Quad

Head-to-head

Drury
Northwood

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Northwood grads earn $22.4K more ten years out than Drury's ($63,075 vs. $40,694)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Drury's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Northwood

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Northwood graduates 6 pts more of its students than Drury (67% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Drury costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Northwood ($23,370 vs. $27,028, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Northwood is a bit larger (1,974 vs. 1,383)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Northwood's yield is 4 pts higher than Drury'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

Northwood admits 65%, Drury 66%; Northwood's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Drury66%
Northwood65%
Quad's selectivity
  • DrurySelective
  • NorthwoodSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Drury
1130–1290
NorthwoodTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DruryRigor and GPA very important43%
  • NorthwoodGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Northwood is a bit larger than Drury (1,974 vs. 1,383 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 26%.

Undergrads
Drury1.4K
Northwood2K
Pell Grant share
Drury26%
Northwood26%

Majors and faculty

Architecture leads at Drury, and Business Administration and Management at Northwood; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Drury14 to 1
Northwood14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DruryArchitecture13%
  • NorthwoodBusiness Administration and Management, General31%

What each costs

Drury costs about $3.7K less a year than Northwood on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Drury$23.4K
Northwood$27K
Aid generosity
Drury54%
Northwood46%

What each pays off

Northwood's former students earn more, a median $63.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Drury$40.7K
Northwood$63.1K
Graduation rate
Drury61%
Northwood67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DruryGrowing+143%
  • NorthwoodGrowing+26%
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:Drury University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;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;Drury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Drury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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