Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Nazarene costs about $2.6K less per year on average than Grand View ($22,982 vs. $25,546, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Southern Nazarene is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Southern Nazarene grads earn $2.1K more ten years out than Grand View's ($54,951 vs. $52,824)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Southern Nazarene has 2 pts more first-gen students than Grand View (38% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Southern Nazarene has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Grand View (47% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Southern Nazarene graduates 1 pts more of its students than Grand View (61% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate

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

Grand View admits 99%; Southern Nazarene doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Grand View99%
Southern NazareneNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Grand ViewOpen
  • Southern NazareneNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Grand ViewTest-blind
Southern NazareneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grand ViewGPA required
  • Southern NazareneNot reported

Who's on each campus

Grand View and Southern Nazarene are about the same size; Southern Nazarene has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grand View1.5K
Southern Nazarene1.5K
Pell Grant share
Grand View45%
Southern Nazarene47%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Grand View, and Business Administration and Management at Southern Nazarene.

Students per faculty member
Grand View12 to 1
Southern Nazarene15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grand ViewRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • Southern NazareneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Southern Nazarene costs about $2.6K less a year than Grand View on average; Grand View's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Grand View$25.5K
Southern Nazarene$23K
Aid generosity
Grand View51%
Southern Nazarene50%

What each pays off

Southern Nazarene's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grand View$52.8K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
Grand View60%
Southern Nazarene61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Grand View, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grand ViewGrowing+85%
  • Southern NazareneNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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