Luther Rice College & Seminary vs South University-Savannah

Metric	Luther Rice College & Seminary	South University-Savannah
Undergraduate enrollment	165	270
Acceptance rate Lower means more selective	91.7%	—
In-state tuition	$11,320	$18,145
Out-of-state tuition	$11,320	$18,145
Average net price What students actually pay after aid	$27,883	$28,743
Median debt at graduation	$34,153	$26,123
Graduation rate	—	9.1%
First-year retention	50.0%	22.2%
Median salary (10 yr)	$47,003	$34,421

Metric

Luther Rice College & Seminary

South University-Savannah

Undergraduate enrollment

165

270

Acceptance rate
Lower means more selective

91.7%

—

In-state tuition

$11,320

$18,145

Out-of-state tuition

$11,320

$18,145

Average net price
What students actually pay after aid

$27,883

$28,743

Median debt at graduation

$34,153

$26,123

Graduation rate

—

9.1%

First-year retention

50.0%

22.2%

Median salary (10 yr)

$47,003

$34,421

What the numbers say

Luther Rice College & Seminary costs less after aid — $27,883 a year versus $28,743, a difference of $860 annually, or roughly $3,440 across four years.
Luther Rice College & Seminary graduates report higher median earnings — $47,003 against $34,421 ten years after entry.
On pure return — salary divided by net price — Luther Rice College & Seminary comes out ahead at 1.7× versus 1.2×.

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