St. Augustine's College vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Saint Augustines College vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design comparison

	Saint Augustines College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Location	Raleigh, NC	Lancaster, PA
Setting	Large City	Small City
Enrollment	943	323
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Protestant Episcopal	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	st-aug.edu	pcad.edu
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Costs	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Tuition (In State)	$10,968	$29,250
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,968	$29,250
Room & Board	$10,376	$12,535
Avg Net Price	$18,373	$30,437
Avg Grant Aid	$11,978	$11,333
% Receiving Grant Aid	97%	100%

Admission	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,160	677
Admitted	1,856	311
Acceptance Rate	58.7%	45.9%
Enrolled %	8.7%	30.5%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.13
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 considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
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Academics	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Student to Faculty Ratio	11:1	9:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Visual and Performing Arts (100%)
Outcomes	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Graduation Rate	23%	52%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,300	$28,700
Making Student Loan Payments	25%	58%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,620	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$357	$279

Diversity	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
% Men	1%	1%
% Women	1%	2%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Low
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	1%	73%
% Black	95%	7%
% Hispanic	1%	4%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	4%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	7%

Students	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
% In-State	67%	71%
% Out-of-State	30%	29%
Campus	St. Augustine's College	Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Saint Augustines College is larger than than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design based on total student enrollment (943 students vs. 323 students)

St. Augustine's College vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, St. Augustine's College or Pennsylvania College of Art and Design?

• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is 166.7% more expensive to attend than St. Augustine's College for in-state tuition ($29,250.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 166.7% higher at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than Saint Augustines College ($29,250.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Saint Augustines College than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($18,373 vs. $30,437)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Saint Augustines College are 20.8% lower than costs at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($10,376 vs. $12,535)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design than Saint Augustines College (100% vs. 97%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Saint Augustines College students is 5.7% larger than aid received Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($11,978 vs. $11,333)

St. Augustine's College vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, St. Augustine's College 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 St. Augustine's College .

• Accepted freshman Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students have a 0.63 point higher average high school GPA (3.13) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• St. Augustine's College has a higher acceptance rate (58.7%) than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (45.9%)

St. Augustine's College vs. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, St. Augustine's College 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 St. Augustine's College.

• The graduation rate at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is higher than Saint Augustines College (52% vs. 23%)
• Graduates from Pennsylvania College of Art and Design earn on average $400 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($28,700 vs. $28,300)
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design students graduate with a $7,620 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($27,000 vs. $34,620)
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates are paying $78 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($279 vs. $357)
• More Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (58% vs. 25%)

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