Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cedar Crest's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Woodbury

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Cedar Crest costs about $13.2K less per year on average than Woodbury ($28,677 vs. $41,859, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Woodbury graduates 8 pts more of its students than Cedar Crest (64% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Cedar Crest's yield is 8 pts higher than Woodbury's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Woodbury grads earn $6.2K more ten years out than Cedar Crest's ($65,668 vs. $59,460)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Woodbury is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.72)

    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

Woodbury admits 82%, Cedar Crest 84%; Cedar Crest's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Woodbury82%
Cedar Crest84%
Quad's selectivity
  • WoodburyAccessible
  • Cedar CrestAccessible
SAT middle 50%
WoodburyTest-blind
Cedar CrestTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WoodburyGPA and school record required
  • Cedar CrestGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Woodbury and Cedar Crest are about the same size; Woodbury has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Woodbury779
Cedar Crest834
Pell Grant share
Woodbury46%
Cedar Crest44%

Majors and faculty

Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology leads at Woodbury, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Cedar Crest.

Students per faculty member
Woodbury13 to 1
Cedar Crest9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WoodburyArchitectural and Building Sciences/Technology48%
  • Cedar CrestRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

Cedar Crest costs about $13.2K less a year than Woodbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Woodbury$41.9K
Cedar Crest$28.7K
Aid generosity
Woodbury35%
Cedar Crest54%

What each pays off

Woodbury's former students earn more, a median $65.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Woodbury$65.7K
Cedar Crest$59.5K
Graduation rate
Woodbury64%
Cedar Crest56%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • WoodburyGrowingsince fall 2015+92%
  • Cedar CrestSteady+9%
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