Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Howard's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 9% at Unity Environmental

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Howard grads earn $25.2K more ten years out than Unity Environmental's ($63,066 vs. $37,852)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Unity Environmental has 24 pts more Pell recipients than Howard (64% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Unity Environmental costs about $9.2K less per year on average than Howard ($24,447 vs. $33,612, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Howard graduates 9 pts more of its students than Unity Environmental (64% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Unity Environmental has 8 pts more first-gen students than Howard (32% vs. 24%)

    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

Howard admits 42%; Unity Environmental doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Howard42%
Unity EnvironmentalNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • HowardSelective
  • Unity EnvironmentalNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Howard
1050–1270
Unity EnvironmentalNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HowardRigor, GPA, and tests very important50%
  • Unity EnvironmentalNot reported

Who's on each campus

Howard has 1.6× as many undergrads as Unity Environmental; Unity Environmental has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Howard10.1K
Unity Environmental6.5K
Pell Grant share
Howard40%
Unity Environmental64%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Howard, and Animal Sciences at Unity Environmental; Howard has 13 students per faculty member to Unity Environmental's 36.

Students per faculty member
Howard13 to 1
Unity Environmental36 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HowardBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%
  • Unity EnvironmentalAnimal Sciences, Other30%

What each costs

Unity Environmental costs about $9.2K less a year than Howard on average; Howard's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Howard$33.6K
Unity Environmental$24.4K
Aid generosity
Howard38%
Unity Environmental9%

What each pays off

Howard's former students earn more, a median $63.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Howard$63.1K
Unity Environmental$37.9K
Graduation rate
Howard64%
Unity Environmental56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Howard, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HowardGrowing+149%
  • Unity EnvironmentalNot reported
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