Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tabor's yield is 28 pts higher than Hollins's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Tabor grads earn $14K more ten years out than Hollins's ($54,058 vs. $40,075)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Hollins graduates 11 pts more of its students than Tabor (64% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Tabor has 6 pts more first-gen students than Hollins (31% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Tabor costs about $3.8K less per year on average than Hollins ($20,681 vs. $24,506, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Hollins is a bit larger (665 vs. 494)

    Undergrads

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

Tabor admits 65%, Hollins 68%; Tabor's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
Tabor65%
Hollins68%
Quad's selectivity
  • TaborAccessible
  • HollinsSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
TaborNot reported
Hollins
1150–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TaborGPA and school record required
  • HollinsGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Hollins is a bit larger than Tabor (665 vs. 494 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tabor494
Hollins665
Pell Grant share
Tabor38%
Hollins39%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Tabor, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Hollins; Hollins has 8 students per faculty member to Tabor's 15.

Students per faculty member
Tabor15 to 1
Hollins8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TaborPsychology, General13%
  • HollinsBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%

What each costs

Tabor costs about $3.8K less a year than Hollins on average; Hollins's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tabor$20.7K
Hollins$24.5K
Aid generosity
Tabor59%
Hollins60%

What each pays off

Tabor's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tabor$54.1K
Hollins$40.1K
Graduation rate
Tabor53%
Hollins64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Tabor got more selective while Hollins got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TaborGrowing+16%
  • HollinsGrowing+58%
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