UB vs. Five Towns College

University of Baltimore vs. Five Towns College comparison

	University of Baltimore	Five Towns College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	UB	Five Towns College
Location	Baltimore, MD	Dix Hills, NY
Setting	Large City	Large Suburban
Enrollment	3,288	546
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	ubalt.edu	ftc.edu
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Costs	UB	Five Towns College
Tuition (In State)	$7,296	$25,900
Tuition (Out of State)	$20,746	$25,900
Room & Board	$19,350	$13,700
Avg Net Price	$18,122	$18,765
Avg Grant Aid	$7,544	$17,794
% Receiving Grant Aid	88%	98%

Admission	UB	Five Towns College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	150	362
Admitted	134	211
Acceptance Rate	89.3%	58.3%
Enrolled %	23.1%	45.5%
Avg High School GPA	2.89	2.83
Typical High School Grades	B-	B-
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Unavailable
Applicant Competition		Low
ACT Range
SAT Range	920/1050
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline

Academics	UB	Five Towns College
Student to Faculty Ratio	10:1	10:1
Popular Majors	Business (46%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (10%) Health Professions (7%) Communications Technology (6%) Communication (5%)	Business (48%) Visual and Performing Arts (34%) Education (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (4%)
Outcomes	UB	Five Towns College
Graduation Rate	-	31%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$60,600	$39,100
Making Student Loan Payments	45%	50%
Median Student Loan Debt	$21,500	$27,000
Median Loan Payment	$222	$279

Diversity	UB	Five Towns College
% Men	37%	69%
% Women	63%	31%
Racial Diversity	Very High	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	34%	50%
% Black	47%	20%
% Hispanic	5%	15%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	4%	4%
% International	2%	0%
% Unknown Race	2%	5%

Students	UB	Five Towns College
% In-State	97%	90%
% Out-of-State	0%	10%
Campus	UB	Five Towns College
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• University of Baltimore is larger than than Five Towns College based on total student enrollment (3,288 students vs. 546 students)

UB vs. Five Towns College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, UB or Five Towns College?

• Five Towns College is 255% more expensive to attend than UB for in-state tuition ($25,900.00 vs. $7,296.00)
• Out of state tuition is 24.8% higher at Five Towns College than University of Baltimore ($25,900.00 vs. $20,746.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at University of Baltimore than Five Towns College ($18,122 vs. $18,765)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Five Towns College are 41.2% lower than costs at University of Baltimore ($13,700 vs. $19,350)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Five Towns College than University of Baltimore (98% vs. 88%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 135.9% larger than aid received University of Baltimore ($17,794 vs. $7,544)

UB vs. Five Towns College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

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

• Accepted freshman UB students have a 0.06 point higher average high school GPA (2.89) than students at Five Towns College (2.83)
• UB has a higher acceptance rate (89.3%) than Five Towns College (58.3%)

UB vs. Five Towns College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, UB or Five Towns 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 Five Towns College and UB.

• Graduates from University of Baltimore earn on average $21,500 more per year than Five Towns College graduates after ten years. ($60,600 vs. $39,100)
• University of Baltimore students graduate with a $5,500 lower median federal student loan debt than Five Towns College graduates. ($21,500 vs. $27,000)
• UB graduates are paying $57 less per month on federal student loans than Five Towns College graduates. ($222 vs. $279)
• More Five Towns College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former UB students, three years after graduation. (50% vs. 45%)

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