SIC vs. Harper

Southeastern Illinois College vs. Harper College comparison

	Southeastern Illinois College	Harper College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SIC	Harper
Location	Harrisburg, IL	Palatine, IL
Setting	Distant Rural	Large Suburban
Enrollment	1,379	12,434
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	sic.edu	harpercollege.edu
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Costs	SIC	Harper
Tuition (In State)	$3,180	$3,204
Tuition (Out of State)	$5,400	$11,184
Room & Board	$7,108	$15,360
Avg Net Price	$8,611	$8,065
Avg Grant Aid	$4,733	$5,097
% Receiving Grant Aid	73%	68%

Admission	SIC	Harper
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	2.94
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline	Sep 1, 2024

Academics	SIC	Harper
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (25%) Health Professions (25%) General Studies (15%) Business (6%) Work and Family Studies (5%)	Health Professions (36%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (24%) Business (12%) Work and Family Studies (5%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (5%)
Outcomes	SIC	Harper
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,900	$40,500
Making Student Loan Payments	-	46%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	$10,000
Median Loan Payment	N/A	$103

Diversity	SIC	Harper
% Men	45%	44%
% Women	55%	56%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	89%	57%
% Black	5%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	22%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	2%	3%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	1%	2%

Students	SIC	Harper
% In-State	87%	98%
% Out-of-State	13%	1%
Campus	SIC	Harper
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Harper College is larger than than SIC based on total student enrollment (12,434 students vs. 1,379 students)

SIC vs. Harper Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SIC or Harper?

• Harper College is 81.6% more expensive to attend than SIC for in-state tuition ($9,372.00 vs. $5,160.00)
• Out of state tuition is 107.1% higher at Harper than Southeastern Illinois College ($11,184.00 vs. $5,400.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Harper College than SIC ($8,065 vs. $8,611)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southeastern Illinois College are 116.1% lower than costs at Harper College ($7,108 vs. $15,360)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Southeastern Illinois College than Harper College (73% vs. 68%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Harper College students is 7.7% larger than aid received Southeastern Illinois College ($5,097 vs. $4,733)

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

SIC vs. Harper Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SIC or Harper? 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 Harper and SIC.

• Graduates from Harper College earn on average $8,600 more per year than SIC graduates after ten years. ($40,500 vs. $31,900)

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