Institute of Medical Ultrasound vs Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville

Metric	Institute of Medical Ultrasound	Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
Undergraduate enrollment	50	50
In-state tuition	$31,052	$11,210
Out-of-state tuition	$31,052	$11,210
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$51,036	$16,796
Median debt at graduation	$20,000	$10,555
Graduation rate	25.8%	30.8%
First-year retention	50.0%	57.1%
Median salary (10 yr)	—	$27,065

Metric

Institute of Medical Ultrasound

Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville

Undergraduate enrollment

In-state tuition

$31,052

$11,210

Out-of-state tuition

$31,052

$11,210

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$51,036

$16,796

Median debt at graduation

$20,000

$10,555

Graduation rate

25.8%

30.8%

First-year retention

50.0%

57.1%

Median salary (10 yr)

—

$27,065

What the numbers say

Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville costs less after aid — $16,796 a year versus $51,036, a difference of $34,240 annually, or roughly $136,960 across four years.
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville graduates a larger share of its students — 30.8% versus 25.8%.

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 Institute of Medical Ultrasound and Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.