Quad

Head-to-head

U. Olivet
Shaw

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Olivet graduates 26 pts more of its students than Shaw (47% vs. 21%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Shaw has 17 pts more Pell recipients than U. Olivet (66% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. Olivet's yield is 16 pts higher than Shaw's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Olivet grads earn $13.5K more ten years out than Shaw's ($47,907 vs. $34,409)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Olivet's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Shaw

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Shaw has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. Olivet (40% vs. 33%)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Shaw admits 80%, U. Olivet 83%; U. Olivet's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Olivet83%
Shaw80%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. OlivetOpen
  • ShawOpen
SAT middle 50%
U. OlivetTest-blind
ShawTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. OlivetGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • ShawGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Olivet and Shaw are about the same size; Shaw has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Olivet892
Shaw875
Pell Grant share
U. Olivet49%
Shaw66%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Shaw has 14 students per faculty member to U. Olivet's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Olivet17 to 1
Shaw14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. OlivetBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • ShawBusiness Administration and Management, General27%

What each costs

Shaw costs about $4.2K less a year than U. Olivet on average; U. Olivet's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Olivet$21.1K
Shaw$16.9K
Aid generosity
U. Olivet57%
Shaw45%

What each pays off

U. Olivet's former students earn more, a median $47.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at U. Olivet to 21% at Shaw.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Olivet$47.9K
Shaw$34.4K
Graduation rate
U. Olivet47%
Shaw21%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Shaw but fell at U. Olivet; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. OlivetShrinking−50%
  • ShawGrowing+28%
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