Quad

Head-to-head

North Central
Randolph

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    North Central's yield is 18 pts higher than Randolph's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Randolph's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at North Central

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Randolph grads earn $8.3K more ten years out than North Central's ($53,409 vs. $45,064)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Randolph costs about $5K less per year on average than North Central ($21,668 vs. $26,710, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Randolph has 4 pts more first-gen students than North Central (26% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Randolph has 3 pts more Pell recipients than North Central (46% vs. 43%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Randolph admits 94%, North Central 99%; North Central's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
North Central99%
Randolph94%
Quad's selectivity
  • North CentralOpen
  • RandolphOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
North CentralTest-blind
Randolph
1100–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • North CentralGPA and school record required
  • RandolphGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

North Central and Randolph are about the same size; Randolph has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
North Central709
Randolph658
Pell Grant share
North Central43%
Randolph46%

Majors and faculty

Marketing/Marketing Management leads at North Central, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Randolph; Randolph has 8 students per faculty member to North Central's 14.

Students per faculty member
North Central14 to 1
Randolph8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • North CentralMarketing/Marketing Management, General14%
  • RandolphBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%

What each costs

Randolph costs about $5K less a year than North Central on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
North Central$26.7K
Randolph$21.7K
Aid generosity
North Central40%
Randolph52%

What each pays off

Randolph's former students earn more, a median $53.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
North Central$45.1K
Randolph$53.4K
Graduation rate
North Central56%
Randolph54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Randolph but fell at North Central; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • North CentralShrinking−13%
  • RandolphGrowing+79%
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