Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. Francis grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than U. Bridgeport's ($58,099 vs. $50,323)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Bridgeport graduates 6 pts more of its students than St. Francis (60% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    St. Francis is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    St. Francis costs about $2.9K less per year on average than U. Bridgeport ($32,622 vs. $35,487, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Bridgeport's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at St. Francis

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    St. Francis has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Bridgeport (56% vs. 53%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

U. Bridgeport admits 83%; St. Francis doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Bridgeport83%
St. FrancisNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. BridgeportOpen
  • St. FrancisNot rated
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. BridgeportGPA and school record required
  • St. FrancisNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Bridgeport and St. Francis are about the same size; St. Francis has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Bridgeport1.5K
St. Francis1.7K
Pell Grant share
U. Bridgeport53%
St. Francis56%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; both have 15 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Bridgeport15 to 1
St. Francis15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. BridgeportRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse31%
  • St. FrancisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

St. Francis costs about $2.9K less a year than U. Bridgeport on average; U. Bridgeport's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Bridgeport$35.5K
St. Francis$32.6K
Aid generosity
U. Bridgeport40%
St. Francis37%

What each pays off

St. Francis's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Bridgeport$50.3K
St. Francis$58.1K
Graduation rate
U. Bridgeport60%
St. Francis54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Bridgeport, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. BridgeportGrowing+54%
  • St. FrancisNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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