Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morningside costs about $7.1K less per year on average than Hartwick ($25,273 vs. $32,327, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Morningside's yield is 6 pts higher than Hartwick's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Hartwick grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than Morningside's ($61,107 vs. $55,494)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Morningside is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Hartwick has 4 pts more first-gen students than Morningside (27% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Morningside graduates 2 pts more of its students than Hartwick (59% vs. 56%)

    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

Hartwick admits 70%, Morningside 71%; Morningside's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Morningside71%
Hartwick70%
Quad's selectivity
  • MorningsideAccessible
  • HartwickAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
MorningsideNot reported
Hartwick
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MorningsideGPA required
  • HartwickGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Morningside and Hartwick are about the same size; Hartwick has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Morningside1.2K
Hartwick1.1K
Pell Grant share
Morningside34%
Hartwick36%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Morningside, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hartwick.

Students per faculty member
Morningside12 to 1
Hartwick10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MorningsideBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • HartwickRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%

What each costs

Morningside costs about $7.1K less a year than Hartwick on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 53%.

Average cost, all students
Morningside$25.3K
Hartwick$32.3K
Aid generosity
Morningside53%
Hartwick53%

What each pays off

Hartwick's former students earn more, a median $61.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Morningside$55.5K
Hartwick$61.1K
Graduation rate
Morningside59%
Hartwick56%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Hartwick but fell at Morningside; Hartwick got more selective while Morningside got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MorningsideShrinking−34%
  • HartwickSteady−7%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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