Quad

Head-to-head

Manchester
Howard Payne

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Manchester's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Howard Payne

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Manchester graduates 14 pts more of its students than Howard Payne (52% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Manchester costs about $9.5K less per year on average than Howard Payne ($20,067 vs. $29,536, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Howard Payne's yield is 12 pts higher than Manchester's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Howard Payne has 4 pts more first-gen students than Manchester (37% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Manchester is a bit larger (936 vs. 713)

    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

Howard Payne admits 67%, Manchester 71%; Howard Payne's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Manchester71%
Howard Payne67%
Quad's selectivity
  • ManchesterAccessible
  • Howard PayneAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
ManchesterTest-blind
Howard Payne
880–1160
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ManchesterGPA and school record required
  • Howard PayneGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

Manchester is a bit larger than Howard Payne (936 vs. 713 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Manchester936
Howard Payne713
Pell Grant share
Manchester45%
Howard Payne44%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Manchester, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Howard Payne.

Students per faculty member
Manchester12 to 1
Howard Payne10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ManchesterExercise Science and Kinesiology11%
  • Howard PayneSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General10%

What each costs

Manchester costs about $9.5K less a year than Howard Payne on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Manchester$20.1K
Howard Payne$29.5K
Aid generosity
Manchester60%
Howard Payne38%

What each pays off

Manchester's former students earn more, a median $51.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 52% at Manchester to 39% at Howard Payne.

Median earnings, 10 years
Manchester$51.5K
Howard Payne$48.4K
Graduation rate
Manchester52%
Howard Payne39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ManchesterGrowing+28%
  • Howard PayneGrowing+12%
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