Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Berea's grants cover 90% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at St. Francis

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Berea costs about $26.7K less per year on average than St. Francis ($5,888 vs. $32,622, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Berea has 28 pts more Pell recipients than St. Francis (84% vs. 56%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    St. Francis grads earn $14.9K more ten years out than Berea's ($58,099 vs. $43,150)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Berea graduates 11 pts more of its students than St. Francis (65% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    St. Francis is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index

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

Berea admits 19%; St. Francis doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Berea19%
St. FrancisNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BereaVery selective
  • St. FrancisNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Berea
1156–1335
St. FrancisNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BereaGPA and school record required
  • St. FrancisNot reported

Who's on each campus

St. Francis is a bit larger than Berea (1,684 vs. 1,513 undergrads); Berea has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Berea1.5K
St. Francis1.7K
Pell Grant share
Berea84%
St. Francis56%

Majors and faculty

Computer and Information Sciences leads at Berea, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at St. Francis; Berea has 9 students per faculty member to St. Francis's 15.

Students per faculty member
Berea9 to 1
St. Francis15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BereaComputer and Information Sciences, General11%
  • St. FrancisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Berea costs about $26.7K less a year than St. Francis on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Berea$5.9K
St. Francis$32.6K
Aid generosity
Berea90%
St. Francis37%

What each pays off

St. Francis's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Berea$43.2K
St. Francis$58.1K
Graduation rate
Berea65%
St. Francis54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Berea, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BereaGrowing+134%
  • St. FrancisNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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