SKC vs. NYSID

Salish Kootenai College vs. New York School of Interior Design comparison

	Salish Kootenai College	New York School of Interior Design	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SKC	NYSID
Location	Pablo, MT	New York, NY
Setting	Distant Rural	Large City
Enrollment	648	593
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	skc.edu	nysid.edu
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Costs	SKC	NYSID
Tuition (In State)	$4,311	$29,280
Tuition (Out of State)	$10,260	$29,280
Room & Board	$7,020	$21,600
Avg Net Price	$9,551	$39,155
Avg Grant Aid	$4,716	$6,325
% Receiving Grant Aid	73%	53%

Admission	SKC	NYSID
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	179
Admitted	-	108
Acceptance Rate	Open	60.3%
Enrolled %	Open	29.6%
Avg High School GPA	-	3.38
Typical High School Grades	-	B+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline		Feb 1, 2025

Academics	SKC	NYSID
Student to Faculty Ratio	6:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (28%) Business (20%) Education (15%) Transportation and Materials Moving (13%) Computer and Information Sciences (7%)	Visual and Performing Arts (100%)
Outcomes	SKC	NYSID
Graduation Rate	48%	86%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,000	$48,200
Making Student Loan Payments	36%	61%
Median Student Loan Debt	$12,472	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$128	N/A

Diversity	SKC	NYSID
% Men	1%	4%
% Women	1%	22%
Racial Diversity	Low	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	21%	48%
% Black	1%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	9%
% Native American	77%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	0%	14%
% Unknown Race	0%	20%

Students	SKC	NYSID
% In-State	87%	47%
% Out-of-State	13%	34%
Campus	SKC	NYSID
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Salish Kootenai College is larger than than NYSID based on total student enrollment (648 students vs. 593 students)

SKC vs. NYSID Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SKC or NYSID?

• New York School of Interior Design is 476.8% more expensive to attend than SKC for in-state tuition ($29,280.00 vs. $5,076.00)
• Out of state tuition is 185.4% higher at NYSID than Salish Kootenai College ($29,280.00 vs. $10,260.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Salish Kootenai College than NYSID ($9,551 vs. $39,155)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Salish Kootenai College are 207.7% lower than costs at New York School of Interior Design ($7,020 vs. $21,600)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Salish Kootenai College than New York School of Interior Design (73% vs. 53%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by New York School of Interior Design students is 34.1% larger than aid received Salish Kootenai College ($6,325 vs. $4,716)

Which college is harder to get into, SKC or NYSID? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between NYSID or SKC .

SKC vs. NYSID Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SKC or NYSID? 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 NYSID and SKC.

• The graduation rate at NYSID is higher than Salish Kootenai College (86% vs. 48%)
• Graduates from New York School of Interior Design earn on average $19,200 more per year than SKC graduates after ten years. ($48,200 vs. $29,000)
• More NYSID graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SKC students, three years after graduation. (61% vs. 36%)

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