Quad

Head-to-head

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Alice Lloyd

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is more diverse (index 0.35 vs. 0.16)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods graduates 18 pts more of its students than Alice Lloyd (58% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Alice Lloyd

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods's yield is 10 pts higher than Alice Lloyd's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Alice Lloyd has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (58% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Alice Lloyd has 7 pts more first-gen students than Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (47% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students

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-of-the-Woods admits 72%, Alice Lloyd 75%; Saint Mary-of-the-Woods's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods72%
Alice Lloyd75%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsAccessible
  • Alice LloydOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 600–1600
Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsNot reported
Alice Lloyd
710–960
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsGPA and school record required
  • Alice LloydGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods has 1.5× as many undergrads as Alice Lloyd; Alice Lloyd has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods853
Alice Lloyd558
Pell Grant share
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods50%
Alice Lloyd58%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Alice Lloyd.

Students per faculty member
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods9 to 1
Alice Lloyd15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • Alice LloydBiology/Biological Sciences, General21%

What each costs

Alice Lloyd costs about $4.2K less a year than Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on average; Saint Mary-of-the-Woods's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods$23.2K
Alice Lloyd$19K
Aid generosity
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods55%
Alice Lloyd40%

What each pays off

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods's former students earn more, a median $43.8K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods$43.8K
Alice Lloyd$40.6K
Graduation rate
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods58%
Alice Lloyd40%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods but fell at Alice Lloyd; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsGrowing+269%
  • Alice LloydShrinking−35%
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