Briar Cliff University vs Graceland University-Lamoni

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	Briar Cliff University	Graceland University-Lamoni
Overview
Location	Sioux City, Iowa	Lamoni, Iowa
Campus setting	City: Small	Rural: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Trimester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	63.0%	66.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation	Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	66.6%
Application fees		$50
SAT range	N/A	880 - 1120
ACT range	N/A	16 - 24
Students submitting SAT score		10.0%
Students submitting ACT score		32.0%
Total number of applicants		2,966
Total number of admissions given out		1,976
Admitted students who chose to enroll		248
Yield rate		12.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Not required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$48,190	$46,380
Average net price	$21,734	$18,595
Tuition	$32,526	$31,250
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,713 Meal plan: $5,440	Room/dormitory: $3,770 Meal plan: $6,040
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	99.0% Average amount $25,701	100.0% Average amount $27,037
Students receiving federal student loan	70.0% Average amount $5,210	85.0% Average amount $5,828
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $12,375	6.0% Average amount $13,884

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	766 Men 47.4% Women 52.6%	957 Men 48.6% Women 51.4%
Graduate students	234 Men 31.6% Women 68.4%	470 Men 16.2% Women 83.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	62.6%	78.9%
International students	4.8%	6.7%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Rural: Remote
Dormitory capacity	571	676
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Iowa Nebraska Texas Virgin Islands Illinois	Iowa Missouri Texas Florida Michigan

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Public Administration and Social Service Business Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Health Professions Education Psychology Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	55.7%	47.4%
Dropout rate	44.3%	44.6%
Transferred out	N/A	7.6%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,675 Year 2: $70,009 Year 3: $75,805 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,009 Year 2: $57,657 Year 3: $59,664 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,817 Year 2: $47,650 Year 3: $58,240 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,709 Year 2: $47,397 Year 3: $56,596 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $40,775 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,691 Year 2: $35,416 Year 3: N/A Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,406 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $62,863 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Post-Baccalaureate Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $122,038 Year 3: $116,524 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,711 Year 2: $102,149 Year 3: $105,971 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,469 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $72,062 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,623 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,177 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,582 Year 2: $36,132 Year 3: $52,160 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,536 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $39,415 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $35,822 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,632 Year 2: $30,460 Year 3: $31,768 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,236 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,517 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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