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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • Bowling Green State University-Firelands
  • Hocking College

What stands out

Hocking College has the lower average net price, Hocking College reports the higher graduation rate, Bowling Green State University-Firelands reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Hocking College leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

Bowling Green State University-Firelands compared with Hocking College
MetricBowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron, OHPublic · 2-yearHighest median earningsHocking CollegeNelsonville, OHPublic · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$17,480$13,704lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$22,070$19,171
In-state tuition$6,407$5,540
Out-of-state tuition$14,395$10,290
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.11%32%highest
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.51%Not reported
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$25,000$11,584lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$47,896highest$37,791
Campus
Undergraduates1,2511,311

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.