Oglethorpe University vs Johnson C Smith University (JCSU)

Oglethorpe University and Johnson C Smith University, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Oglethorpe, a private liberal arts university located in Atlanta, Georgia, boasts a selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 68%, while Johnson C Smith, a private historically Black university in Charlotte, North Carolina, maintains an open admissions policy. Both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, with Oglethorpe specializing in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and Johnson C Smith excelling in business, education, and nursing. Explore the detailed comparison table below to delve into further distinctions between these two esteemed institutions, including student body demographics, graduation rates, and additional factors that may influence your choice of higher education.

	Johnson C Smith University	Oglethorpe University
Overview
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina	Atlanta, Georgia
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	57.0%	79.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	44.5%	81.3%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $40	$50
SAT range	N/A	1070 - 1280
ACT range	N/A	24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score		29.0%
Students submitting ACT score		22.0%
Total number of applicants	2,634	2,277
Total number of admissions given out	1,173	1,851
Admitted students who chose to enroll	245	404
Yield rate	20.9%	21.8%
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	$35,194	$62,154
Average net price	$14,000	$14,929
Tuition	$16,174	$42,474
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,086 Meal plan: $3,014	$14,200
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $12,442	100.0% Average amount $34,704
Students receiving federal student loan	67.0% Average amount $6,091	83.0% Average amount $5,596
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $14,950	11.0% Average amount $11,706

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,122 Men 42.5% Women 57.5%	1,446 Men 36.9% Women 63.1%
Graduate students	44 Men 18.2% Women 81.8%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	49.4%	N/A
International students	0.4%	9.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,179	824
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	North Carolina South Carolina Maryland New York Connecticut	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Public Administration and Social Service Business Multidisciplinary Studies Social Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies Engineering Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	39.0%	58.1%
Dropout rate	45.4%	41.2%
Transferred out	10.2%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $43,687 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $43,036 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,741 Year 3: $39,905 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,981 Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: $36,337 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,622 Year 2: $30,277 Year 3: $33,945 Criminology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,747 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $31,773 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,337 Year 2: $22,192 Year 3: $30,124 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,770 Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $25,552 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,878 Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: $24,567 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,421 Year 3: N/A	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,750 Year 3: $67,208 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,564 Year 2: $34,526 Year 3: $47,775 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,990 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $44,905 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,052 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,668 Year 3: N/A

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