Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Maryville University of Saint Louis grads earn $16.2K more ten years out than Charleston Southern's ($62,105 vs. $45,898)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Maryville University of Saint Louis graduates 16 pts more of its students than Charleston Southern (62% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Maryville University of Saint Louis has 2.0× as many undergrads as Charleston Southern

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Charleston Southern's yield is 5 pts higher than Maryville University of Saint Louis's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Charleston Southern is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.55)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Maryville University of Saint Louis's SAT midpoint is 35 points higher than Charleston Southern's

    SAT midpoint

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

Maryville University of Saint Louis admits 95%, Charleston Southern 96%; Charleston Southern's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Maryville University of Saint Louis95%
Charleston Southern96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Maryville University of Saint LouisOpen
  • Charleston SouthernOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Maryville University of Saint Louis
965–1165
Charleston Southern
930–1160
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Maryville University of Saint LouisGPA very important46%
  • Charleston SouthernGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Maryville University of Saint Louis is twice Charleston Southern's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Maryville University of Saint Louis5.7K
Charleston Southern2.9K
Pell Grant share
Maryville University of Saint Louis36%
Charleston Southern34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Charleston Southern has 12 students per faculty member to Maryville University of Saint Louis's 13.

Students per faculty member
Maryville University of Saint Louis13 to 1
Charleston Southern12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Maryville University of Saint LouisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • Charleston SouthernRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each pays off

Maryville University of Saint Louis's former students earn more, a median $62.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Maryville University of Saint Louis$62.1K
Charleston Southern$45.9K
Graduation rate
Maryville University of Saint Louis62%
Charleston Southern46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Maryville University of Saint LouisGrowing+187%
  • Charleston SouthernGrowing+11%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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