Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    North Park graduates 27 pts more of its students than Fisher (63% vs. 36%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    North Park costs about $9K less per year on average than Fisher ($25,124 vs. $34,130, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    North Park grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Fisher's ($59,572 vs. $49,669)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Fisher has 10 pts more first-gen students than North Park (47% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    North Park's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Fisher

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    North Park's yield is 8 pts higher than Fisher's

    Yield 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

North Park admits 69%, Fisher 71%; North Park's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Fisher71%
North Park69%
Quad's selectivity
  • FisherOpen
  • North ParkAccessible
SAT middle 50%
FisherTest-blind
North ParkTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FisherGPA and school record required
  • North ParkGPA required

Who's on each campus

North Park has 1.6× as many undergrads as Fisher and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Fisher1.2K
North Park1.8K
Pell Grant share
Fisher40%
North Park44%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; North Park has 12 students per faculty member to Fisher's 14.

Students per faculty member
Fisher14 to 1
North Park12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FisherBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • North ParkBusiness Administration and Management, General33%

What each costs

North Park costs about $9K less a year than Fisher on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Fisher$34.1K
North Park$25.1K
Aid generosity
Fisher41%
North Park49%

What each pays off

North Park's former students earn more, a median $59.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 63% at North Park to 36% at Fisher.

Median earnings, 10 years
Fisher$49.7K
North Park$59.6K
Graduation rate
Fisher36%
North Park63%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FisherGrowing+27%
  • North ParkGrowing+62%
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