Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Mount Olive graduates 15 pts more of its students than Faulkner (57% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Faulkner's yield is 15 pts higher than U. Mount Olive's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Mount Olive's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Faulkner

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. Mount Olive grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than Faulkner's ($47,139 vs. $43,457)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Mount Olive costs about $1.9K less per year on average than Faulkner ($20,796 vs. $22,664, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    U. Mount Olive is a bit larger (1,796 vs. 1,549)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Faulkner admits 73%, U. Mount Olive 76%; Faulkner's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Faulkner73%
U. Mount Olive76%
Quad's selectivity
  • FaulknerAccessible
  • U. Mount OliveAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
Faulkner
18–21
U. Mount Olive
18–24
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FaulknerGPA and school record required
  • U. Mount OliveGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Mount Olive is a bit larger than Faulkner (1,796 vs. 1,549 undergrads); Faulkner has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Faulkner1.5K
U. Mount Olive1.8K
Pell Grant share
Faulkner46%
U. Mount Olive45%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Faulkner, and Business Administration and Management at U. Mount Olive; Faulkner has 14 students per faculty member to U. Mount Olive's 17.

Students per faculty member
Faulkner14 to 1
U. Mount Olive17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FaulknerBusiness/Commerce, General24%
  • U. Mount OliveBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

U. Mount Olive costs about $1.9K less a year than Faulkner on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Faulkner$22.7K
U. Mount Olive$20.8K
Aid generosity
Faulkner41%
U. Mount Olive49%

What each pays off

U. Mount Olive's former students earn more, a median $47.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 57% at U. Mount Olive to 41% at Faulkner.

Median earnings, 10 years
Faulkner$43.5K
U. Mount Olive$47.1K
Graduation rate
Faulkner41%
U. Mount Olive57%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FaulknerShrinkingsince fall 2015−37%
  • U. Mount OliveShrinking−10%
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