Quad

Head-to-head

Woodbury
Alverno

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Alverno costs about $14.3K less per year on average than Woodbury ($27,531 vs. $41,859, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Alverno's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Woodbury

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Woodbury grads earn $12.5K more ten years out than Alverno's ($65,668 vs. $53,145)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Alverno's yield is 11 pts higher than Woodbury's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Woodbury graduates 6 pts more of its students than Alverno (64% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Woodbury is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.71)

    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%, Alverno 86%; Alverno's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Woodbury82%
Alverno86%
Quad's selectivity
  • WoodburyAccessible
  • AlvernoOpen
SAT middle 50%
WoodburyTest-blind
AlvernoTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WoodburyGPA and school record required
  • AlvernoGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Woodbury is a bit larger than Alverno (779 vs. 631 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Woodbury779
Alverno631
Pell Grant share
Woodbury46%
Alverno45%

Majors and faculty

Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology leads at Woodbury, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Alverno; both have 13 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Woodbury13 to 1
Alverno13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WoodburyArchitectural and Building Sciences/Technology48%
  • AlvernoRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Alverno costs about $14.3K less a year than Woodbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Woodbury$41.9K
Alverno$27.5K
Aid generosity
Woodbury35%
Alverno49%

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
Alverno$53.1K
Graduation rate
Woodbury64%
Alverno58%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • WoodburyGrowingsince fall 2015+92%
  • AlvernoSteady−5%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why