Roanoke College vs Johnson C Smith University (JCSU)

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	Johnson C Smith University	Roanoke College
Overview
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina	Salem, Virginia
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Midsize
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%	76.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Evangelical

Admission
Acceptance rate	44.5%	80.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $40	$30
SAT range	N/A	1080 - 1230
ACT range	N/A	22 - 27
Students submitting SAT score		35.0%
Students submitting ACT score		10.0%
Total number of applicants	2,634	4,953
Total number of admissions given out	1,173	3,981
Admitted students who chose to enroll	245	465
Yield rate	20.9%	11.7%
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	$66,888
Average net price	$14,000	$27,758
Tuition	$16,174	$46,510
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,086 Meal plan: $3,014	Room/dormitory: $6,960 Meal plan: $8,030
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 $35,752
Students receiving federal student loan	67.0% Average amount $6,091	68.0% Average amount $5,678
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $14,950	12.0% Average amount $17,112

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,122 Men 42.5% Women 57.5%	1,863 Men 45.8% Women 54.2%
Graduate students	44 Men 18.2% Women 81.8%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	49.4%	47.6%
International students	0.4%	2.2%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,179	1,540
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	Virginia Maryland North Carolina Pennsylvania New York

Academics
Popular study areas	Public Administration and Social Service Business Multidisciplinary Studies Social Sciences Kinesiology & Leisure Studies	Social Sciences Education History Natural Resources and Conservation Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	11:1
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%	69.6%
Dropout rate	45.4%	6.9%
Transferred out	10.2%	23.3%
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	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,923 Year 2: $36,938 Year 3: $48,275 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,545 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $40,065 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,241 Year 2: $35,600 Year 3: N/A Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,514 Year 2: $27,476 Year 3: N/A Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,889 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,147 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,496 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: N/A Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,311 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,873 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,658 Year 3: N/A

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