Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Clarkson's yield is 78 pts higher than Ursuline's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Clarkson graduates 20 pts more of its students than Ursuline (74% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Clarkson grads earn $8K more ten years out than Ursuline's ($64,876 vs. $56,878)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Ursuline has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Clarkson (43% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Ursuline has 1 pts more first-gen students than Clarkson (34% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Ursuline is a bit larger (670 vs. 622)

    Undergrads

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

Ursuline admits 75%, Clarkson 78%; Clarkson's yield is higher, at 100%.

Acceptance rate
Clarkson78%
Ursuline75%
Quad's selectivity
  • ClarksonAccessible
  • UrsulineAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
ClarksonTest-blind
Ursuline
1006–1133
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ClarksonGPA and school record required
  • UrsulineGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Clarkson and Ursuline are about the same size; Ursuline has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Clarkson622
Ursuline670
Pell Grant share
Clarkson40%
Ursuline43%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Ursuline has 8 students per faculty member to Clarkson's 10.

Students per faculty member
Clarkson10 to 1
Ursuline8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ClarksonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse76%
  • UrsulineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse64%

What each costs

Only Clarkson reports an average cost ($21.3K).

Average cost, all students
Clarkson$21.3K
UrsulineNot reported
Aid generosity
Clarkson20%
UrsulineNot reported

What each pays off

Clarkson's former students earn more, a median $64.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 74% at Clarkson to 54% at Ursuline.

Median earnings, 10 years
Clarkson$64.9K
Ursuline$56.9K
Graduation rate
Clarkson74%
Ursuline54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Ursuline, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ClarksonNot enough data
  • UrsulineGrowing+97%
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