Quad

Head-to-head

Dean
Meredith

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Meredith graduates 22 pts more of its students than Dean (69% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Meredith grads earn $13.4K more ten years out than Dean's ($51,539 vs. $38,109)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Meredith's yield is 10 pts higher than Dean's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Dean has 10 pts more first-gen students than Meredith (32% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Meredith costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Dean ($26,430 vs. $33,694, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Meredith's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Dean

    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

Dean admits 74%, Meredith 74%; Meredith's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Dean74%
Meredith74%
Quad's selectivity
  • DeanAccessible
  • MeredithSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
DeanTest-blind
Meredith
1098–1348
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DeanGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • MeredithGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Dean and Meredith are about the same size; Meredith has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Dean1.1K
Meredith1.2K
Pell Grant share
Dean34%
Meredith36%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Dean, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Meredith; Meredith has 10 students per faculty member to Dean's 15.

Students per faculty member
Dean15 to 1
Meredith10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DeanBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • MeredithBiology/Biological Sciences, General14%

What each costs

Meredith costs about $7.3K less a year than Dean on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Dean$33.7K
Meredith$26.4K
Aid generosity
Dean49%
Meredith56%

What each pays off

Meredith's former students earn more, a median $51.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 69% at Meredith to 46% at Dean.

Median earnings, 10 years
Dean$38.1K
Meredith$51.5K
Graduation rate
Dean46%
Meredith69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DeanGrowing+67%
  • MeredithGrowing+10%
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