Boston Baptist College vs. Penn State Schuylkill

Comparable Facts

Compare Boston Baptist College in Boston, MA with Penn State Schuylkill in Schuylkill Haven, PA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Penn State Schuylkill is larger than Boston Baptist College based on total student enrollment (624 students vs. 43 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Boston Baptist College is located in Boston, MA (Large City setting); Penn State Schuylkill is in Schuylkill Haven, PA (Distant Town setting).
• Boston Baptist College is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Penn State Schuylkill is a public, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Boston Baptist College 6:1; Penn State Schuylkill 14:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Boston Baptist College are 46.1% lower than at Penn State Schuylkill ($7,800 vs. $14,474).
• Out-of-state tuition is 77.5% higher at Penn State Schuylkill than at Boston Baptist College (about $11,088 more per year; $25,392 vs. $14,304).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Boston Baptist College than at Penn State Schuylkill (100% vs. 85%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Penn State Schuylkill students is 114.2% larger than aid received by Boston Baptist College students ($11,645 vs. $5,437).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at Boston Baptist College, test optional at Penn State Schuylkill.
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 10% at Boston Baptist College vs. 20% at Penn State Schuylkill.

Loans and repayment

• More Penn State Schuylkill graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Boston Baptist College students, three years after graduation (69% vs. 65%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.