Quad

Head-to-head

Clark Atlanta
Fresno Pacific

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fresno Pacific's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Clark Atlanta

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Fresno Pacific graduates 23 pts more of its students than Clark Atlanta (65% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Fresno Pacific costs about $12.8K less per year on average than Clark Atlanta ($19,779 vs. $32,556, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Fresno Pacific grads earn $16.2K more ten years out than Clark Atlanta's ($58,896 vs. $42,712)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Fresno Pacific has 14 pts more first-gen students than Clark Atlanta (47% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Clark Atlanta has 12 pts more Pell recipients than Fresno Pacific (70% vs. 58%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Fresno Pacific admits 64%, Clark Atlanta 64%; Fresno Pacific's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Clark Atlanta64%
Fresno Pacific64%
Quad's selectivity
  • Clark AtlantaAccessible
  • Fresno PacificAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Clark AtlantaTest-blind
Fresno PacificTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Clark AtlantaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Fresno PacificGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Clark Atlanta has 2.3× as many undergrads as Fresno Pacific and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Clark Atlanta3.6K
Fresno Pacific1.5K
Pell Grant share
Clark Atlanta70%
Fresno Pacific58%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Clark Atlanta, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Fresno Pacific.

Students per faculty member
Clark Atlanta16 to 1
Fresno Pacific10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Clark AtlantaBusiness Administration and Management, General23%
  • Fresno PacificElementary Education and Teaching23%

What each costs

Fresno Pacific costs about $12.8K less a year than Clark Atlanta on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Clark Atlanta$32.6K
Fresno Pacific$19.8K
Aid generosity
Clark Atlanta25%
Fresno Pacific60%

What each pays off

Fresno Pacific's former students earn more, a median $58.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 65% at Fresno Pacific to 42% at Clark Atlanta.

Median earnings, 10 years
Clark Atlanta$42.7K
Fresno Pacific$58.9K
Graduation rate
Clark Atlanta42%
Fresno Pacific65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Clark Atlanta got more selective while Fresno Pacific held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Clark AtlantaGrowing+430%
  • Fresno PacificGrowing+133%
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