Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    National grads earn $19.2K more ten years out than Saint Leo's ($67,548 vs. $48,364)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    National graduates 10 pts more of its students than Saint Leo (42% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    National has 1.6× as many undergrads as Saint Leo

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Saint Leo has 5 pts more first-gen students than National (49% vs. 44%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Saint Leo has 4 pts more Pell recipients than National (32% vs. 29%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    National is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.76)

    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

Saint Leo admits 78%; National doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
NationalNot reported
Saint Leo78%
Quad's selectivity
  • NationalNot rated
  • Saint LeoOpen
SAT middle 50%
NationalNot reported
Saint LeoTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NationalNot reported
  • Saint LeoGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

National has 1.6× as many undergrads as Saint Leo; Saint Leo has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
National10.8K
Saint Leo6.7K
Pell Grant share
National29%
Saint Leo32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at National, and Psychology at Saint Leo; National has 16 students per faculty member to Saint Leo's 25.

Students per faculty member
National16 to 1
Saint Leo25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NationalRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%
  • Saint LeoPsychology, General17%

What each costs

Only Saint Leo reports an average cost ($27.3K).

Average cost, all students
NationalNot reported
Saint Leo$27.3K
Aid generosity
NationalNot reported
Saint Leo45%

What each pays off

National's former students earn more, a median $67.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 42% at National to 33% at Saint Leo.

Median earnings, 10 years
National$67.5K
Saint Leo$48.4K
Graduation rate
National42%
Saint Leo33%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Saint Leo, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NationalNot reported
  • Saint LeoGrowing+93%
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