Quad

Head-to-head

Life
AdventHealth

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    AdventHealth grads earn $24.9K more ten years out than Life's ($72,282 vs. $47,397)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Life costs about $7.6K less per year on average than AdventHealth ($31,195 vs. $38,765, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    AdventHealth has 10 pts more first-gen students than Life (39% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Life's grants cover 24% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at AdventHealth

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    AdventHealth graduates 7 pts more of its students than Life (53% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    AdventHealth has 1.5× as many undergrads as Life

    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

Life admits 93%; AdventHealth doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Life93%
AdventHealthNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • LifeOpen
  • AdventHealthNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Life
920–1130
AdventHealthNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LifeGPA required
  • AdventHealthNot reported

Who's on each campus

AdventHealth has 1.5× as many undergrads as Life; Life has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Life893
AdventHealth1.4K
Pell Grant share
Life40%
AdventHealth37%

Majors and faculty

General Studies leads at Life, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at AdventHealth; AdventHealth has 6 students per faculty member to Life's 15.

Students per faculty member
Life15 to 1
AdventHealth6 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LifeGeneral Studies23%
  • AdventHealthRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse75%

What each costs

Life costs about $7.6K less a year than AdventHealth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Life$31.2K
AdventHealth$38.8K
Aid generosity
Life24%
AdventHealth15%

What each pays off

AdventHealth's former students earn more, a median $72.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 53% at AdventHealth to 46% at Life.

Median earnings, 10 years
Life$47.4K
AdventHealth$72.3K
Graduation rate
Life46%
AdventHealth53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Life, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LifeGrowing+73%
  • AdventHealthNot reported
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