Quad

Head-to-head

College of the Ozarks
Dillard

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    College of the Ozarks's yield is 75 pts higher than Dillard's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    College of the Ozarks's grants cover 66% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Dillard

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Dillard has 20 pts more Pell recipients than College of the Ozarks (70% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    College of the Ozarks is 3.5× more selective than Dillard

    Acceptance rate
  5. 5

    College of the Ozarks costs about $12.2K less per year on average than Dillard ($11,637 vs. $23,802, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    College of the Ozarks graduates 15 pts more of its students than Dillard (64% vs. 49%)

    Graduation 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 the Ozarks admits 12%, Dillard 42%; College of the Ozarks's yield is higher, at 81%.

Acceptance rate
College of the Ozarks12%
Dillard42%
Quad's selectivity
  • College of the OzarksVery selective
  • DillardSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
College of the Ozarks
1050–1220
Dillard
968–1202
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College of the OzarksGPA and school record required
  • DillardRigor, GPA, and tests very important15%

Who's on each campus

College of the Ozarks is a bit larger than Dillard (1,444 vs. 1,063 undergrads); Dillard has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College of the Ozarks1.4K
Dillard1.1K
Pell Grant share
College of the Ozarks49%
Dillard70%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at College of the Ozarks, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Dillard; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
College of the Ozarks14 to 1
Dillard14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College of the OzarksRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse6%
  • DillardBiology/Biological Sciences, General11%

What each costs

College of the Ozarks costs about $12.2K less a year than Dillard on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College of the Ozarks$11.6K
Dillard$23.8K
Aid generosity
College of the Ozarks66%
Dillard42%

What each pays off

College of the Ozarks's former students earn more, a median $41.6K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
College of the Ozarks$41.6K
Dillard$39.2K
Graduation rate
College of the Ozarks64%
Dillard49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Dillard but fell at College of the Ozarks; College of the Ozarks got less selective while Dillard held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College of the OzarksShrinking−14%
  • DillardGrowing+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

Sources: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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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;Dillard University Common Data Set 2021–22, Fall 2021About 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