Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Mary's's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Eckerd

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Saint Mary's costs about $16.2K less per year on average than Eckerd ($28,432 vs. $44,650, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Saint Mary's graduates 11 pts more of its students than Eckerd (75% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Saint Mary's's yield is 8 pts higher than Eckerd's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Saint Mary's grads earn $7.5K more ten years out than Eckerd's ($59,354 vs. $51,819)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Eckerd is a bit larger (1,888 vs. 1,458)

    Undergrads

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

Eckerd admits 76%, Saint Mary's 76%; Saint Mary's's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Eckerd76%
Saint Mary's76%
Quad's selectivity
  • EckerdAccessible
  • Saint Mary'sSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Eckerd
1160–1330
Saint Mary's
1130–1325
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EckerdGPA and school record required
  • Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Eckerd is a bit larger than Saint Mary's (1,888 vs. 1,458 undergrads); Saint Mary's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eckerd1.9K
Saint Mary's1.5K
Pell Grant share
Eckerd21%
Saint Mary's24%

Majors and faculty

Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography leads at Eckerd, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Saint Mary's.

Students per faculty member
Eckerd11 to 1
Saint Mary's9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EckerdMarine Biology and Biological Oceanography22%
  • Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Saint Mary's costs about $16.2K less a year than Eckerd on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Eckerd$44.7K
Saint Mary's$28.4K
Aid generosity
Eckerd35%
Saint Mary's58%

What each pays off

Saint Mary's's former students earn more, a median $59.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Eckerd$51.8K
Saint Mary's$59.4K
Graduation rate
Eckerd64%
Saint Mary's75%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Saint Mary's got more selective while Eckerd got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EckerdGrowing+47%
  • Saint Mary'sGrowing+53%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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