Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Nazarene graduates 20 pts more of its students than Faulkner (61% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Southern Nazarene grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Faulkner's ($54,951 vs. $43,457)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Southern Nazarene's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Faulkner

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Faulkner has 5 pts more first-gen students than Southern Nazarene (43% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Southern Nazarene is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.65)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Southern Nazarene has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Faulkner (47% vs. 46%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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%; Southern Nazarene doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Faulkner73%
Southern NazareneNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • FaulknerAccessible
  • Southern NazareneNot rated
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
Faulkner
18–21
Southern NazareneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FaulknerGPA and school record required
  • Southern NazareneNot reported

Who's on each campus

Faulkner and Southern Nazarene are about the same size; Southern Nazarene has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Faulkner1.5K
Southern Nazarene1.5K
Pell Grant share
Faulkner46%
Southern Nazarene47%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Faulkner, and Business Administration and Management at Southern Nazarene.

Students per faculty member
Faulkner14 to 1
Southern Nazarene15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FaulknerBusiness/Commerce, General24%
  • Southern NazareneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Faulkner and Southern Nazarene cost about the same a year on average; Southern Nazarene's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Faulkner$22.7K
Southern Nazarene$23K
Aid generosity
Faulkner41%
Southern Nazarene50%

What each pays off

Southern Nazarene's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 61% at Southern Nazarene to 41% at Faulkner.

Median earnings, 10 years
Faulkner$43.5K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
Faulkner41%
Southern Nazarene61%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Faulkner, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FaulknerShrinking−37%
  • Southern NazareneNot reported
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