Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Quinnipiac's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at Elon

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Quinnipiac has 11 pts more first-gen students than Elon (20% vs. 9%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Quinnipiac costs about $7K less per year on average than Elon ($41,769 vs. $48,751, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Quinnipiac grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Elon's ($83,759 vs. $74,545)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Quinnipiac has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Elon (16% vs. 10%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Elon graduates 4 pts more of its students than Quinnipiac (83% vs. 79%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Elon admits 63%, Quinnipiac 72%; both have the same yield, 11%.

Acceptance rate
Quinnipiac72%
Elon63%
Quad's selectivity
  • QuinnipiacSelective
  • ElonSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Quinnipiac
1150–1320
Elon
1190–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • QuinnipiacRigor and GPA very important41%
  • ElonRigor and GPA very important70%

Who's on each campus

Quinnipiac and Elon are about the same size; Quinnipiac has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Quinnipiac6.5K
Elon6.2K
Pell Grant share
Quinnipiac16%
Elon10%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Quinnipiac, and Communication Management and Strategic Communications at Elon.

Students per faculty member
Quinnipiac12 to 1
Elon11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • QuinnipiacRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • ElonCommunication Management and Strategic Communications9%

What each costs

Quinnipiac costs about $7K less a year than Elon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Quinnipiac$41.8K
Elon$48.8K
Aid generosity
Quinnipiac43%
Elon22%

What each pays off

Quinnipiac's former students earn more, a median $83.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Quinnipiac$83.8K
Elon$74.5K
Graduation rate
Quinnipiac79%
Elon83%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Elon but held steady at Quinnipiac; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • QuinnipiacSteady+3%
  • ElonGrowing+73%
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