Quad

Head-to-head

Jacksonville
U. New Haven

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Jacksonville costs about $11.1K less per year on average than U. New Haven ($26,304 vs. $37,385, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Jacksonville's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at U. New Haven

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. New Haven graduates 11 pts more of its students than Jacksonville (65% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Jacksonville grads earn $7.9K more ten years out than U. New Haven's ($68,010 vs. $60,126)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Jacksonville has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. New Haven (36% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. New Haven has 1.7× as many undergrads as Jacksonville

    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

Jacksonville admits 57%, U. New Haven 60%; Jacksonville's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Jacksonville57%
U. New Haven60%
Quad's selectivity
  • JacksonvilleSelective
  • U. New HavenSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Jacksonville
1120–1273
U. New Haven
1060–1265
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • JacksonvilleRigor, GPA, and rank very important50%
  • U. New HavenGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. New Haven has 1.7× as many undergrads as Jacksonville and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Jacksonville2.9K
U. New Haven4.8K
Pell Grant share
Jacksonville31%
U. New Haven32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Jacksonville, and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration at U. New Haven.

Students per faculty member
Jacksonville11 to 1
U. New Haven17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • JacksonvilleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse37%
  • U. New HavenCriminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration20%

What each costs

Jacksonville costs about $11.1K less a year than U. New Haven on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Jacksonville$26.3K
U. New Haven$37.4K
Aid generosity
Jacksonville60%
U. New Haven46%

What each pays off

Jacksonville's former students earn more, a median $68K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Jacksonville$68K
U. New Haven$60.1K
Graduation rate
Jacksonville54%
U. New Haven65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. New Haven got more selective while Jacksonville held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • JacksonvilleGrowing+178%
  • U. New HavenGrowing+142%
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;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Jacksonville University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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