Quad

Head-to-head

Emmanuel
Cleary

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Emmanuel's yield is 35 pts higher than Cleary's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Cleary grads earn $16K more ten years out than Emmanuel's ($54,186 vs. $38,208)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Cleary graduates 15 pts more of its students than Emmanuel (54% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Cleary has 7 pts more first-gen students than Emmanuel (42% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Emmanuel is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Cleary admits 68% vs. 74% at Emmanuel

    Acceptance rate

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

Cleary admits 68%, Emmanuel 74%; Emmanuel's yield is higher, at 64%.

Acceptance rate
Emmanuel74%
Cleary68%
Quad's selectivity
  • EmmanuelAccessible
  • ClearyAccessible
SAT middle 50%
EmmanuelTest-blind
ClearyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EmmanuelGPA, school record, and rank required
  • ClearyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Emmanuel and Cleary are about the same size; Cleary has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Emmanuel775
Cleary738
Pell Grant share
Emmanuel29%
Cleary30%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Emmanuel has 11 students per faculty member to Cleary's 18.

Students per faculty member
Emmanuel11 to 1
Cleary18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EmmanuelBusiness Administration and Management, General28%
  • ClearyBusiness Administration and Management, General98%

What each pays off

Cleary's former students earn more, a median $54.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Cleary to 40% at Emmanuel.

Median earnings, 10 years
Emmanuel$38.2K
Cleary$54.2K
Graduation rate
Emmanuel40%
Cleary54%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Emmanuel, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EmmanuelShrinking−66%
  • ClearyNot enough data
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