SCU vs. Paul Quinn College

Southwestern Christian University vs. Paul Quinn College comparison

	Southwestern Christian University	Paul Quinn College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SCU	Paul Quinn College
Location	Bethany, OK	Dallas, TX
Setting	Large Suburban	Large City
Enrollment	425	938
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Pentecostal Holiness Church	African Methodist Episcopal	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	swcu.edu	pqc.edu
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Costs	SCU	Paul Quinn College
Tuition (In State)	$17,040	$7,398
Tuition (Out of State)	$17,040	$7,398
Room & Board	$9,400	$7,650
Avg Net Price	$19,713	$8,994
Avg Grant Aid	$11,041	$12,150
% Receiving Grant Aid	94%	98%

Admission	SCU	Paul Quinn College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	2,048
Admitted	-	1,173
Acceptance Rate		57.3%
Enrolled %		9.5%
Avg High School GPA	3.22	2.6
Typical High School Grades	B	C+
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Extremely Easy
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range		14/17
SAT Range		855/1015
Submit Test Scores		Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline		Jun 1, 2025

Academics	SCU	Paul Quinn College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Human Services (34%) Business (27%) Philosophy and Religious Studies (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (10%) Theology and Religious Vvocations (9%)	Education (31%) Business (31%) Computer and Information Sciences (8%) Biology (8%) Mathematics (8%)
Outcomes	SCU	Paul Quinn College
Graduation Rate	28%	5%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$27,400	$29,300
Making Student Loan Payments	38%	17%
Median Student Loan Debt	$27,000	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$279	N/A

Diversity	SCU	Paul Quinn College
% Men	56%	32%
% Women	44%	68%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Low
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	44%	2%
% Black	25%	80%
% Hispanic	8%	18%
% Native American	4%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	0%
% International	10%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	0%

Students	SCU	Paul Quinn College
% In-State	72%	85%
% Out-of-State	19%	15%
Campus	SCU	Paul Quinn College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Paul Quinn College is larger than than SCU based on total student enrollment (938 students vs. 425 students)

SCU vs. Paul Quinn College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SCU or Paul Quinn College?

• Southwestern Christian University is 130.3% more expensive to attend than Paul Quinn College for in-state tuition ($17,040.00 vs. $7,398.00)
• Out of state tuition is 130.3% higher at SCU than Paul Quinn College ($17,040.00 vs. $7,398.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Paul Quinn College than SCU ($8,994 vs. $19,713)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Paul Quinn College are 22.9% lower than costs at Southwestern Christian University ($7,650 vs. $9,400)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Paul Quinn College than Southwestern Christian University (98% vs. 94%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Paul Quinn College students is 10% larger than aid received Southwestern Christian University ($12,150 vs. $11,041)

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

• The average SAT score at Southwestern Christian University (978) is 206 points higher than at Paul Quinn College (772)
• Incoming SCU students have a 5 point higher average ACT score (21) than students at Paul Quinn College (16)
• Accepted freshman SCU students have a 0.62 point higher average high school GPA (3.22) than students at Paul Quinn College (2.6)

SCU vs. Paul Quinn College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SCU or Paul Quinn 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 Paul Quinn College and SCU.

• The graduation rate at SCU is higher than Paul Quinn College (28% vs. 5%)
• Graduates from Paul Quinn College earn on average $1,900 more per year than SCU graduates after ten years. ($29,300 vs. $27,400)
• More SCU graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Paul Quinn College students, three years after graduation. (38% vs. 17%)

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