Penn State Schuylkill vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design comparison

	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Location	Schuylkill Haven, PA	Lancaster, PA
Setting	Distant Town	Small City
Enrollment	623	245
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	psu.edu	pcad.edu
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Costs	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Tuition (In State)	$14,624	$27,750
Tuition (Out of State)	$24,318	$27,750
Room & Board	$7,644	$11,665
Avg Net Price	$17,252	$26,649
Avg Grant Aid	$12,665	$13,038
% Receiving Grant Aid	93%	100%

Admission	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	928	562
Admitted	796	249
Acceptance Rate	85.8%	44.3%
Enrolled %	22.2%	26.5%
Avg High School GPA	3.2	3.13
Typical High School Grades	B	B
Admissions Standards	Easy	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range	990/1180
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	7:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (27%) Psychology (23%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (22%) Business (18%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (5%)	Visual and Performing Arts (100%)
Outcomes	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Graduation Rate	47%	52%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$55,300	$28,700
Making Student Loan Payments	69%	58%
Median Student Loan Debt	$26,818	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$277	$279

Diversity	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
% Men	37%	28%
% Women	63%	72%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	69%	73%
% Black	18%	7%
% Hispanic	7%	4%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	4%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	7%

Students	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
% In-State	86%	59%
% Out-of-State	12%	41%
Campus	Penn State Schuylkill	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Penn State Schuylkill is larger than than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (623 students vs. 245 students)

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Penn State Schuylkill or Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is 89.8% more expensive to attend than Penn State Schuylkill for in-state tuition ($27,750.00 vs. $14,624.00)
• Out of state tuition is 14.1% higher at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than Penn State Schuylkill ($27,750.00 vs. $24,318.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Penn State Schuylkill than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($17,252 vs. $26,649)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Penn State Schuylkill are 52.6% lower than costs at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($7,644 vs. $11,665)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than Penn State Schuylkill (100% vs. 93%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students is 2.9% larger than aid received Penn State Schuylkill ($13,038 vs. $12,665)

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Penn State Schuylkill or Pennsylvania College of Art and Design? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Pennsylvania College of Art and Design or Penn State Schuylkill .

• Accepted freshman Penn State Schuylkill students have a 0.07 point higher average high school GPA (3.2) than students at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (3.13)
• Penn State Schuylkill has a higher acceptance rate (85.8%) than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (44.3%)

Penn State Schuylkill vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Penn State Schuylkill or Pennsylvania College of Art and Design? 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 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and Penn State Schuylkill.

• The graduation rate at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is higher than Penn State Schuylkill (52% vs. 47%)
• Graduates from Penn State Schuylkill earn on average $26,600 more per year than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates after ten years. ($55,300 vs. $28,700)
• Penn State Schuylkill students graduate with a $182 lower median federal student loan debt than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates. ($26,818 vs. $27,000)
• Penn State Schuylkill graduates are paying $2 less per month on federal student loans than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates. ($277 vs. $279)
• More Penn State Schuylkill graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students, three years after graduation. (69% vs. 58%)

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