Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Harding's yield is 25 pts higher than St. John Fisher's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    St. John Fisher grads earn $14.1K more ten years out than Harding's ($66,944 vs. $52,876)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Harding costs about $9.1K less per year on average than St. John Fisher ($22,847 vs. $31,978, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    St. John Fisher graduates 10 pts more of its students than Harding (78% vs. 68%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    St. John Fisher has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Harding (29% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    St. John Fisher has 5 pts more first-gen students than Harding (25% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students

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

St. John Fisher admits 66%, Harding 71%; Harding's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Harding71%
St. John Fisher66%
Quad's selectivity
  • HardingSelective
  • St. John FisherSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Harding
1050–1290
St. John Fisher
1120–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HardingGPA and school record required
  • St. John FisherRigor and GPA very important30%

Who's on each campus

Harding is a bit larger than St. John Fisher (3,382 vs. 2,565 undergrads); St. John Fisher has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Harding3.4K
St. John Fisher2.6K
Pell Grant share
Harding24%
St. John Fisher29%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; St. John Fisher has 11 students per faculty member to Harding's 13.

Students per faculty member
Harding13 to 1
St. John Fisher11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HardingRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • St. John FisherRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse28%

What each costs

Harding costs about $9.1K less a year than St. John Fisher on average; St. John Fisher's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Harding$22.8K
St. John Fisher$32K
Aid generosity
Harding42%
St. John Fisher43%

What each pays off

St. John Fisher's former students earn more, a median $66.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Harding$52.9K
St. John Fisher$66.9K
Graduation rate
Harding68%
St. John Fisher78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Harding got more selective while St. John Fisher held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HardingGrowing+20%
  • St. John FisherGrowing+32%
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