Quad

Head-to-head

Centre
Ave Maria

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Centre graduates 27 pts more of its students than Ave Maria (84% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Centre's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Ave Maria

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Centre grads earn $16.7K more ten years out than Ave Maria's ($66,240 vs. $49,520)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Ave Maria's yield is 13 pts higher than Centre's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Ave Maria admits 41% vs. 54% at Centre

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Ave Maria is more diverse (index 0.49 vs. 0.46)

    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

Ave Maria admits 41%, Centre 54%; Ave Maria's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Centre54%
Ave Maria41%
Quad's selectivity
  • CentreVery selective
  • Ave MariaSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Centre
1160–1450
Ave MariaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CentreGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Ave MariaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Centre and Ave Maria are about the same size; Centre has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Centre1.4K
Ave Maria1.3K
Pell Grant share
Centre23%
Ave Maria21%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at Centre, and Theology/Theological Studies at Ave Maria; Centre has 10 students per faculty member to Ave Maria's 17.

Students per faculty member
Centre10 to 1
Ave Maria17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CentreEconometrics and Quantitative Economics14%
  • Ave MariaTheology/Theological Studies11%

What each costs

Centre costs about $1.8K less a year than Ave Maria on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Centre$24K
Ave Maria$25.8K
Aid generosity
Centre65%
Ave Maria45%

What each pays off

Centre's former students earn more, a median $66.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 84% at Centre to 57% at Ave Maria.

Median earnings, 10 years
Centre$66.2K
Ave Maria$49.5K
Graduation rate
Centre84%
Ave Maria57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CentreGrowing+50%
  • Ave MariaGrowing+55%
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