South College vs. Le Moyne-Owen College

South College vs. Le Moyne Owen College comparison

	South College	Le Moyne Owen College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Location	Knoxville, TN	Memphis, TN
Setting	Midsize City	Large City
Enrollment	6,182	609
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	Multiple Protestant Denomination	-	-
Status	For-profit	Non-profit
Website	southcollegetn.edu	loc.edu
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Costs	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Tuition (In State)	$16,450	$10,776
Tuition (Out of State)	$16,450	$10,776
Room & Board	$18,180	$6,100
Avg Net Price	$14,831	$6,308
Avg Grant Aid	$13,048	$11,930
% Receiving Grant Aid	83%	95%

Admission	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	451
Admitted	-	449
Acceptance Rate	Open	99.6%
Enrolled %	Open	26.9%
Avg High School GPA	-	2.5
Typical High School Grades	-	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		13/17
SAT Range		898/1093
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline		Apr 1, 2025

Academics	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (76%) Business (8%) Education (5%) Legal Professions (4%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (3%)	Business (50%) Education (18%) Social Sciences (9%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%) Biology (4%)
Outcomes	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Graduation Rate	25%	15%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$29,200	$30,500
Making Student Loan Payments	31%	16%
Median Student Loan Debt	$34,777	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$359	N/A

Diversity	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
% Men	17%	35%
% Women	83%	65%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	83%	0%
% Black	10%	99%
% Hispanic	2%	0%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	0%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
% In-State	50%	70%
% Out-of-State	50%	29%
Campus	South College	Le Moyne-Owen College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• South College is larger than than Le Moyne-Owen College based on total student enrollment (6,182 students vs. 609 students)

South College vs. Le Moyne-Owen College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, South College or Le Moyne-Owen College?

• South College is 52.7% more expensive to attend than Le Moyne-Owen College for in-state tuition ($16,450.00 vs. $10,776.00)
• Out of state tuition is 52.7% higher at South College than Le Moyne Owen College ($16,450.00 vs. $10,776.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Le Moyne Owen College than South College ($6,308 vs. $14,831)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Le Moyne Owen College are 198% lower than costs at South College ($6,100 vs. $18,180)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Le Moyne Owen College than South College (95% vs. 83%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by South College students is 9.4% larger than aid received Le Moyne Owen College ($13,048 vs. $11,930)

Which college is harder to get into, South College or Le Moyne-Owen College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Le Moyne-Owen College or South College .

South College vs. Le Moyne-Owen College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, South College or Le Moyne-Owen 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 Le Moyne-Owen College and South College.

• The graduation rate at South College is higher than Le Moyne Owen College (25% vs. 15%)
• Graduates from Le Moyne Owen College earn on average $1,300 more per year than South College graduates after ten years. ($30,500 vs. $29,200)
• More South College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Le Moyne-Owen College students, three years after graduation. (31% vs. 16%)

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