Quad

Head-to-head

College of the Atlantic
St. John's

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. John's grads earn $46.1K more ten years out than College of the Atlantic's ($86,331 vs. $40,264)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    St. John's graduates 31 pts more of its students than College of the Atlantic (96% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    College of the Atlantic has 2.8× as many undergrads as St. John's

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    St. John's is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.48)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    St. John's has 2 pts more Pell recipients than College of the Atlantic (30% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

College of the Atlantic admits 70%; St. John's doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
College of the Atlantic70%
St. John'sNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • College of the AtlanticSelective
  • St. John'sNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
College of the Atlantic
1240–1430
St. John'sNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College of the AtlanticSchool record required
  • St. John'sNot reported

Who's on each campus

College of the Atlantic has 2.8× as many undergrads as St. John's; St. John's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College of the Atlantic353
St. John's126
Pell Grant share
College of the Atlantic28%
St. John's30%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies leads at College of the Atlantic, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at St. John's.

Students per faculty member
College of the Atlantic9 to 1
St. John's11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College of the AtlanticLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies100%
  • St. John'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse100%

What each costs

Only College of the Atlantic reports an average cost ($21.8K).

Average cost, all students
College of the Atlantic$21.8K
St. John'sNot reported
Aid generosity
College of the Atlantic63%
St. John'sNot reported

What each pays off

St. John's's former students earn more, a median $86.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 96% at St. John's to 65% at College of the Atlantic.

Median earnings, 10 years
College of the Atlantic$40.3K
St. John's$86.3K
Graduation rate
College of the Atlantic65%
St. John's96%

How each has changed

Applications grew at College of the Atlantic, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College of the AtlanticGrowing+11%
  • St. John'sNot reported
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