Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is 12 pts higher than Randolph-Macon's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Randolph-Macon's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at U. Northwestern-St Paul

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Randolph-Macon grads earn $7.7K more ten years out than U. Northwestern-St Paul's ($58,448 vs. $50,755)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Randolph-Macon graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Northwestern-St Paul (73% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Randolph-Macon has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Northwestern-St Paul (23% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Randolph-Macon is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index

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

Randolph-Macon admits 87%, U. Northwestern-St Paul 93%; U. Northwestern-St Paul's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
U. Northwestern-St Paul93%
Randolph-Macon87%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulOpen
  • Randolph-MaconAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Northwestern-St Paul
868–1271
Randolph-Macon
980–1220
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulGPA and school record required
  • Randolph-MaconGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Randolph-Macon is a bit larger than U. Northwestern-St Paul (1,639 vs. 1,442 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Northwestern-St Paul1.4K
Randolph-Macon1.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Northwestern-St Paul16%
Randolph-Macon20%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Northwestern-St Paul, and Business/Commerce at Randolph-Macon.

Students per faculty member
U. Northwestern-St Paul16 to 1
Randolph-Macon11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • Randolph-MaconBusiness/Commerce, General20%

What each costs

U. Northwestern-St Paul and Randolph-Macon cost about the same a year on average; Randolph-Macon's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Northwestern-St Paul$30.2K
Randolph-Macon$30.2K
Aid generosity
U. Northwestern-St Paul42%
Randolph-Macon54%

What each pays off

Randolph-Macon's former students earn more, a median $58.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Northwestern-St Paul$50.8K
Randolph-Macon$58.4K
Graduation rate
U. Northwestern-St Paul66%
Randolph-Macon73%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Northwestern-St PaulSteady−4%
  • Randolph-MaconSteady+10%
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