Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cumberland's yield is 28 pts higher than Augustana's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Augustana graduates 19 pts more of its students than Cumberland (78% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Cumberland has 19 pts more first-gen students than Augustana (41% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Cumberland costs about $5.6K less per year on average than Augustana ($20,037 vs. $25,606, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Cumberland has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Augustana (30% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Augustana's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Cumberland

    Aid generosity

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

Augustana admits 66%, Cumberland 67%; Cumberland's yield is higher, at 41%.

Acceptance rate
Augustana66%
Cumberland67%
Quad's selectivity
  • AugustanaSelective
  • CumberlandAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Augustana
1020–1280
CumberlandTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AugustanaGPA and school record required25%
  • CumberlandGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Augustana is a bit larger than Cumberland (2,490 vs. 2,104 undergrads); Cumberland has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Augustana2.5K
Cumberland2.1K
Pell Grant share
Augustana24%
Cumberland30%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Augustana, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Cumberland; Augustana has 12 students per faculty member to Cumberland's 19.

Students per faculty member
Augustana12 to 1
Cumberland19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AugustanaBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%
  • CumberlandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

Cumberland costs about $5.6K less a year than Augustana on average; Augustana's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Augustana$25.6K
Cumberland$20K
Aid generosity
Augustana61%
Cumberland55%

What each pays off

Augustana's former students earn more, a median $63K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Augustana$63K
Cumberland$57.7K
Graduation rate
Augustana78%
Cumberland59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AugustanaGrowing+30%
  • CumberlandGrowing+250%
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