St. Augustine's College vs. Tusculum College

Saint Augustines College vs. Tusculum College comparison

	Saint Augustines College	Tusculum College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum College
Location	Raleigh, NC	Greeneville, TN
Setting	Large City	Distant Town
Enrollment	1,108	1,303
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#1013	#1004
Religious Affiliation	Protestant Episcopal	Presbyterian Church (USA)	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	st-aug.edu	tusculum.edu
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Costs	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum College
Tuition (In State)	$10,968	$26,558
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,968	$26,558
Room & Board	$8,942	$10,042
Avg Net Price	$20,081	$20,414
Avg Grant Aid	$11,769	$22,630
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	100%

Admission	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	4,918	1,369
Admitted	2,894	1,110
Acceptance Rate	58.8%	81.1%
Enrolled %	11.8%	13.2%
Avg High School GPA	2.5	3.18
Typical High School Grades	C+	B
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range	12/16	17/22
SAT Range	780/940	910/1110
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	Tusculum College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	16:1
Popular Majors	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)	Business (55%) Education (31%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (5%) Biology (3%) Visual and Performing Arts (1%)
Outcomes	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum College
Graduation Rate	23%	38%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,300	$41,900
Making Student Loan Payments	25%	52%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,620	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$357	$279

Diversity	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum College
% Men	49%	48%
% Women	51%	52%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Low
HBCU	Yes	No
% White	1%	74%
% Black	95%	14%
% Hispanic	1%	3%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	1%	3%
% Unknown Race	1%	5%

Students	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum College
% In-State	67%	45%
% Out-of-State	30%	44%
Campus	St. Augustine's College	Tusculum 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

• Tusculum College is larger than than St. Augustine's College based on total student enrollment (1,303 students vs. 1,108 students)

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

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

• Tusculum College is 142.1% more expensive to attend than St. Augustine's College for in-state tuition ($26,558.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 142.1% higher at Tusculum College than Saint Augustines College ($26,558.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Saint Augustines College than Tusculum College ($20,081 vs. $20,414)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Saint Augustines College are 12.3% lower than costs at Tusculum College ($8,942 vs. $10,042)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Tusculum College than Saint Augustines College (100% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Tusculum College students is 92.3% larger than aid received Saint Augustines College ($22,630 vs. $11,769)

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

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

• The average SAT score at Tusculum College (960) is 219 points higher than at St. Augustine's College (741)
• Incoming Tusculum College students have a 6 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at St. Augustine's College (15)
• Accepted freshman Tusculum College students have a 0.68 point higher average high school GPA (3.18) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• Tusculum College has a higher acceptance rate (81.1%) than St. Augustine's College (58.8%)

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

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

• The graduation rate at Tusculum College is higher than Saint Augustines College (38% vs. 23%)
• Graduates from Tusculum College earn on average $13,600 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($41,900 vs. $28,300)
• Tusculum College students graduate with a $7,620 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($27,000 vs. $34,620)
• Tusculum College graduates are paying $78 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($279 vs. $357)
• More Tusculum College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (52% vs. 25%)

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