St. Augustine's College vs. Mount Marty College

Saint Augustines College vs. Mount Marty College comparison

	Saint Augustines College	Mount Marty College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
Location	Raleigh, NC	Yankton, SD
Setting	Large City	Remote Town
Enrollment	1,108	1,252
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#1013	#782
Religious Affiliation	Protestant Episcopal	Roman Catholic	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	st-aug.edu	mtmc.edu
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Costs	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
Tuition (In State)	$10,968	$28,900
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,968	$28,900
Room & Board	$8,942	$8,850
Avg Net Price	$20,081	$21,476
Avg Grant Aid	$11,769	$23,877
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	99%

Admission	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	4,918	949
Admitted	2,894	649
Acceptance Rate	58.8%	68.4%
Enrolled %	11.8%	24%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.35
Typical High School Grades	C+	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range	12/16	19/24
SAT Range	780/940	810/1050
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	Mount Marty College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	13:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Business (32%) Health Professions (16%) Education (11%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (9%) Communications Technology (4%)
Outcomes	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
Graduation Rate	23%	51%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,300	$38,900
Making Student Loan Payments	25%	65%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,620	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$357	$279

Diversity	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
% Men	49%	47%
% Women	51%	53%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Very Low
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	1%	81%
% Black	95%	4%
% Hispanic	1%	8%
% Native American	1%	4%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	0%	0%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	2%

Students	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
% In-State	67%	53%
% Out-of-State	30%	40%
Campus	St. Augustine's College	Mount Marty College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Mount Marty College is larger than than St. Augustine's College based on total student enrollment (1,252 students vs. 1,108 students)

St. Augustine's College vs. Mount Marty College Cost Comparison

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

• Mount Marty College is 163.5% more expensive to attend than St. Augustine's College for in-state tuition ($28,900.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 163.5% higher at Mount Marty College than Saint Augustines College ($28,900.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Saint Augustines College than Mount Marty College ($20,081 vs. $21,476)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Mount Marty College are 1% lower than costs at Saint Augustines College ($8,850 vs. $8,942)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Mount Marty College than Saint Augustines College (99% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Mount Marty College students is 102.9% larger than aid received Saint Augustines College ($23,877 vs. $11,769)

St. Augustine's College vs. Mount Marty College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• The average SAT score at Mount Marty College (1030) is 289 points higher than at St. Augustine's College (741)
• Incoming Mount Marty College students have a 7 point higher average ACT score (22) than students at St. Augustine's College (15)
• Accepted freshman Mount Marty College students have a 0.85 point higher average high school GPA (3.35) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• Mount Marty College has a higher acceptance rate (68.4%) than St. Augustine's College (58.8%)

St. Augustine's College vs. Mount Marty College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

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

• The graduation rate at Mount Marty College is higher than Saint Augustines College (51% vs. 23%)
• Graduates from Mount Marty College earn on average $10,600 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($38,900 vs. $28,300)
• Mount Marty College students graduate with a $7,620 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($27,000 vs. $34,620)
• Mount Marty College graduates are paying $78 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($279 vs. $357)
• More Mount Marty College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (65% vs. 25%)

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