Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Harding's yield is 33 pts higher than Nazareth's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Harding costs about $10.3K less per year on average than Nazareth ($22,847 vs. $33,155, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Harding has 1.8× as many undergrads as Nazareth

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Nazareth graduates 4 pts more of its students than Harding (72% vs. 68%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Nazareth grads earn $3.6K more ten years out than Harding's ($56,458 vs. $52,876)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Nazareth is more diverse (index 0.38 vs. 0.35)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Harding admits 71%, Nazareth 75%; Harding's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Harding71%
Nazareth75%
Quad's selectivity
  • HardingSelective
  • NazarethSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Harding
1050–1290
Nazareth
1070–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HardingGPA and school record required
  • NazarethGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Harding has 1.8× as many undergrads as Nazareth; Nazareth has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Harding3.4K
Nazareth1.9K
Pell Grant share
Harding24%
Nazareth26%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Harding, and Psychology at Nazareth; Nazareth has 8 students per faculty member to Harding's 13.

Students per faculty member
Harding13 to 1
Nazareth8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HardingRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • NazarethPsychology, General10%

What each costs

Harding costs about $10.3K less a year than Nazareth on average; Nazareth's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Harding$22.8K
Nazareth$33.2K
Aid generosity
Harding42%
Nazareth44%

What each pays off

Nazareth's former students earn more, a median $56.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Harding$52.9K
Nazareth$56.5K
Graduation rate
Harding68%
Nazareth72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Harding got more selective while Nazareth got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HardingGrowing+20%
  • NazarethGrowing+22%
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