Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fresno Pacific costs about $12.7K less per year on average than Mount Saint Mary's ($19,779 vs. $32,472, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Mount Saint Mary's grads earn $13.5K more ten years out than Fresno Pacific's ($72,379 vs. $58,896)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Fresno Pacific's yield is 5 pts higher than Mount Saint Mary's's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Fresno Pacific's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Mount Saint Mary's

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Mount Saint Mary's is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Fresno Pacific graduates 3 pts more of its students than Mount Saint Mary's (65% vs. 62%)

    Graduation 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

Fresno Pacific admits 64%, Mount Saint Mary's 73%; Fresno Pacific's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Saint Mary's73%
Fresno Pacific64%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount Saint Mary'sAccessible
  • Fresno PacificAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Mount Saint Mary'sTest-blind
Fresno PacificTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required
  • Fresno PacificGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Mount Saint Mary's is a bit larger than Fresno Pacific (1,719 vs. 1,544 undergrads); Fresno Pacific has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Saint Mary's1.7K
Fresno Pacific1.5K
Pell Grant share
Mount Saint Mary's57%
Fresno Pacific58%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Mount Saint Mary's, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Fresno Pacific.

Students per faculty member
Mount Saint Mary's8 to 1
Fresno Pacific10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse51%
  • Fresno PacificElementary Education and Teaching23%

What each costs

Fresno Pacific costs about $12.7K less a year than Mount Saint Mary's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Saint Mary's$32.5K
Fresno Pacific$19.8K
Aid generosity
Mount Saint Mary's55%
Fresno Pacific60%

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
Mount Saint Mary's$72.4K
Fresno Pacific$58.9K
Graduation rate
Mount Saint Mary's62%
Fresno Pacific65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Mount Saint Mary's got more selective while Fresno Pacific held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount Saint Mary'sGrowing+126%
  • Fresno PacificGrowing+133%
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