Pennsylvania College of Art and Design vs. Newberry College

Comparable Facts

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

Newberry College is larger than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (1,536 students vs. 414 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is located in Lancaster, PA (Small City setting); Newberry College is in Newberry, SC (Distant Town setting).
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Newberry College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 10:1; Newberry College 15:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Newberry College are 21.6% lower than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($13,500 vs. $17,230).
• Out-of-state tuition is 3.4% higher at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at Newberry College (about $1,050 more per year; $32,150 vs. $31,100).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than at Newberry College (100% vs. 97%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Newberry College students is 63.2% larger than aid received by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students ($24,461 vs. $14,989).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at both Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Newberry College.
• Enrolled first-year students at Newberry College average a 3.58 high school GPA, 0.45 higher than at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (3.13).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 32.5% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design vs. 10.3% at Newberry College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Newberry College and Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates have the same median loan debt ($27,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, Newberry College and Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($279 vs. $279).
• More Newberry College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students, three years after graduation (58% vs. 58%).

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