Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Michael's grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than Transylvania's ($61,317 vs. $54,705)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Saint Michael's graduates 6 pts more of its students than Transylvania (77% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Transylvania's SAT midpoint is 50 points higher than Saint Michael's's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    Saint Michael's is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.34)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Transylvania has 5 pts more first-gen students than Saint Michael's (16% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Transylvania's yield is 4 pts higher than Saint Michael's's

    Yield 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

Saint Michael's admits 85%, Transylvania 87%; Transylvania's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Transylvania87%
Saint Michael's85%
Quad's selectivity
  • TransylvaniaAccessible
  • Saint Michael'sAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Transylvania
1120–1380
Saint Michael's
1120–1280
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TransylvaniaGPA and school record required
  • Saint Michael'sGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Transylvania and Saint Michael's are about the same size; Transylvania has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Transylvania1K
Saint Michael's1.1K
Pell Grant share
Transylvania26%
Saint Michael's24%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Transylvania, and Business Administration and Management at Saint Michael's; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Transylvania10 to 1
Saint Michael's10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TransylvaniaBusiness/Commerce, General13%
  • Saint Michael'sBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Transylvania costs about $1.3K less a year than Saint Michael's on average; Saint Michael's's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Transylvania$26.8K
Saint Michael's$28.1K
Aid generosity
Transylvania57%
Saint Michael's59%

What each pays off

Saint Michael's's former students earn more, a median $61.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Transylvania$54.7K
Saint Michael's$61.3K
Graduation rate
Transylvania71%
Saint Michael's77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Transylvania but fell at Saint Michael's; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TransylvaniaGrowing+28%
  • Saint Michael'sShrinking−35%
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

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