Five Towns College vs. Eagle Gate College-Murray

Comparable Facts

Compare Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY with Eagle Gate College Murray in Murray, UT on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Five Towns College is larger than Eagle Gate College-Murray based on total student enrollment (974 students vs. 410 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Five Towns College is located in Dix Hills, NY (Large Suburban setting); Eagle Gate College Murray is in Murray, UT (Large Suburban setting).
• Five Towns College is a private, for-profit 4-year institution. Eagle Gate College Murray is a private, for-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Five Towns College 11:1; Eagle Gate College Murray 22:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Eagle Gate College Murray are 21.9% lower than at Five Towns College ($11,712 vs. $15,000).
• Out-of-state tuition is 82.8% higher at Five Towns College than at Eagle Gate College Murray (about $13,702 more per year; $30,250 vs. $16,548).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Five Towns College than at Eagle Gate College Murray (100% vs. 60%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Five Towns College students is 161.5% larger than aid received by Eagle Gate College Murray students ($18,184 vs. $6,955).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are test-free at Five Towns College, open admission at Eagle Gate College-Murray.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Eagle Gate College Murray graduates have a $10,000 lower median loan debt than Five Towns College graduates ($17,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers, Eagle Gate College-Murray graduates have an estimated $104 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Five Towns College graduates ($175 vs. $279).
• More Five Towns College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Eagle Gate College-Murray students, three years after graduation (50% vs. 29%).

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