Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Greenville graduates 28 pts more of its students than New England (58% vs. 29%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    New England has 15 pts more first-gen students than Greenville (46% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Greenville costs about $8.6K less per year on average than New England ($21,283 vs. $29,907, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Greenville's yield is 6 pts higher than New England's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Greenville grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than New England's ($46,827 vs. $42,092)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Greenville has 3 pts more Pell recipients than New England (39% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

New England admits 92%, Greenville 98%; Greenville's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
Greenville98%
New England92%
Quad's selectivity
  • GreenvilleOpen
  • New EnglandOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Greenville
771–1230
New EnglandTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • GreenvilleGPA required
  • New EnglandGPA required

Who's on each campus

Greenville and New England are about the same size; Greenville has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Greenville955
New England1K
Pell Grant share
Greenville39%
New England36%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; New England has 8 students per faculty member to Greenville's 13.

Students per faculty member
Greenville13 to 1
New England8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • GreenvilleBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • New EnglandBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Greenville costs about $8.6K less a year than New England on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Greenville$21.3K
New England$29.9K
Aid generosity
Greenville53%
New England51%

What each pays off

Greenville's former students earn more, a median $46.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Greenville to 29% at New England.

Median earnings, 10 years
Greenville$46.8K
New England$42.1K
Graduation rate
Greenville58%
New England29%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; New England got more selective while Greenville got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • GreenvilleShrinking−14%
  • New EnglandShrinking−41%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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