Williams Baptist College vs. St. Augustine's College

Williams Baptist College vs. Saint Augustines College comparison

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Overview	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
Location	Walnut Ridge, AR	Raleigh, NC
Setting	Distant Rural	Large City
Enrollment	514	943
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	Southern Baptist	Protestant Episcopal	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	wbcoll.edu	st-aug.edu
Team Colors

Costs	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
Tuition (In State)	$18,860	$10,968
Tuition (Out of State)	$18,860	$10,968
Room & Board	$8,980	$10,376
Avg Net Price	$16,658	$18,373
Avg Grant Aid	$15,652	$11,978
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	97%

Admission	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,014	3,160
Admitted	597	1,856
Acceptance Rate	58.9%	58.7%
Enrolled %	21.4%	8.7%
Avg High School GPA	3.2	2.5
Typical High School Grades	B	C+
Admissions Standards	Extremely Easy	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low	Low
ACT Range	16/22	12/16
SAT Range	920/1058	780/940
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	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Education (35%) Theology and Religious Vvocations (15%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (13%) Psychology (12%) Business (11%)	Business (27%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (18%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Communication (8%) Social Sciences (8%)
Outcomes	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
Graduation Rate	35%	23%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,800	$28,300
Making Student Loan Payments	57%	25%
Median Student Loan Debt	$19,000	$34,620
Median Loan Payment	$196	$357

Diversity	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
% Men	2%	1%
% Women	3%	1%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	Yes
% White	83%	1%
% Black	9%	95%
% Hispanic	4%	1%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	0%
% International	3%	1%
% Unknown Race	0%	1%

Students	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
% In-State	72%	67%
% Out-of-State	20%	30%
Campus	Williams Baptist College	St. Augustine's College
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Saint Augustines College is larger than than Williams Baptist College based on total student enrollment (943 students vs. 514 students)

Williams Baptist College vs. St. Augustine's College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Williams Baptist College or St. Augustine's College?

• Williams Baptist College is 72% more expensive to attend than St. Augustine's College for in-state tuition ($18,860.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• Out of state tuition is 72% higher at Williams Baptist College than Saint Augustines College ($18,860.00 vs. $10,968.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Williams Baptist College than St. Augustine's College ($16,658 vs. $18,373)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Williams Baptist College are 15.5% lower than costs at Saint Augustines College ($8,980 vs. $10,376)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Williams Baptist College than Saint Augustines College (100% vs. 97%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Williams Baptist College students is 30.7% larger than aid received Saint Augustines College ($15,652 vs. $11,978)

Williams Baptist College vs. St. Augustine's College Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Williams Baptist College or St. Augustine's College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between St. Augustine's College or Williams Baptist College .

• The average SAT score at Williams Baptist College (1010) is 269 points higher than at St. Augustine's College (741)
• Incoming Williams Baptist College students have a 7 point higher average ACT score (22) than students at St. Augustine's College (15)
• Accepted freshman Williams Baptist College students have a 0.7 point higher average high school GPA (3.2) than students at St. Augustine's College (2.5)
• Williams Baptist College has a higher acceptance rate (58.9%) than St. Augustine's College (58.7%)

Williams Baptist College vs. St. Augustine's College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Williams Baptist College or St. Augustine's 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 St. Augustine's College and Williams Baptist College.

• The graduation rate at Williams Baptist College is higher than Saint Augustines College (35% vs. 23%)
• Graduates from Williams Baptist College earn on average $6,500 more per year than St. Augustine's College graduates after ten years. ($34,800 vs. $28,300)
• Williams Baptist College students graduate with a $15,620 lower median federal student loan debt than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($19,000 vs. $34,620)
• Williams Baptist College graduates are paying $161 less per month on federal student loans than St. Augustine's College graduates. ($196 vs. $357)
• More Williams Baptist College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former St. Augustine's College students, three years after graduation. (57% vs. 25%)

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