Quad

Head-to-head

Palm Beach Atlantic
Shenandoah

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Shenandoah costs about $8.6K less per year on average than Palm Beach Atlantic ($27,181 vs. $35,776, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Shenandoah graduates 11 pts more of its students than Palm Beach Atlantic (66% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Shenandoah grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Palm Beach Atlantic's ($58,433 vs. $49,232)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Shenandoah's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Palm Beach Atlantic

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Shenandoah's yield is 7 pts higher than Palm Beach Atlantic's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Shenandoah has 6 pts more first-gen students than Palm Beach Atlantic (28% vs. 22%)

    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

Shenandoah admits 77%, Palm Beach Atlantic 82%; Shenandoah's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Palm Beach Atlantic82%
Shenandoah77%
Quad's selectivity
  • Palm Beach AtlanticOpen
  • ShenandoahAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Palm Beach Atlantic
950–1220
ShenandoahTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Palm Beach AtlanticGPA and school record required
  • ShenandoahGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Palm Beach Atlantic is a bit larger than Shenandoah (2,603 vs. 2,116 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Palm Beach Atlantic2.6K
Shenandoah2.1K
Pell Grant share
Palm Beach Atlantic23%
Shenandoah19%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Palm Beach Atlantic, and Business Administration and Management at Shenandoah.

Students per faculty member
Palm Beach Atlantic13 to 1
Shenandoah12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Palm Beach AtlanticRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • ShenandoahBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Shenandoah costs about $8.6K less a year than Palm Beach Atlantic on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Palm Beach Atlantic$35.8K
Shenandoah$27.2K
Aid generosity
Palm Beach Atlantic39%
Shenandoah48%

What each pays off

Shenandoah's former students earn more, a median $58.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Palm Beach Atlantic$49.2K
Shenandoah$58.4K
Graduation rate
Palm Beach Atlantic56%
Shenandoah66%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Palm Beach AtlanticGrowing+561%
  • ShenandoahGrowing+120%
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