Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Quinnipiac grads earn $25.4K more ten years out than Calvin's ($83,759 vs. $58,375)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Calvin costs about $15.9K less per year on average than Quinnipiac ($25,837 vs. $41,769, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Calvin's yield is 10 pts higher than Quinnipiac's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Calvin's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Quinnipiac

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Quinnipiac has 2.0× as many undergrads as Calvin

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Calvin is more diverse (index 0.51 vs. 0.43)

    Diversity index

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

Calvin admits 71%, Quinnipiac 72%; Calvin's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Calvin71%
Quinnipiac72%
Quad's selectivity
  • CalvinSelective
  • QuinnipiacSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Calvin
1083–1330
Quinnipiac
1150–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CalvinGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • QuinnipiacRigor and GPA very important41%

Who's on each campus

Quinnipiac is twice Calvin's size; Calvin has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Calvin3.2K
Quinnipiac6.5K
Pell Grant share
Calvin17%
Quinnipiac16%

Majors and faculty

Engineering leads at Calvin, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Quinnipiac; Quinnipiac has 12 students per faculty member to Calvin's 13.

Students per faculty member
Calvin13 to 1
Quinnipiac12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CalvinEngineering, General11%
  • QuinnipiacRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Calvin costs about $15.9K less a year than Quinnipiac on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Calvin$25.8K
Quinnipiac$41.8K
Aid generosity
Calvin53%
Quinnipiac43%

What each pays off

Quinnipiac's former students earn more, a median $83.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Calvin$58.4K
Quinnipiac$83.8K
Graduation rate
Calvin77%
Quinnipiac79%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Calvin but held steady at Quinnipiac; Quinnipiac got less selective while Calvin held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CalvinGrowing+56%
  • QuinnipiacSteady+3%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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