St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield College

Saint Augustines College vs. Bluefield College comparison

	Saint Augustines College	Bluefield College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
Location	Raleigh, NC	Bluefield, VA
Setting	Large City	Remote Town
Enrollment	1,108	991
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#1013
Religious Affiliation	Protestant Episcopal	Baptist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	st-aug.edu	bluefield.edu
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Costs	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
Tuition (In State)	$10,968	$27,600
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,968	$27,600
Room & Board	$8,942	$9,684
Avg Net Price	$20,081	$22,904
Avg Grant Aid	$11,769	$18,596
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	100%

Admission	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	4,918	984
Admitted	2,894	620
Acceptance Rate	58.8%	63%
Enrolled %	11.8%	24%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.31
Typical High School Grades	C+	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range	12/16
SAT Range	780/940
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
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Academics	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	15:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Business (42%) Psychology (21%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (17%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (6%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
Graduation Rate	23%	36%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,300	$45,700
Making Student Loan Payments	25%	51%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,620	$20,834
Median Loan Payment	$357	$215

Diversity	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
% Men	49%	46%
% Women	51%	54%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Medium
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	1%	65%
% Black	95%	22%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	1%	4%
% Unknown Race	1%	3%

Students	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
% In-State	67%	66%
% Out-of-State	30%	33%
Campus	St. Augustine's College	Bluefield College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Saint Augustines College is larger than than Bluefield College based on total student enrollment (1,108 students vs. 991 students)

St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, St. Augustine's College or Bluefield College?

• Bluefield College is 151.6% more expensive to attend than St. Augustine's College for in-state tuition ($27,600.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 151.6% higher at Bluefield College than Saint Augustines College ($27,600.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Saint Augustines College than Bluefield College ($20,081 vs. $22,904)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Saint Augustines College are 8.3% lower than costs at Bluefield College ($8,942 vs. $9,684)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Bluefield College than Saint Augustines College (100% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Bluefield College students is 58% larger than aid received Saint Augustines College ($18,596 vs. $11,769)

St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Bluefield College (923) is 182 points higher than at St. Augustine's College (741)
• Incoming Bluefield College students have a 5 point higher average ACT score (20) than students at St. Augustine's College (15)
• Accepted freshman Bluefield College students have a 0.81 point higher average high school GPA (3.31) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• Bluefield College has a higher acceptance rate (63%) than St. Augustine's College (58.8%)

St. Augustine's College vs. Bluefield College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, St. Augustine's College or Bluefield College? 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 Bluefield College and St. Augustine's College.

• The graduation rate at Bluefield College is higher than Saint Augustines College (36% vs. 23%)
• Graduates from Bluefield College earn on average $17,400 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($45,700 vs. $28,300)
• Bluefield College students graduate with a $13,786 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($20,834 vs. $34,620)
• Bluefield College graduates are paying $142 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($215 vs. $357)
• More Bluefield College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (51% vs. 25%)

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