Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    William Carey's yield is 36 pts higher than Augustana's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Augustana graduates 26 pts more of its students than William Carey (78% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Augustana grads earn $19.9K more ten years out than William Carey's ($62,971 vs. $43,087)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Augustana's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at William Carey

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    William Carey has 14 pts more first-gen students than Augustana (36% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    William Carey costs about $9.1K less per year on average than Augustana ($16,519 vs. $25,606, 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

Who's hardest to get into

William Carey admits 60%, Augustana 66%; William Carey's yield is higher, at 48%.

Acceptance rate
Augustana66%
William Carey60%
Quad's selectivity
  • AugustanaSelective
  • William CareySelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Augustana
1020–1280
William Carey
1040–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AugustanaGPA and school record required25%
  • William CareyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Augustana is a bit larger than William Carey (2,490 vs. 2,201 undergrads); William Carey has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Augustana2.5K
William Carey2.2K
Pell Grant share
Augustana24%
William Carey27%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Augustana, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at William Carey.

Students per faculty member
Augustana12 to 1
William Carey14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AugustanaBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%
  • William CareyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

William Carey costs about $9.1K less a year than Augustana on average; Augustana's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Augustana$25.6K
William Carey$16.5K
Aid generosity
Augustana61%
William Carey47%

What each pays off

Augustana's former students earn more, a median $63K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 78% at Augustana to 52% at William Carey.

Median earnings, 10 years
Augustana$63K
William Carey$43.1K
Graduation rate
Augustana78%
William Carey52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Augustana but held steady at William Carey; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AugustanaGrowing+30%
  • William CareySteady+1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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