Brewton-Parker Christian University vs Elaine Sterling Institute

Metric	Brewton-Parker Christian University	Elaine Sterling Institute
Undergraduate enrollment	774	641
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	96.5%	—
Median ACT	21	—
In-state tuition	$20,120	—
Out-of-state tuition	$20,120	—
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$26,054	$30,314
Median debt at graduation	$24,990	$9,500
Graduation rate	21.0%	66.6%
First-year retention	48.4%	71.5%
Median salary (10 yr)	$42,009	—

Metric

Brewton-Parker Christian University

Elaine Sterling Institute

Undergraduate enrollment

774

641

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

96.5%

—

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$20,120

—

Out-of-state tuition

$20,120

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Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$26,054

$30,314

Median debt at graduation

$24,990

$9,500

Graduation rate

21.0%

66.6%

First-year retention

48.4%

71.5%

Median salary (10 yr)

$42,009

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What the numbers say

Brewton-Parker Christian University costs less after aid — $26,054 a year versus $30,314, a difference of $4,260 annually, or roughly $17,040 across four years.
Elaine Sterling Institute graduates a larger share of its students — 66.6% versus 21.0%.

How to actually choose

Comparison tables are a starting point, not a decision. Three things matter more than anything in the table above:

Your real aid offer. Net price is an average across all income levels. Two students at the same school can pay amounts that differ by tens of thousands. Wait for actual award letters before ruling anything out on cost.
Your intended major. Earnings vary more between majors at one school than between schools for one major. A computer science graduate from the "lower earning" school here will likely out-earn a general studies graduate from the other.
Whether you will finish. Graduation rate is the metric most predictive of whether the money spent turns into a credential. Campus fit, support services, and commute all feed into it more than prestige does.

Visit before you commit

Both Brewton-Parker Christian University and Elaine Sterling Institute run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.