Quad

Head-to-head

U. Evansville
Saint Mary's

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Evansville costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Saint Mary's ($21,119 vs. $28,432, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Saint Mary's's yield is 10 pts higher than U. Evansville's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Saint Mary's graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Evansville (75% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Evansville has 8 pts more first-gen students than Saint Mary's (27% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Evansville's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 58% at Saint Mary's

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Saint Mary's grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than U. Evansville's ($59,354 vs. $53,770)

    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

Saint Mary's admits 76%, U. Evansville 78%; Saint Mary's's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Evansville78%
Saint Mary's76%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. EvansvilleAccessible
  • Saint Mary'sSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. EvansvilleTest-blind
Saint Mary's
1130–1325
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. EvansvilleGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Evansville and Saint Mary's are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
U. Evansville1.5K
Saint Mary's1.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Evansville24%
Saint Mary's24%

Majors and faculty

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness leads at U. Evansville, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Saint Mary's.

Students per faculty member
U. Evansville10 to 1
Saint Mary's9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. EvansvilleSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other10%
  • Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

U. Evansville costs about $7.3K less a year than Saint Mary's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Evansville$21.1K
Saint Mary's$28.4K
Aid generosity
U. Evansville65%
Saint Mary's58%

What each pays off

Saint Mary's's former students earn more, a median $59.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Evansville$53.8K
Saint Mary's$59.4K
Graduation rate
U. Evansville66%
Saint Mary's75%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. EvansvilleGrowing+83%
  • Saint Mary'sGrowing+53%
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