Herzing University-Atlanta vs Luther Rice College & Seminary

Metric	Herzing University-Atlanta	Luther Rice College & Seminary
Undergraduate enrollment	387	165
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	93.8%	91.7%
In-state tuition	$13,450	$11,320
Out-of-state tuition	$13,450	$11,320
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$21,679	$27,883
Median debt at graduation	$21,500	$34,153
Graduation rate	14.0%	—
First-year retention	25.0%	50.0%
Median salary (10 yr)	$36,909	$47,003

Metric

Herzing University-Atlanta

Luther Rice College & Seminary

Undergraduate enrollment

387

165

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

93.8%

91.7%

In-state tuition

$13,450

$11,320

Out-of-state tuition

$13,450

$11,320

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$21,679

$27,883

Median debt at graduation

$21,500

$34,153

Graduation rate

14.0%

—

First-year retention

25.0%

50.0%

Median salary (10 yr)

$36,909

$47,003

What the numbers say

Luther Rice College & Seminary is the harder admit at 91.7%, against 93.8% at Herzing University-Atlanta.
Herzing University-Atlanta costs less after aid — $21,679 a year versus $27,883, a difference of $6,204 annually, or roughly $24,816 across four years.
Luther Rice College & Seminary graduates report higher median earnings — $47,003 against $36,909 ten years after entry.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Herzing University-Atlanta comes out ahead at 1.7× versus 1.7×.

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 Herzing University-Atlanta and Luther Rice College & Seminary run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.