Laxforeveryone wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:33 am
Just an update from someone current on admissions data, York currently has almost a 100% acceptance rate with lower average SATs and GPAs than McDaniel. Many people don’t realize how often cost and perceived selectivity go hand in hand. McDaniel in contrast to some of their peers has made a concerted effort to increase accessibility to typically disenfranchised groups and in the world of colleges when you keep costs down and offer more aid you are perceived as being “less prestigious”. To the average college “consumer” if it costs more it must be more valuable.
I’m going off of published data comprised by college comparison websites. Niche, CollegeSimply and the like. Not sure what actual data source you have, and it would be even cooler if you put it out there.
Per niche.com
York
Acceptance Rate
78%
SAT Range
1010-1220
ACT Range
22-27
HS GPA
3.59
McDaniel
Acceptance Rate
87%
SAT Range
1050-1230
ACT Range
21-27
HS GPA
3.64
Per CollegeSimply
YCP / McDaniel College
Tuition (In State) $20,260 / $46,336
Tuition (Out of State) $20,260 / $46,336
Room & Board. $12,050 / $12,302
Avg Net Price. $22,876 / 23,913.
Median Earnings (After 10 years) $50,700 / $53,400
ReturnOfTheWAC wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:40 pm
York has lesser academics than the entire Centennial Conference. What keeps them alive is cost and their engineering program which is extremely affordable and attractive
“Keeps them alive” implies struggle, and betrays their actual level of financial comfort. Better, and certainly more accurately put would be “is their bread and butter,” or “broadens their target student/student athlete”
Forbes financial grades:
York 3.46
McDaniel 3.52
McDaniel academics have a B- on Niche, same as York. Apparently too many people are falling for the “cost equals perceived selectivity.” Because in this case, perception is all it is.
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