loan Payment	$279	$163

Diversity	OC Comets	Walsh
% Men	62%	49%
% Women	38%	51%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	75%	83%
% Black	13%	6%
% Hispanic	7%	2%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	1%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	0%	2%

Students	OC Comets	Walsh
% In-State	85%	-
% Out-of-State	8%	-
Campus	OC Comets	Walsh
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Walsh College is larger than than OC Comets based on total student enrollment (1,218 students vs. 919 students)

OC Comets vs. Walsh Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, OC Comets or Walsh?

• Olivet College is ?% more expensive to attend than Walsh for in-state tuition ($31,664.00 vs. $0.00)
• Out of state tuition is ?% higher at OC Comets than Walsh College ($31,664.00 vs. $0.00)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Olivet College than Walsh College (100% vs. 0%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Olivet College students is ?% larger than aid received Walsh College ($23,361 vs. $0)

Which college is harder to get into, OC Comets or Walsh? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Walsh or OC Comets .

OC Comets vs. Walsh Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, OC Comets or Walsh? 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 Walsh and OC Comets.

• Graduates from Walsh College earn on average $18,500 more per year than OC Comets graduates after ten years. ($57,800 vs. $39,300)
• Walsh College students graduate with a $11,168 lower median federal student loan debt than OC Comets graduates. ($15,832 vs. $27,000)
• Walsh graduates are paying $116 less per month on federal student loans than OC Comets graduates. ($163 vs. $279)
• More Walsh graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former OC Comets students, three years after graduation. (65% vs. 53%)

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