Quad

Head-to-head

Spalding
North Central

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    North Central's yield is 14 pts higher than Spalding's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Spalding has 13 pts more first-gen students than North Central (35% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    North Central has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Spalding (43% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Spalding grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than North Central's ($49,438 vs. $45,064)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Spalding's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at North Central

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    North Central is a bit larger (709 vs. 583)

    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

North Central admits 99%, Spalding 99%; North Central's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Spalding99%
North Central99%
Quad's selectivity
  • SpaldingOpen
  • North CentralOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Spalding
875–1038
North CentralTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SpaldingGPA required
  • North CentralGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

North Central is a bit larger than Spalding (709 vs. 583 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Spalding583
North Central709
Pell Grant share
Spalding36%
North Central43%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Spalding, and Marketing/Marketing Management at North Central; Spalding has 9 students per faculty member to North Central's 14.

Students per faculty member
Spalding9 to 1
North Central14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SpaldingBusiness/Commerce, General20%
  • North CentralMarketing/Marketing Management, General14%

What each costs

Spalding and North Central cost about the same a year on average; Spalding's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Spalding$25.9K
North Central$26.7K
Aid generosity
Spalding43%
North Central40%

What each pays off

Spalding's former students earn more, a median $49.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Spalding$49.4K
North Central$45.1K
Graduation rate
Spalding54%
North Central56%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SpaldingShrinking−31%
  • North CentralShrinking−13%
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