Brewton-Parker Christian University vs Fortis College-Smyrna

Metric	Brewton-Parker Christian University	Fortis College-Smyrna
Undergraduate enrollment	774	607
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	96.5%	—
Median ACT	21	—
In-state tuition	$20,120	$15,543
Out-of-state tuition	$20,120	$15,543
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$26,054	$23,657
Median debt at graduation	$24,990	$12,547
Graduation rate	21.0%	58.7%
First-year retention	48.4%	59.1%
Median salary (10 yr)	$42,009	$36,368

Metric

Brewton-Parker Christian University

Fortis College-Smyrna

Undergraduate enrollment

774

607

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

96.5%

—

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$20,120

$15,543

Out-of-state tuition

$20,120

$15,543

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$26,054

$23,657

Median debt at graduation

$24,990

$12,547

Graduation rate

21.0%

58.7%

First-year retention

48.4%

59.1%

Median salary (10 yr)

$42,009

$36,368

What the numbers say

Fortis College-Smyrna costs less after aid — $23,657 a year versus $26,054, a difference of $2,397 annually, or roughly $9,588 across four years.
Brewton-Parker Christian University graduates report higher median earnings — $42,009 against $36,368 ten years after entry.
Fortis College-Smyrna graduates a larger share of its students — 58.7% versus 21.0%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Brewton-Parker Christian University comes out ahead at 1.6× versus 1.5×.

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 Fortis College-Smyrna run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.