Quad

Head-to-head

Mount Saint Mary's
U. Mount Olive

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount Saint Mary's grads earn $25.2K more ten years out than U. Mount Olive's ($72,379 vs. $47,139)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Mount Olive costs about $11.7K less per year on average than Mount Saint Mary's ($20,796 vs. $32,472, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Mount Saint Mary's has 12 pts more Pell recipients than U. Mount Olive (57% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    U. Mount Olive's yield is 8 pts higher than Mount Saint Mary's's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Mount Saint Mary's has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Mount Olive (50% vs. 43%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Mount Saint Mary's's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at U. Mount Olive

    Aid generosity

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

Mount Saint Mary's admits 73%, U. Mount Olive 76%; U. Mount Olive's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Saint Mary's73%
U. Mount Olive76%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount Saint Mary'sAccessible
  • U. Mount OliveAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
Mount Saint Mary'sTest-blind
U. Mount Olive
18–24
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required
  • U. Mount OliveGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Mount Saint Mary's and U. Mount Olive are about the same size; Mount Saint Mary's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Saint Mary's1.7K
U. Mount Olive1.8K
Pell Grant share
Mount Saint Mary's57%
U. Mount Olive45%

Majors and faculty

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

Students per faculty member
Mount Saint Mary's8 to 1
U. Mount Olive17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse51%
  • U. Mount OliveBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

U. Mount Olive costs about $11.7K less a year than Mount Saint Mary's on average; Mount Saint Mary's's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Saint Mary's$32.5K
U. Mount Olive$20.8K
Aid generosity
Mount Saint Mary's55%
U. Mount Olive49%

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 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount Saint Mary's$72.4K
U. Mount Olive$47.1K
Graduation rate
Mount Saint Mary's62%
U. Mount Olive57%

How each has changed

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

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