Quad

Head-to-head

U. Olivet
Keystone

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Olivet's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Keystone

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Keystone has 14 pts more first-gen students than U. Olivet (48% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Olivet's yield is 10 pts higher than Keystone's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Olivet has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Keystone (49% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. Olivet costs about $3.8K less per year on average than Keystone ($21,070 vs. $24,883, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    U. Olivet graduates 3 pts more of its students than Keystone (47% vs. 44%)

    Graduation 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

U. Olivet admits 83%, Keystone 85%; U. Olivet's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Olivet83%
Keystone85%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. OlivetOpen
  • KeystoneOpen
SAT middle 50%
U. OlivetTest-blind
KeystoneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. OlivetGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • KeystoneGPA required

Who's on each campus

U. Olivet is a bit larger than Keystone (892 vs. 771 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Olivet892
Keystone771
Pell Grant share
U. Olivet49%
Keystone42%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Keystone has 12 students per faculty member to U. Olivet's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Olivet17 to 1
Keystone12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. OlivetBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • KeystoneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

U. Olivet costs about $3.8K less a year than Keystone on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Olivet$21.1K
Keystone$24.9K
Aid generosity
U. Olivet57%
Keystone25%

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 44% at Keystone.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Olivet$47.9K
Keystone$45K
Graduation rate
U. Olivet47%
Keystone44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Keystone but fell at U. Olivet; Keystone got more selective while U. Olivet got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. OlivetShrinking−50%
  • KeystoneGrowing+101%
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