Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ursinus's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at College of Saint Scholastica

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    College of Saint Scholastica has 10 pts more first-gen students than Ursinus (28% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Ursinus grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than College of Saint Scholastica's ($73,721 vs. $65,934)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    College of Saint Scholastica costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Ursinus ($29,150 vs. $32,828, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    College of Saint Scholastica has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Ursinus (25% vs. 20%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    College of Saint Scholastica's yield is 4 pts higher than Ursinus's

    Yield 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

Ursinus admits 92%, College of Saint Scholastica 93%; College of Saint Scholastica's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
College of Saint Scholastica93%
Ursinus92%
Quad's selectivity
  • College of Saint ScholasticaOpen
  • UrsinusAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
College of Saint ScholasticaNot reported
Ursinus
1200–1385
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College of Saint ScholasticaGPA and school record required
  • UrsinusGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

College of Saint Scholastica is a bit larger than Ursinus (1,765 vs. 1,491 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College of Saint Scholastica1.8K
Ursinus1.5K
Pell Grant share
College of Saint Scholastica25%
Ursinus20%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at College of Saint Scholastica, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Ursinus.

Students per faculty member
College of Saint Scholastica12 to 1
Ursinus10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College of Saint ScholasticaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse41%
  • UrsinusBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%

What each costs

College of Saint Scholastica costs about $3.7K less a year than Ursinus on average; Ursinus's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College of Saint Scholastica$29.2K
Ursinus$32.8K
Aid generosity
College of Saint Scholastica48%
Ursinus58%

What each pays off

Ursinus's former students earn more, a median $73.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
College of Saint Scholastica$65.9K
Ursinus$73.7K
Graduation rate
College of Saint Scholastica74%
Ursinus73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Ursinus but fell at College of Saint Scholastica; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College of Saint ScholasticaShrinking−29%
  • UrsinusGrowing+24%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why