Quad

Head-to-head

Maine College of Art & Design
Calvary

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Calvary's yield is 66 pts higher than Maine College of Art & Design's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Calvary costs about $21.9K less per year on average than Maine College of Art & Design ($18,238 vs. $40,121, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Maine College of Art & Design's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Calvary

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Maine College of Art & Design has 2.7× as many undergrads as Calvary

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Calvary has 11 pts more first-gen students than Maine College of Art & Design (35% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Maine College of Art & Design graduates 8 pts more of its students than Calvary (48% vs. 40%)

    Graduation 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Calvary admits 72%, Maine College of Art & Design 76%; Calvary's yield is higher, at 82%.

Acceptance rate
Maine College of Art & Design76%
Calvary72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Maine College of Art & DesignAccessible
  • CalvaryAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Maine College of Art & DesignTest-blind
Calvary
980–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Maine College of Art & DesignGPA and school record required
  • CalvaryGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Maine College of Art & Design has 2.7× as many undergrads as Calvary; Calvary has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Maine College of Art & Design415
Calvary154
Pell Grant share
Maine College of Art & Design29%
Calvary31%

Majors and faculty

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects leads at Maine College of Art & Design, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Calvary.

Students per faculty member
Maine College of Art & Design8 to 1
Calvary7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Maine College of Art & DesignAnimation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects22%
  • CalvaryMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other31%

What each costs

Calvary costs about $21.9K less a year than Maine College of Art & Design on average; Maine College of Art & Design's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Maine College of Art & Design$40.1K
Calvary$18.2K
Aid generosity
Maine College of Art & Design34%
Calvary19%

What each pays off

Calvary's former students earn more, a median $45.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 48% at Maine College of Art & Design to 40% at Calvary.

Median earnings, 10 years
Maine College of Art & Design$40.8K
Calvary$45.4K
Graduation rate
Maine College of Art & Design48%
Calvary40%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Maine College of Art & Design, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Maine College of Art & DesignGrowing+165%
  • CalvaryNot enough data
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