Emmanuel University vs Toccoa Falls College

Metric	Emmanuel University	Toccoa Falls College
Undergraduate enrollment	775	875
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	74.0%	66.0%
Average SAT	—	1,130
Median ACT	21	22
In-state tuition	$25,500	$23,950
Out-of-state tuition	$25,500	$23,950
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$20,925	$21,642
Median debt at graduation	$24,325	$22,250
Graduation rate	42.3%	43.7%
First-year retention	70.9%	62.5%
Median salary (10 yr)	$38,208	$36,630

Metric

Emmanuel University

Toccoa Falls College

Undergraduate enrollment

775

875

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

74.0%

66.0%

Average SAT

—

1,130

Median ACT

In-state tuition

$25,500

$23,950

Out-of-state tuition

$25,500

$23,950

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$20,925

$21,642

Median debt at graduation

$24,325

$22,250

Graduation rate

42.3%

43.7%

First-year retention

70.9%

62.5%

Median salary (10 yr)

$38,208

$36,630

What the numbers say

Toccoa Falls College is the harder admit at 66.0%, against 74.0% at Emmanuel University.
Emmanuel University costs less after aid — $20,925 a year versus $21,642, a difference of $717 annually, or roughly $2,868 across four years.
Emmanuel University graduates report higher median earnings — $38,208 against $36,630 ten years after entry.
Toccoa Falls College graduates a larger share of its students — 43.7% versus 42.3%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Emmanuel University comes out ahead at 1.8× versus 1.7×.

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 Emmanuel University and Toccoa Falls College run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.