Quad

Head-to-head

Mount St. Mary's
Stetson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount St. Mary's grads earn $12.4K more ten years out than Stetson's ($64,072 vs. $51,642)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Stetson's grants cover 71% of its full price on average, vs. 63% at Mount St. Mary's

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Stetson has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Mount St. Mary's (37% vs. 31%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Mount St. Mary's's yield is 4 pts higher than Stetson's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Stetson is a bit larger (2,297 vs. 1,768)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Stetson has 3 pts more first-gen students than Mount St. Mary's (27% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students

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

Stetson admits 72%, Mount St. Mary's 74%; Mount St. Mary's's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Mount St. Mary's74%
Stetson72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount St. Mary'sAccessible
  • StetsonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Mount St. Mary's
1046–1280
Stetson
1060–1270
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount St. Mary'sGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • StetsonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Stetson is a bit larger than Mount St. Mary's (2,297 vs. 1,768 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount St. Mary's1.8K
Stetson2.3K
Pell Grant share
Mount St. Mary's31%
Stetson37%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Mount St. Mary's, and Business Administration and Management at Stetson; Stetson has 10 students per faculty member to Mount St. Mary's's 13.

Students per faculty member
Mount St. Mary's13 to 1
Stetson10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount St. Mary'sBusiness/Commerce, General20%
  • StetsonBusiness Administration and Management, General10%

What each costs

Stetson costs about $2.3K less a year than Mount St. Mary's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount St. Mary's$24.1K
Stetson$21.9K
Aid generosity
Mount St. Mary's63%
Stetson71%

What each pays off

Mount St. Mary's's former students earn more, a median $64.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount St. Mary's$64.1K
Stetson$51.6K
Graduation rate
Mount St. Mary's64%
Stetson63%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount St. Mary'sSteady−2%
  • StetsonSteady+6%
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