Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Palo Alto grads earn $42.5K more ten years out than Ecclesia's ($83,187 vs. $40,650)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Palo Alto graduates 57 pts more of its students than Ecclesia (82% vs. 25%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Ecclesia has 7.7× as many undergrads as Palo Alto

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Palo Alto has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Ecclesia (50% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Palo Alto is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.75)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Ecclesia has 0 pts more first-gen students than Palo Alto (47% vs. 47%)

    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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Ecclesia admits 74%; Palo Alto doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Palo AltoNot reported
Ecclesia74%
Quad's selectivity
  • Palo AltoNot rated
  • EcclesiaAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Palo AltoNot reported
EcclesiaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Palo AltoNot reported
  • EcclesiaGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

Ecclesia has 7.7× as many undergrads as Palo Alto; Palo Alto has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Palo Alto14
Ecclesia108
Pell Grant share
Palo Alto50%
Ecclesia49%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Palo Alto, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management at Ecclesia; Ecclesia has 10 students per faculty member to Palo Alto's 15.

Students per faculty member
Palo Alto15 to 1
Ecclesia10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Palo AltoPsychology, General100%
  • EcclesiaSport and Fitness Administration/Management32%

What each costs

Only Ecclesia reports an average cost ($24.9K).

Average cost, all students
Palo AltoNot reported
Ecclesia$24.9K
Aid generosity
Palo AltoNot reported
Ecclesia24%

What each pays off

Palo Alto's former students earn more, a median $83.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 82% at Palo Alto to 25% at Ecclesia.

Median earnings, 10 years
Palo Alto$83.2K
Ecclesia$40.7K
Graduation rate
Palo Alto82%
Ecclesia25%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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