Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Miles costs about $10.5K less per year on average than Dillard ($13,313 vs. $23,802, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Dillard graduates 10 pts more of its students than Miles (49% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Dillard is more diverse (index 0.23 vs. 0.13)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Dillard grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than Miles's ($39,196 vs. $32,627)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Miles has 6 pts more first-gen students than Dillard (42% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Miles has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Dillard (72% vs. 70%)

    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

Dillard admits 42%; Miles doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
MilesNot reported
Dillard42%
Quad's selectivity
  • MilesNot rated
  • DillardSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
MilesNot reported
Dillard
968–1202
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MilesNot reported
  • DillardRigor, GPA, and tests very important15%

Who's on each campus

Miles and Dillard are about the same size; Miles has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Miles1.2K
Dillard1.1K
Pell Grant share
Miles72%
Dillard70%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Miles, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Dillard; Miles has 12 students per faculty member to Dillard's 14.

Students per faculty member
Miles12 to 1
Dillard14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MilesBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • DillardBiology/Biological Sciences, General11%

What each costs

Miles costs about $10.5K less a year than Dillard on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 42%.

Average cost, all students
Miles$13.3K
Dillard$23.8K
Aid generosity
Miles42%
Dillard42%

What each pays off

Dillard's former students earn more, a median $39.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Dillard to 39% at Miles.

Median earnings, 10 years
Miles$32.6K
Dillard$39.2K
Graduation rate
Miles39%
Dillard49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Dillard, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MilesNot reported
  • DillardGrowing+24%
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