SWIC vs. COD

Southwestern Illinois College vs. College of DuPage comparison

	Southwestern Illinois College	College of DuPage	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SWIC	COD
Location	Belleville, IL	Glen Ellyn, IL
Setting	Rural Fringe	Large Suburban
Enrollment	7,188	21,939
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	swic.edu	cod.edu
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Costs	SWIC	COD
Tuition (In State)	$3,540	$3,300
Tuition (Out of State)	$5,940	$11,010
Room & Board	$4,950	$12,024
Avg Net Price	$6,768	$5,184
Avg Grant Aid	$5,514	$8,570
% Receiving Grant Aid	47%	72%

Admission	SWIC	COD
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	SWIC	COD
Student to Faculty Ratio	17:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (24%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (14%) Precision Production Trades (13%) General Studies (8%)	Health Professions (35%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (30%) Business (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (4%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	SWIC	COD
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$30,100	$39,400
Making Student Loan Payments	34%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,975	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$72	N/A

Diversity	SWIC	COD
% Men	44%	46%
% Women	56%	54%
Racial Diversity	Medium	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	65%	55%
% Black	21%	9%
% Hispanic	4%	21%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	2%
% International	0%	1%
% Unknown Race	4%	2%

Students	SWIC	COD
% In-State	96%	98%
% Out-of-State	3%	1%
Campus	SWIC	COD
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• College of DuPage is larger than than SWIC based on total student enrollment (21,939 students vs. 7,188 students)

SWIC vs. COD Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SWIC or COD?

• College of DuPage is 45.6% more expensive to attend than SWIC for in-state tuition ($8,910.00 vs. $6,120.00)
• Out of state tuition is 85.4% higher at COD than Southwestern Illinois College ($11,010.00 vs. $5,940.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at College of DuPage than SWIC ($5,184 vs. $6,768)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Southwestern Illinois College are 142.9% lower than costs at College of DuPage ($4,950 vs. $12,024)
• More students receive financial grant aid at College of DuPage than Southwestern Illinois College (72% vs. 47%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by College of DuPage students is 55.4% larger than aid received Southwestern Illinois College ($8,570 vs. $5,514)

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

SWIC vs. COD Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SWIC or COD? 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 COD and SWIC.

• Graduates from College of DuPage earn on average $9,300 more per year than SWIC graduates after ten years. ($39,400 vs. $30,100)
• More COD graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SWIC students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 34%)

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