Quad

Head-to-head

Assumption
Roanoke

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Assumption grads earn $16.8K more ten years out than Roanoke's ($74,895 vs. $58,047)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Assumption is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.41)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Roanoke costs about $4.3K less per year on average than Assumption ($27,202 vs. $31,455, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Roanoke has 3 pts more first-gen students than Assumption (21% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Roanoke has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Assumption (24% vs. 22%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Assumption's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Roanoke

    Aid generosity

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

Assumption admits 83%, Roanoke 83%; both have the same yield, 10%.

Acceptance rate
Assumption83%
Roanoke83%
Quad's selectivity
  • AssumptionAccessible
  • RoanokeAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
AssumptionTest-blind
Roanoke
1090–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AssumptionGPA, school record, and rank required
  • RoanokeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Assumption and Roanoke are about the same size; Roanoke has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Assumption1.7K
Roanoke1.8K
Pell Grant share
Assumption22%
Roanoke24%

Majors and faculty

Marketing/Marketing Management leads at Assumption, and Business Administration and Management at Roanoke; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Assumption11 to 1
Roanoke11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AssumptionMarketing/Marketing Management, General12%
  • RoanokeBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Roanoke costs about $4.3K less a year than Assumption on average; Assumption's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Assumption$31.5K
Roanoke$27.2K
Aid generosity
Assumption53%
Roanoke51%

What each pays off

Assumption's former students earn more, a median $74.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Assumption$74.9K
Roanoke$58K
Graduation rate
Assumption70%
Roanoke70%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Roanoke got less selective while Assumption held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AssumptionGrowing+34%
  • RoanokeGrowing+20%
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