St. Augustine's College vs. Columbia College

Saint Augustines College vs. Columbia College comparison

	Saint Augustines College	Columbia College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
Location	Raleigh, NC	Columbia, SC
Setting	Large City	Midsize City
Enrollment	1,108	1,514
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#1013	#913
Religious Affiliation	Protestant Episcopal	United Methodist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	st-aug.edu	columbiasc.edu
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Costs	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
Tuition (In State)	$10,968	$21,250
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,968	$21,250
Room & Board	$8,942	$8,400
Avg Net Price	$20,081	$18,779
Avg Grant Aid	$11,769	$16,089
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	97%

Admission	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	4,918	2,176
Admitted	2,894	2,135
Acceptance Rate	58.8%	98.1%
Enrolled %	11.8%	8.9%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.56
Typical High School Grades	C+	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range	12/16	14/18
SAT Range	780/940	850/1140
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
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Academics	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Education (20%) Psychology (12%) Business (12%) Human Services (9%) Visual and Performing Arts (9%)
Outcomes	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
Graduation Rate	23%	50%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,300	$34,700
Making Student Loan Payments	25%	43%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,620	$25,264
Median Loan Payment	$357	$261

Diversity	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
% Men	49%	15%
% Women	51%	85%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	High
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	1%	55%
% Black	95%	34%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	3%
% International	1%	2%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
% In-State	67%	76%
% Out-of-State	30%	22%
Campus	St. Augustine's College	Columbia College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Columbia College is larger than than St. Augustine's College based on total student enrollment (1,514 students vs. 1,108 students)

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

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

• Columbia College is 93.7% more expensive to attend than St. Augustine's College for in-state tuition ($21,250.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 93.7% higher at Columbia College than Saint Augustines College ($21,250.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Columbia College than St. Augustine's College ($18,779 vs. $20,081)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Columbia College are 6.5% lower than costs at Saint Augustines College ($8,400 vs. $8,942)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Columbia College than Saint Augustines College (97% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Columbia College students is 36.7% larger than aid received Saint Augustines College ($16,089 vs. $11,769)

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

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

• The average SAT score at Columbia College (971) is 230 points higher than at St. Augustine's College (741)
• Incoming Columbia College students have a 6 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at St. Augustine's College (15)
• Accepted freshman Columbia College students have a 1.06 point higher average high school GPA (3.56) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• Columbia College has a higher acceptance rate (98.1%) than St. Augustine's College (58.8%)

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

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

• The graduation rate at Columbia College is higher than Saint Augustines College (50% vs. 23%)
• Graduates from Columbia College earn on average $6,400 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($34,700 vs. $28,300)
• Columbia College students graduate with a $9,356 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($25,264 vs. $34,620)
• Columbia College graduates are paying $96 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($261 vs. $357)
• More Columbia College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (43% vs. 25%)

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