Brewton-Parker Christian University vs Emory University-Oxford College

Metric	Brewton-Parker Christian University	Emory University-Oxford College
Undergraduate enrollment	774	967
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	96.5%	13.1%
Average SAT	—	1,520
Median ACT	21	33
In-state tuition	$20,120	$64,280
Out-of-state tuition	$20,120	$64,280
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$26,054	$37,920
Median debt at graduation	$24,990	$18,250
Graduation rate	21.0%	94.1%
First-year retention	48.4%	93.7%
Median salary (10 yr)	$42,009	$80,137

Metric

Brewton-Parker Christian University

Emory University-Oxford College

Undergraduate enrollment

774

967

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

96.5%

13.1%

Average SAT

—

1,520

Median ACT

In-state tuition

$20,120

$64,280

Out-of-state tuition

$20,120

$64,280

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$26,054

$37,920

Median debt at graduation

$24,990

$18,250

Graduation rate

21.0%

94.1%

First-year retention

48.4%

93.7%

Median salary (10 yr)

$42,009

$80,137

What the numbers say

Emory University-Oxford College is the harder admit at 13.1%, against 96.5% at Brewton-Parker Christian University.
Brewton-Parker Christian University costs less after aid — $26,054 a year versus $37,920, a difference of $11,866 annually, or roughly $47,464 across four years.
Emory University-Oxford College graduates report higher median earnings — $80,137 against $42,009 ten years after entry.
Emory University-Oxford College graduates a larger share of its students — 94.1% versus 21.0%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Emory University-Oxford College comes out ahead at 2.1× versus 1.6×.

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 Emory University-Oxford College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.