Northland College vs Bethany College

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	Bethany Lutheran College	Northland College
Overview
Location	Mankato, Minnesota	Ashland, Wisconsin
Campus setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	73.0%	73.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Protestant

Admission
Acceptance rate	61.5%	57.7%
Application fees	$40
SAT range	N/A	1010 - 1160
ACT range	N/A	20 - 27
Students submitting SAT score		17.0%
Students submitting ACT score		50.0%
Total number of applicants	714	1,436
Total number of admissions given out	439	828
Admitted students who chose to enroll	199	124
Yield rate	45.3%	15.0%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$39,490	$53,032
Average net price	$17,640	$22,994
Tuition	$27,980	$38,376
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,840 Meal plan: $4,280	Room/dormitory: $4,470 Meal plan: $6,104
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $21,117	100.0% Average amount $28,740
Students receiving federal student loan	49.0% Average amount $5,283	69.0% Average amount $5,173
Students taking out private loans	15.0% Average amount $9,790	13.0% Average amount $13,657

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	781 Men 44.7% Women 55.3%	531 Men 46.9% Women 53.1%
Graduate students	17 Men 64.7% Women 35.3%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	38.9%	67.5%
International students	16.8%	6.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	547	500
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Minnesota Wisconsin Arizona South Dakota Florida	Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Michigan Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Education Engineering	Physical Science Education Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Business
Students to faculty ratio	12:1	10:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	62.7%	58.3%
Dropout rate	16.4%	25.2%
Transferred out	20.9%	16.5%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,098 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $41,290 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,488 Year 3: $27,943 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A Visual and Performing Arts, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: N/A Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A	Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,122 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Natural Resources and Conservation, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,937 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,854 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,129 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A

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