Quad

Head-to-head

Huntingdon
Montreat

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Huntingdon graduates 19 pts more of its students than Montreat (56% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Huntingdon costs about $5.3K less per year on average than Montreat ($24,072 vs. $29,358, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Huntingdon's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Montreat

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Huntingdon grads earn $4.5K more ten years out than Montreat's ($49,601 vs. $45,151)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Huntingdon has 4 pts more first-gen students than Montreat (35% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Montreat's yield is 3 pts higher than Huntingdon's

    Yield rate

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

Montreat admits 69%, Huntingdon 69%; Montreat's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Huntingdon69%
Montreat69%
Quad's selectivity
  • HuntingdonAccessible
  • MontreatAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Huntingdon
1006–1220
MontreatTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HuntingdonGPA and school record required
  • MontreatGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Huntingdon is a bit larger than Montreat (879 vs. 762 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Huntingdon879
Montreat762
Pell Grant share
Huntingdon40%
Montreat39%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Huntingdon, and Business Administration and Management at Montreat; Montreat has 11 students per faculty member to Huntingdon's 15.

Students per faculty member
Huntingdon15 to 1
Montreat11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HuntingdonBusiness/Commerce, General17%
  • MontreatBusiness Administration and Management, General21%

What each costs

Huntingdon costs about $5.3K less a year than Montreat on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Huntingdon$24.1K
Montreat$29.4K
Aid generosity
Huntingdon43%
Montreat38%

What each pays off

Huntingdon's former students earn more, a median $49.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Huntingdon to 37% at Montreat.

Median earnings, 10 years
Huntingdon$49.6K
Montreat$45.2K
Graduation rate
Huntingdon56%
Montreat37%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HuntingdonGrowing+89%
  • MontreatGrowing+118%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why