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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.

  • Five Towns College
  • School of Visual Arts

What stands out

Five Towns College has the lower average net price, School of Visual Arts reports the higher graduation rate, School of Visual Arts reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Five Towns 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.

Five Towns College compared with School of Visual Arts
MetricFive Towns CollegeDix Hills, NYPrivate for-profit · 4-yearLowest net priceLowest median debtSchool of Visual ArtsNew York, NYPrivate for-profit · 4-yearHighest graduation rateHighest retentionHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$22,992lowest$57,914
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$42,458$78,051
In-state tuition$30,250$51,400
Out-of-state tuition$30,250$51,400
Admissions
Acceptance rate54%93%
SAT midpointNot reported1,252
ACT midpointNot reported26
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.52%75%highest
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.70%85%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$21,500lowest$27,000
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$35,887$46,459highest
Campus
Undergraduates5473,244

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.