GSC vs. LIM

Granite State College vs. LIM College comparison

	Granite State College	LIM College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	GSC	LIM
Location	Concord, NH	New York, NY
Setting	Distant Town	Large City
Enrollment	1,326	1,371
Type	Public 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	granite.edu	limcollege.edu
Team Colors

Costs	GSC	LIM
Tuition (In State)	$7,536	$31,090
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,096	$31,090
Room & Board	$9,828	$19,656
Avg Net Price	$11,851	$39,389
Avg Grant Aid	$5,728	$11,295
% Receiving Grant Aid	58%	100%

Admission	GSC	LIM
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	1,037
Admitted	-	1,024
Acceptance Rate	Open	98.7%
Enrolled %	Open	24.2%
Avg High School GPA	-	2.9
Typical High School Grades	-	B-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition
ACT Range		15/25
SAT Range		990/1200
Submit Test Scores		Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	GSC	LIM
Student to Faculty Ratio	13:1	22:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (35%) General Studies (31%) Business (23%) Education (7%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (3%)	Business (92%) Visual and Performing Arts (8%)
Outcomes	GSC	LIM
Graduation Rate	45%	49%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$36,500	$50,400
Making Student Loan Payments	49%	60%
Median Student Loan Debt	$14,384	$26,000
Median Loan Payment	$148	$268

Diversity	GSC	LIM
% Men	4%	2%
% Women	13%	15%
Racial Diversity	Very Low	High
HBCU	No	No
% White	85%	55%
% Black	2%	15%
% Hispanic	3%	12%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	2%	1%
% International	0%	4%
% Unknown Race	7%	5%

Students	GSC	LIM
% In-State	80%	32%
% Out-of-State	20%	59%
Campus	GSC	LIM
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• LIM College is larger than than GSC based on total student enrollment (1,371 students vs. 1,326 students)

GSC vs. LIM Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, GSC or LIM?

• LIM College is 312.6% more expensive to attend than GSC for in-state tuition ($31,090.00 vs. $7,536.00)
• Out of state tuition is 241.8% higher at LIM than Granite State College ($31,090.00 vs. $9,096.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Granite State College than LIM ($11,851 vs. $39,389)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Granite State College are 100% lower than costs at LIM College ($9,828 vs. $19,656)
• More students receive financial grant aid at LIM College than Granite State College (100% vs. 58%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by LIM College students is 97.2% larger than aid received Granite State College ($11,295 vs. $5,728)

Which college is harder to get into, GSC or LIM? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between LIM or GSC .

GSC vs. LIM Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, GSC or LIM? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between LIM and GSC.

• The graduation rate at LIM is higher than Granite State College (49% vs. 45%)
• Graduates from LIM College earn on average $13,900 more per year than GSC graduates after ten years. ($50,400 vs. $36,500)
• Granite State College students graduate with a $11,616 lower median federal student loan debt than LIM graduates. ($14,384 vs. $26,000)
• GSC graduates are paying $120 less per month on federal student loans than LIM graduates. ($148 vs. $268)
• More LIM graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former GSC students, three years after graduation. (60% vs. 49%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/