Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Sentara College of Health Sciences grads earn $38.7K more ten years out than Mitchell's ($77,821 vs. $39,115)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Sentara College of Health Sciences graduates 31 pts more of its students than Mitchell (87% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Mitchell has 1.6× as many undergrads as Sentara College of Health Sciences

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Mitchell has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Sentara College of Health Sciences (38% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Sentara College of Health Sciences is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.64)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Sentara College of Health Sciences has 2 pts more first-gen students than Mitchell (37% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students

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

Mitchell admits 95%; Sentara College of Health Sciences doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Mitchell95%
Sentara College of Health SciencesNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • MitchellOpen
  • Sentara College of Health SciencesNot rated
SAT middle 50%
MitchellTest-blind
Sentara College of Health SciencesNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MitchellGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Sentara College of Health SciencesNot reported

Who's on each campus

Mitchell has 1.6× as many undergrads as Sentara College of Health Sciences and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mitchell377
Sentara College of Health Sciences242
Pell Grant share
Mitchell38%
Sentara College of Health Sciences35%

Majors and faculty

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management leads at Mitchell, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Sentara College of Health Sciences.

Students per faculty member
Mitchell11 to 1
Sentara College of Health Sciences7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MitchellSport and Fitness Administration/Management20%
  • Sentara College of Health SciencesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse94%

What each costs

Only Mitchell reports an average cost ($34.3K).

Average cost, all students
Mitchell$34.3K
Sentara College of Health SciencesNot reported
Aid generosity
Mitchell41%
Sentara College of Health SciencesNot reported

What each pays off

Sentara College of Health Sciences's former students earn more, a median $77.8K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mitchell$39.1K
Sentara College of Health Sciences$77.8K
Graduation rate
Mitchell56%
Sentara College of Health Sciences87%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Mitchell, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MitchellSteady0%
  • Sentara College of Health SciencesNot reported
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

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