Quad

Head-to-head

Capitol Technology
Southwestern Adventist

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Capitol Technology grads earn $32.1K more ten years out than Southwestern Adventist's ($85,035 vs. $52,946)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Southwestern Adventist has 1.8× as many undergrads as Capitol Technology

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Southwestern Adventist costs about $4.5K less per year on average than Capitol Technology ($22,694 vs. $27,196, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Southwestern Adventist's yield is 4 pts higher than Capitol Technology's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Southwestern Adventist has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Capitol Technology (42% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Capitol Technology graduates 2 pts more of its students than Southwestern Adventist (54% vs. 52%)

    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

Capitol Technology admits 74%, Southwestern Adventist 78%; Southwestern Adventist's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Capitol Technology74%
Southwestern Adventist78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Capitol TechnologyAccessible
  • Southwestern AdventistAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Capitol TechnologyTest-blind
Southwestern Adventist
910–1200
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Capitol TechnologyGPA and school record required
  • Southwestern AdventistGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Southwestern Adventist has 1.8× as many undergrads as Capitol Technology and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Capitol Technology315
Southwestern Adventist570
Pell Grant share
Capitol Technology39%
Southwestern Adventist42%

Majors and faculty

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance leads at Capitol Technology, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southwestern Adventist.

Students per faculty member
Capitol Technology9 to 1
Southwestern Adventist12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Capitol TechnologyComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance33%
  • Southwestern AdventistRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse31%

What each costs

Southwestern Adventist costs about $4.5K less a year than Capitol Technology on average; Capitol Technology's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Capitol Technology$27.2K
Southwestern Adventist$22.7K
Aid generosity
Capitol Technology41%
Southwestern Adventist40%

What each pays off

Capitol Technology's former students earn more, a median $85K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Capitol Technology$85K
Southwestern Adventist$52.9K
Graduation rate
Capitol Technology54%
Southwestern Adventist52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Capitol Technology but fell at Southwestern Adventist; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Capitol TechnologyGrowing+61%
  • Southwestern AdventistShrinking−47%
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