Quad

Head-to-head

U. Saint Joseph
Spring Hill

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Saint Joseph has 17 pts more first-gen students than Spring Hill (42% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Spring Hill costs about $7.4K less per year on average than U. Saint Joseph ($24,151 vs. $31,577, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Saint Joseph graduates 9 pts more of its students than Spring Hill (64% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Saint Joseph grads earn $8.4K more ten years out than Spring Hill's ($59,908 vs. $51,500)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Saint Joseph's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Spring Hill

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    U. Saint Joseph's yield is 4 pts higher than Spring Hill's

    Yield 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Spring Hill admits 77%, U. Saint Joseph 79%; U. Saint Joseph's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
U. Saint Joseph79%
Spring Hill77%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Saint JosephAccessible
  • Spring HillAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Saint Joseph
850–1170
Spring HillNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Saint JosephGPA and school record required
  • Spring HillGPA required

Who's on each campus

U. Saint Joseph and Spring Hill are about the same size; U. Saint Joseph has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Saint Joseph838
Spring Hill782
Pell Grant share
U. Saint Joseph33%
Spring Hill32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Saint Joseph, and Business Administration and Management at Spring Hill.

Students per faculty member
U. Saint Joseph10 to 1
Spring Hill11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Saint JosephRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%
  • Spring HillBusiness Administration and Management, General23%

What each costs

Spring Hill costs about $7.4K less a year than U. Saint Joseph on average; U. Saint Joseph's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Saint Joseph$31.6K
Spring Hill$24.2K
Aid generosity
U. Saint Joseph49%
Spring Hill42%

What each pays off

U. Saint Joseph's former students earn more, a median $59.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Saint Joseph$59.9K
Spring Hill$51.5K
Graduation rate
U. Saint Joseph64%
Spring Hill55%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Saint Joseph but fell at Spring Hill; Spring Hill got less selective while U. Saint Joseph held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Saint JosephGrowing+183%
  • Spring HillShrinking−61%
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