Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    College of New Jersey graduates 25 pts more of its students than U. Missouri-St Louis (86% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Missouri-St Louis's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at College of New Jersey

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    College of New Jersey grads earn $20.3K more ten years out than U. Missouri-St Louis's ($73,323 vs. $53,037)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Missouri-St Louis has 17 pts more first-gen students than College of New Jersey (38% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Missouri-St Louis costs about $10.4K less per year on average than College of New Jersey ($22,047 vs. $32,400, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    College of New Jersey's yield is 7 pts higher than U. Missouri-St Louis'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

Who's hardest to get into

College of New Jersey admits 62%, U. Missouri-St Louis 63%; College of New Jersey's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Missouri-St Louis63%
College of New Jersey62%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Missouri-St LouisSelective
  • College of New JerseySelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Missouri-St Louis
1060–1290
College of New Jersey
1140–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Missouri-St LouisRigor, GPA, and rank very important29%
  • College of New JerseySchool record required

Who's on each campus

College of New Jersey is a bit larger than U. Missouri-St Louis (7,105 vs. 4,901 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Missouri-St Louis4.9K
College of New Jersey7.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Missouri-St Louis18%
College of New Jersey21%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at U. Missouri-St Louis, and Business Administration and Management at College of New Jersey.

Students per faculty member
U. Missouri-St Louis13 to 1
College of New Jersey14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Missouri-St LouisBusiness/Commerce, General18%
  • College of New JerseyBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

U. Missouri-St Louis costs about $10.4K less a year than College of New Jersey on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Missouri-St Louis$22K
College of New Jersey$32.4K
Aid generosity
U. Missouri-St Louis44%
College of New Jersey20%

What each pays off

College of New Jersey's former students earn more, a median $73.3K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Missouri-St Louis$53K
College of New Jersey$73.3K
Graduation rate
U. Missouri-St Louis62%
College of New Jersey86%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Missouri-St Louis got more selective while College of New Jersey got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Missouri-St LouisGrowing+256%
  • College of New JerseyGrowing+17%
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