Life University vs Reinhardt University

Metric	Life University	Reinhardt University
Undergraduate enrollment	893	1,066
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	93.0%	61.5%
Average SAT	1,030	—
Median ACT	19	—
In-state tuition	$15,036	$30,074
Out-of-state tuition	$15,036	$30,074
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$29,791	$24,425
Median debt at graduation	$16,666	$23,900
Graduation rate	37.9%	43.6%
First-year retention	62.8%	62.2%
Median salary (10 yr)	$47,397	$46,541

Metric

Life University

Reinhardt University

Undergraduate enrollment

893

1,066

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

93.0%

61.5%

Average SAT

1,030

—

Median ACT

—

In-state tuition

$15,036

$30,074

Out-of-state tuition

$15,036

$30,074

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$29,791

$24,425

Median debt at graduation

$16,666

$23,900

Graduation rate

37.9%

43.6%

First-year retention

62.8%

62.2%

Median salary (10 yr)

$47,397

$46,541

What the numbers say

Reinhardt University is the harder admit at 61.5%, against 93.0% at Life University.
Reinhardt University costs less after aid — $24,425 a year versus $29,791, a difference of $5,366 annually, or roughly $21,464 across four years.
Life University graduates report higher median earnings — $47,397 against $46,541 ten years after entry.
Reinhardt University graduates a larger share of its students — 43.6% versus 37.9%.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Reinhardt University comes out ahead at 1.9× versus 1.6×.

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 Life University and Reinhardt University run campus visits. Spending an afternoon on each will tell you things no dataset can.