Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Simpson graduates 12 pts more of its students than Cedar Crest (68% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Simpson's yield is 11 pts higher than Cedar Crest's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Cedar Crest's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Simpson

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Cedar Crest has 6 pts more first-gen students than Simpson (43% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Cedar Crest grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than Simpson's ($59,460 vs. $54,340)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Cedar Crest is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.70)

    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

Cedar Crest admits 84%, Simpson 86%; Simpson's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Simpson86%
Cedar Crest84%
Quad's selectivity
  • SimpsonOpen
  • Cedar CrestAccessible
SAT middle 50%
SimpsonTest-blind
Cedar CrestTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SimpsonGPA and school record required
  • Cedar CrestGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Simpson and Cedar Crest are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 44%.

Undergrads
Simpson809
Cedar Crest834
Pell Grant share
Simpson44%
Cedar Crest44%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Cedar Crest has 9 students per faculty member to Simpson's 17.

Students per faculty member
Simpson17 to 1
Cedar Crest9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SimpsonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse23%
  • Cedar CrestRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

Simpson and Cedar Crest cost about the same a year on average; Cedar Crest's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Simpson$28.7K
Cedar Crest$28.7K
Aid generosity
Simpson47%
Cedar Crest54%

What each pays off

Cedar Crest's former students earn more, a median $59.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Simpson$54.3K
Cedar Crest$59.5K
Graduation rate
Simpson68%
Cedar Crest56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Simpson but held steady at Cedar Crest; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SimpsonGrowing+38%
  • Cedar CrestSteady+9%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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