Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fairleigh Dickinson's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Hawaii Pacific

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Fairleigh Dickinson graduates 14 pts more of its students than Hawaii Pacific (56% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Fairleigh Dickinson costs about $7.8K less per year on average than Hawaii Pacific ($25,197 vs. $32,974, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Fairleigh Dickinson's yield is 8 pts higher than Hawaii Pacific's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 7 pts more first-gen students than Hawaii Pacific (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Hawaii Pacific grads earn $2.3K more ten years out than Fairleigh Dickinson's ($59,593 vs. $57,273)

    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

Hawaii Pacific admits 86%, Fairleigh Dickinson 91%; Fairleigh Dickinson's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Hawaii Pacific86%
Fairleigh Dickinson91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Hawaii PacificOpen
  • Fairleigh DickinsonOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Hawaii Pacific
998–1200
Fairleigh DickinsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Hawaii PacificSchool record required
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Hawaii Pacific and Fairleigh Dickinson are about the same size; Fairleigh Dickinson has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hawaii Pacific2.4K
Fairleigh Dickinson2.6K
Pell Grant share
Hawaii Pacific21%
Fairleigh Dickinson22%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Hawaii Pacific, and General Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Students per faculty member
Hawaii Pacific15 to 1
Fairleigh Dickinson14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Hawaii PacificRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGeneral Studies29%

What each costs

Fairleigh Dickinson costs about $7.8K less a year than Hawaii Pacific on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hawaii Pacific$33K
Fairleigh Dickinson$25.2K
Aid generosity
Hawaii Pacific37%
Fairleigh Dickinson57%

What each pays off

Hawaii Pacific's former students earn more, a median $59.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Fairleigh Dickinson to 42% at Hawaii Pacific.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hawaii Pacific$59.6K
Fairleigh Dickinson$57.3K
Graduation rate
Hawaii Pacific42%
Fairleigh Dickinson56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Hawaii PacificGrowing+204%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGrowing+37%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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