Quad

Head-to-head

Paine
Morris

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morris has 20 pts more Pell recipients than Paine (96% vs. 76%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Morris graduates 11 pts more of its students than Paine (29% vs. 18%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Paine's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Morris

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Morris is more diverse (index 0.16 vs. 0.09)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Paine costs about $4.1K less per year on average than Morris ($15,487 vs. $19,616, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Paine grads earn $2.7K more ten years out than Morris's ($33,338 vs. $30,614)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Paine admits 95%; Morris doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Paine95%
MorrisNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • PaineOpen
  • MorrisNot rated
SAT middle 50%
PaineTest-blind
MorrisNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PaineGPA and school record required
  • MorrisNot reported

Who's on each campus

Paine and Morris are about the same size; Morris has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Paine388
Morris383
Pell Grant share
Paine76%
Morris96%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Paine, and Business Administration, Management and Operations at Morris.

Students per faculty member
Paine11 to 1
Morris10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PaineBusiness Administration and Management, General44%
  • MorrisBusiness Administration, Management and Operations, Other36%

What each costs

Paine costs about $4.1K less a year than Morris on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Paine$15.5K
Morris$19.6K
Aid generosity
Paine44%
Morris36%

What each pays off

Paine's former students earn more, a median $33.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 29% at Morris to 18% at Paine.

Median earnings, 10 years
Paine$33.3K
Morris$30.6K
Graduation rate
Paine18%
Morris29%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Paine, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PaineShrinking−32%
  • MorrisNot 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