Quad

Head-to-head

St. Thomas
Pacific

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pacific graduates 24 pts more of its students than St. Thomas (72% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    St. Thomas has 13 pts more first-gen students than Pacific (41% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    St. Thomas costs about $6.5K less per year on average than Pacific ($29,537 vs. $36,073, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Pacific grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than St. Thomas's ($60,583 vs. $54,272)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Pacific's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at St. Thomas

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    St. Thomas is a bit larger (2,214 vs. 1,516)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Pacific admits 90%, St. Thomas 98%; Pacific's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
St. Thomas98%
Pacific90%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. ThomasOpen
  • PacificOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
St. ThomasTest-blind
Pacific
900–1240
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. ThomasGPA and school record required
  • PacificGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St. Thomas is a bit larger than Pacific (2,214 vs. 1,516 undergrads); Pacific has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St. Thomas2.2K
Pacific1.5K
Pell Grant share
St. Thomas27%
Pacific28%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at St. Thomas, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Pacific; Pacific has 10 students per faculty member to St. Thomas's 17.

Students per faculty member
St. Thomas17 to 1
Pacific10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. ThomasRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%
  • PacificExercise Science and Kinesiology13%

What each costs

St. Thomas costs about $6.5K less a year than Pacific on average; Pacific's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St. Thomas$29.5K
Pacific$36.1K
Aid generosity
St. Thomas44%
Pacific50%

What each pays off

Pacific's former students earn more, a median $60.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 72% at Pacific to 48% at St. Thomas.

Median earnings, 10 years
St. Thomas$54.3K
Pacific$60.6K
Graduation rate
St. Thomas48%
Pacific72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. ThomasGrowing+712%
  • PacificGrowing+12%
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