Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Dayton costs about $13.8K less per year on average than Sacred Heart ($35,542 vs. $49,339, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Dayton's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Sacred Heart

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Sacred Heart has 13 pts more first-gen students than U. Dayton (23% vs. 10%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Dayton graduates 9 pts more of its students than Sacred Heart (80% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Sacred Heart's yield is 6 pts higher than U. Dayton's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Sacred Heart is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.36)

    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

Sacred Heart admits 65%, U. Dayton 65%; Sacred Heart's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Sacred Heart65%
U. Dayton65%
Quad's selectivity
  • Sacred HeartSelective
  • U. DaytonSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Sacred HeartTest-blind
U. Dayton
1200–1380
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Sacred HeartGPA and school record required
  • U. DaytonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Sacred Heart and U. Dayton are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 16%.

Undergrads
Sacred Heart7.1K
U. Dayton7.7K
Pell Grant share
Sacred Heart16%
U. Dayton16%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Sacred Heart, and Finance at U. Dayton; U. Dayton has 14 students per faculty member to Sacred Heart's 15.

Students per faculty member
Sacred Heart15 to 1
U. Dayton14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Sacred HeartRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • U. DaytonFinance, General8%

What each costs

U. Dayton costs about $13.8K less a year than Sacred Heart on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Sacred Heart$49.3K
U. Dayton$35.5K
Aid generosity
Sacred Heart30%
U. Dayton47%

What each pays off

U. Dayton's former students earn more, a median $75.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Sacred Heart$75.1K
U. Dayton$75.5K
Graduation rate
Sacred Heart71%
U. Dayton80%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Sacred HeartGrowing+81%
  • U. DaytonGrowing+29%
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