Quad

Head-to-head

Covenant
Transylvania

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Covenant's yield is 23 pts higher than Transylvania's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Transylvania has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Covenant (26% vs. 19%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Transylvania is more diverse (index 0.34 vs. 0.28)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Transylvania's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Covenant

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Transylvania grads earn $4.3K more ten years out than Covenant's ($54,705 vs. $50,412)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Transylvania costs about $1.6K less per year on average than Covenant ($26,812 vs. $28,413, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

Covenant admits 87%, Transylvania 87%; Covenant's yield is higher, at 40%.

Acceptance rate
Covenant87%
Transylvania87%
Quad's selectivity
  • CovenantSelective
  • TransylvaniaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Covenant
1160–1380
Transylvania
1120–1380
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CovenantGPA and school record required
  • TransylvaniaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Covenant and Transylvania are about the same size; Transylvania has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Covenant939
Transylvania1K
Pell Grant share
Covenant19%
Transylvania26%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at both; Transylvania has 10 students per faculty member to Covenant's 13.

Students per faculty member
Covenant13 to 1
Transylvania10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CovenantBusiness/Commerce, General16%
  • TransylvaniaBusiness/Commerce, General13%

What each costs

Transylvania costs about $1.6K less a year than Covenant on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Covenant$28.4K
Transylvania$26.8K
Aid generosity
Covenant51%
Transylvania57%

What each pays off

Transylvania's former students earn more, a median $54.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Covenant$50.4K
Transylvania$54.7K
Graduation rate
Covenant73%
Transylvania71%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Covenant got more selective while Transylvania got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CovenantGrowing+26%
  • TransylvaniaGrowing+28%
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