Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Fort Lauderdale graduates 38 pts more of its students than Pacific Oaks (100% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Pacific Oaks grads earn $14.4K more ten years out than U. Fort Lauderdale's ($52,485 vs. $38,062)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Fort Lauderdale has 12 pts more Pell recipients than Pacific Oaks (69% vs. 57%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Pacific Oaks has 11 pts more first-gen students than U. Fort Lauderdale (58% vs. 47%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Fort Lauderdale is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.68)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Fort Lauderdale is a bit larger (314 vs. 312)

    Undergrads

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

Pacific Oaks admits 34%; U. Fort Lauderdale doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Pacific Oaks34%
U. Fort LauderdaleNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Pacific OaksSelective
  • U. Fort LauderdaleNot rated
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pacific OaksGPA, school record, and rank required
  • U. Fort LauderdaleNot reported

Who's on each campus

Pacific Oaks and U. Fort Lauderdale are about the same size; U. Fort Lauderdale has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pacific Oaks312
U. Fort Lauderdale314
Pell Grant share
Pacific Oaks57%
U. Fort Lauderdale69%

Majors and faculty

Early Childhood Education and Teaching leads at Pacific Oaks, and Business Administration and Management at U. Fort Lauderdale.

Students per faculty member
Pacific Oaks11 to 1
U. Fort Lauderdale15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pacific OaksEarly Childhood Education and Teaching56%
  • U. Fort LauderdaleBusiness Administration and Management, General55%

What each pays off

Pacific Oaks's former students earn more, a median $52.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 100% at U. Fort Lauderdale to 62% at Pacific Oaks.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pacific Oaks$52.5K
U. Fort Lauderdale$38.1K
Graduation rate
Pacific Oaks62%
U. Fort Lauderdale100%
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