Wheeling University vs Hood College

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	Hood College	Wheeling University
Overview
Location	Frederick, Maryland	Wheeling, West Virginia
Campus setting	City: Small	City: Small
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 and Graduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	87.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Catholic

Admission
Acceptance rate	76.8%	78.1%
Application fees	$50
SAT range	N/A	950 - 1180
ACT range	N/A	17 - 23
Students submitting SAT score		20.0%
Students submitting ACT score		25.0%
Total number of applicants	3,192	1,277
Total number of admissions given out	2,451	997
Admitted students who chose to enroll	324	151
Yield rate	13.2%	15.1%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$60,372	$37,190
Average net price	$23,755	$28,844
Tuition	$42,510	$29,090
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,600 Meal plan: $6,600	Room/dormitory: $5,720 Meal plan: $4,900
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $32,724	100.0% Average amount $13,244
Students receiving federal student loan	67.0% Average amount $5,419	93.0% Average amount $6,788
Students taking out private loans	11.0% Average amount $14,022	13.0% Average amount $12,476

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,217 Men 35.7% Women 64.3%	599 Men 61.9% Women 38.1%
Graduate students	878 Men 30.9% Women 69.1%	101 Men 43.6% Women 56.4%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	4.4%	9.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	870	693
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Education Computer and Information Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences Business Health Professions	Health Professions Business Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	66.0%	56.5%
Dropout rate	3.9%	2.2%
Transferred out	29.3%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,611 Year 2: $71,255 Year 3: $79,885 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,295 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $79,770 Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $50,636 Year 2: $54,252 Year 3: $59,633 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,789 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $51,197 Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,433 Year 2: $45,980 Year 3: $47,940 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,936 Year 2: $36,992 Year 3: $42,399 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,488 Year 3: $39,642 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,391 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $37,674 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,281 Year 2: $21,234 Year 3: $27,964 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $88,164 Year 2: $91,744 Year 3: $98,657 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,571 Year 2: $59,999 Year 3: $60,661 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $45,382 Year 2: $54,531 Year 3: $52,347 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,589 Year 2: $31,133 Year 3: $38,671 Education, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $21,964 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: N/A

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