Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    MidAmerica Nazarene's yield is 14 pts higher than U. Saint Joseph's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Saint Joseph has 10 pts more first-gen students than MidAmerica Nazarene (42% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Saint Joseph's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at MidAmerica Nazarene

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. Saint Joseph costs about $2.3K less per year on average than MidAmerica Nazarene ($31,577 vs. $33,898, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    MidAmerica Nazarene grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than U. Saint Joseph's ($62,972 vs. $59,908)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    MidAmerica Nazarene graduates 3 pts more of its students than U. Saint Joseph (67% vs. 64%)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

U. Saint Joseph admits 79%, MidAmerica Nazarene 79%; MidAmerica Nazarene's yield is higher, at 26%.

Acceptance rate
MidAmerica Nazarene79%
U. Saint Joseph79%
Quad's selectivity
  • MidAmerica NazareneAccessible
  • U. Saint JosephAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
MidAmerica Nazarene
950–1090
U. Saint Joseph
850–1170
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MidAmerica NazareneGPA required
  • U. Saint JosephGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

MidAmerica Nazarene is a bit larger than U. Saint Joseph (983 vs. 838 undergrads); U. Saint Joseph has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
MidAmerica Nazarene983
U. Saint Joseph838
Pell Grant share
MidAmerica Nazarene31%
U. Saint Joseph33%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; U. Saint Joseph has 10 students per faculty member to MidAmerica Nazarene's 11.

Students per faculty member
MidAmerica Nazarene11 to 1
U. Saint Joseph10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MidAmerica NazareneRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse37%
  • U. Saint JosephRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%

What each costs

U. Saint Joseph costs about $2.3K less a year than MidAmerica Nazarene on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
MidAmerica Nazarene$33.9K
U. Saint Joseph$31.6K
Aid generosity
MidAmerica Nazarene42%
U. Saint Joseph49%

What each pays off

MidAmerica Nazarene's former students earn more, a median $63K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
MidAmerica Nazarene$63K
U. Saint Joseph$59.9K
Graduation rate
MidAmerica Nazarene67%
U. Saint Joseph64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; MidAmerica Nazarene got less selective while U. Saint Joseph held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MidAmerica NazareneGrowing+30%
  • U. Saint JosephGrowing+183%
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