Quad

Head-to-head

U. Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Johns

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Johns grads earn $26K more ten years out than U. Northwestern-St Paul's ($76,786 vs. $50,755)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Saint Johns's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at U. Northwestern-St Paul

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Saint Johns graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. Northwestern-St Paul (77% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is 9 pts higher than Saint Johns's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Saint Johns is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Saint Johns has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Northwestern-St Paul (18% vs. 16%)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Saint Johns admits 91%, U. Northwestern-St Paul 93%; U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
U. Northwestern-St Paul93%
Saint Johns91%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulOpen
  • Saint JohnsAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Northwestern-St Paul
868–1271
Saint Johns
941–1228
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulGPA and school record required
  • Saint JohnsGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Northwestern-St Paul and Saint Johns are about the same size; Saint Johns has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Northwestern-St Paul1.4K
Saint Johns1.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Northwestern-St Paul16%
Saint Johns18%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Northwestern-St Paul, and Business Administration and Management at Saint Johns.

Students per faculty member
U. Northwestern-St Paul16 to 1
Saint Johns12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • Saint JohnsBusiness Administration and Management, General30%

What each costs

Saint Johns costs about $1.7K less a year than U. Northwestern-St Paul on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Northwestern-St Paul$30.2K
Saint Johns$28.5K
Aid generosity
U. Northwestern-St Paul42%
Saint Johns58%

What each pays off

Saint Johns's former students earn more, a median $76.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Northwestern-St Paul$50.8K
Saint Johns$76.8K
Graduation rate
U. Northwestern-St Paul66%
Saint Johns77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Saint Johns but held steady at U. Northwestern-St Paul; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulSteady−4%
  • Saint JohnsGrowing+15%
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