Quad

Head-to-head

Friends
Anna Maria

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Friends's yield is 38 pts higher than Anna Maria's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Anna Maria's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Friends

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Friends grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Anna Maria's ($52,113 vs. $46,651)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Anna Maria has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Friends (34% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Anna Maria has 4 pts more first-gen students than Friends (40% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Friends costs about $2.9K less per year on average than Anna Maria ($28,133 vs. $30,989, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

Anna Maria admits 50%, Friends 55%; Friends's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Friends55%
Anna Maria50%
Quad's selectivity
  • FriendsAccessible
  • Anna MariaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Friends
960–1090
Anna MariaNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FriendsGPA and school record required
  • Anna MariaGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Friends is a bit larger than Anna Maria (1,048 vs. 906 undergrads); Anna Maria has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Friends1K
Anna Maria906
Pell Grant share
Friends30%
Anna Maria34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Friends, and Fire Science/Fire-fighting at Anna Maria; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Friends12 to 1
Anna Maria12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FriendsBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • Anna MariaFire Science/Fire-fighting26%

What each costs

Friends costs about $2.9K less a year than Anna Maria on average; Anna Maria's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Friends$28.1K
Anna Maria$31K
Aid generosity
Friends43%
Anna Maria51%

What each pays off

Friends's former students earn more, a median $52.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at Anna Maria to 49% at Friends.

Median earnings, 10 years
Friends$52.1K
Anna Maria$46.7K
Graduation rate
Friends49%
Anna Maria50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FriendsGrowing+51%
  • Anna MariaGrowing+255%
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