Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design's yield is 17 pts higher than Defiance's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduates 16 pts more of its students than Defiance (64% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Defiance has 15 pts more first-gen students than Minneapolis College of Art and Design (36% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Defiance grads earn $8.5K more ten years out than Minneapolis College of Art and Design's ($49,351 vs. $40,873)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Defiance has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Minneapolis College of Art and Design (50% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a bit larger (705 vs. 499)

    Undergrads

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

Defiance admits 48%, Minneapolis College of Art and Design 48%; Minneapolis College of Art and Design's yield is higher, at 39%.

Acceptance rate
Minneapolis College of Art and Design48%
Defiance48%
Quad's selectivity
  • Minneapolis College of Art and DesignSelective
  • DefianceAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
1130–1340
DefianceTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Minneapolis College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required
  • DefianceGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a bit larger than Defiance (705 vs. 499 undergrads); Defiance has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Minneapolis College of Art and Design705
Defiance499
Pell Grant share
Minneapolis College of Art and Design42%
Defiance50%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and Social Work at Defiance.

Students per faculty member
Minneapolis College of Art and Design12 to 1
Defiance11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Minneapolis College of Art and DesignIllustration34%
  • DefianceSocial Work15%

What each costs

Defiance costs about $2.1K less a year than Minneapolis College of Art and Design on average.

Average cost, all students
Minneapolis College of Art and Design$30.7K
Defiance$28.6K
Aid generosity
Minneapolis College of Art and Design49%
Defiance48%

What each pays off

Defiance's former students earn more, a median $49.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Minneapolis College of Art and Design$40.9K
Defiance$49.4K
Graduation rate
Minneapolis College of Art and Design64%
Defiance48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Minneapolis College of Art and Design but held steady at Defiance; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Minneapolis College of Art and DesignGrowing+81%
  • DefianceSteady+5%
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