Quad

Head-to-head

U. La Verne
Mount Saint Mary's

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. La Verne costs about $6.5K less per year on average than Mount Saint Mary's ($25,931 vs. $32,472, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. La Verne has 1.8× as many undergrads as Mount Saint Mary's

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Mount Saint Mary's grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than U. La Verne's ($72,379 vs. $65,464)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. La Verne's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Mount Saint Mary's

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Mount Saint Mary's has 6 pts more Pell recipients than U. La Verne (57% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Mount Saint Mary's is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.56)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. La Verne admits 71%, Mount Saint Mary's 73%; Mount Saint Mary's's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
U. La Verne71%
Mount Saint Mary's73%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. La VerneAccessible
  • Mount Saint Mary'sAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. La Verne
986–1236
Mount Saint Mary'sTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. La VerneGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Mount Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. La Verne has 1.8× as many undergrads as Mount Saint Mary's; Mount Saint Mary's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. La Verne3.1K
Mount Saint Mary's1.7K
Pell Grant share
U. La Verne51%
Mount Saint Mary's57%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. La Verne, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Mount Saint Mary's.

Students per faculty member
U. La Verne10 to 1
Mount Saint Mary's8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. La VerneBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • Mount Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse51%

What each costs

U. La Verne costs about $6.5K less a year than Mount Saint Mary's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. La Verne$25.9K
Mount Saint Mary's$32.5K
Aid generosity
U. La Verne61%
Mount Saint Mary's55%

What each pays off

Mount Saint Mary's's former students earn more, a median $72.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. La Verne$65.5K
Mount Saint Mary's$72.4K
Graduation rate
U. La Verne63%
Mount Saint Mary's62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Mount Saint Mary's but fell at U. La Verne; Mount Saint Mary's got more selective while U. La Verne got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. La VerneShrinking−14%
  • Mount Saint Mary'sGrowing+126%
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