Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Jacksonville grads earn $14.4K more ten years out than U. Indianapolis's ($68,010 vs. $53,610)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Jacksonville's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at U. Indianapolis

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. Indianapolis graduates 6 pts more of its students than Jacksonville (60% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Jacksonville's yield is 6 pts higher than U. Indianapolis's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Jacksonville is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.63)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Jacksonville has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Indianapolis (36% vs. 32%)

    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

Jacksonville admits 57%, U. Indianapolis 67%; Jacksonville's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Jacksonville57%
U. Indianapolis67%
Quad's selectivity
  • JacksonvilleSelective
  • U. IndianapolisAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Jacksonville
1120–1273
U. IndianapolisTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • JacksonvilleRigor, GPA, and rank very important50%
  • U. IndianapolisGPA required

Who's on each campus

Jacksonville and U. Indianapolis are about the same size; U. Indianapolis has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Jacksonville2.9K
U. Indianapolis3K
Pell Grant share
Jacksonville31%
U. Indianapolis33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Jacksonville has 11 students per faculty member to U. Indianapolis's 12.

Students per faculty member
Jacksonville11 to 1
U. Indianapolis12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • JacksonvilleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse37%
  • U. IndianapolisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Jacksonville and U. Indianapolis cost about the same a year on average; Jacksonville's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Jacksonville$26.3K
U. Indianapolis$25.9K
Aid generosity
Jacksonville60%
U. Indianapolis54%

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. Indianapolis$53.6K
Graduation rate
Jacksonville54%
U. Indianapolis60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • JacksonvilleGrowing+178%
  • U. IndianapolisGrowing+60%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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