Quad

Head-to-head

Roosevelt
Saint Peter's

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Peter's's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Roosevelt

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Saint Peter's has 11 pts more first-gen students than Roosevelt (48% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Saint Peter's graduates 9 pts more of its students than Roosevelt (59% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Saint Peter's grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than Roosevelt's ($57,815 vs. $48,712)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Saint Peter's costs about $5.9K less per year on average than Roosevelt ($24,340 vs. $30,210, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Roosevelt is a bit larger (2,849 vs. 2,135)

    Undergrads

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

Saint Peter's admits 90%, Roosevelt 97%; Saint Peter's's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Roosevelt97%
Saint Peter's90%
Quad's selectivity
  • RooseveltOpen
  • Saint Peter'sOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Roosevelt
895–1175
Saint Peter'sTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • RooseveltGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Saint Peter'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Roosevelt is a bit larger than Saint Peter's (2,849 vs. 2,135 undergrads); Saint Peter's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Roosevelt2.8K
Saint Peter's2.1K
Pell Grant share
Roosevelt51%
Saint Peter's52%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; Roosevelt has 11 students per faculty member to Saint Peter's's 12.

Students per faculty member
Roosevelt11 to 1
Saint Peter's12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • RooseveltPsychology, General9%
  • Saint Peter'sPsychology, General20%

What each costs

Saint Peter's costs about $5.9K less a year than Roosevelt on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Roosevelt$30.2K
Saint Peter's$24.3K
Aid generosity
Roosevelt30%
Saint Peter's60%

What each pays off

Saint Peter's's former students earn more, a median $57.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Roosevelt$48.7K
Saint Peter's$57.8K
Graduation rate
Roosevelt50%
Saint Peter's59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Roosevelt but fell at Saint Peter's; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • RooseveltGrowing+40%
  • Saint Peter'sShrinking−13%
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