Quad

Head-to-head

Hastings
Cleary

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cleary has 15 pts more first-gen students than Hastings (42% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Cleary's yield is 11 pts higher than Hastings's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Cleary grads earn $2.9K more ten years out than Hastings's ($54,186 vs. $51,303)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Hastings is a bit larger (891 vs. 738)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Cleary has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Hastings (30% vs. 27%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Hastings graduates 2 pts more of its students than Cleary (56% vs. 54%)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Cleary admits 68%, Hastings 72%; Cleary's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Hastings72%
Cleary68%
Quad's selectivity
  • HastingsSelective
  • ClearyAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 22–36
Hastings
26–30
ClearyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HastingsGPA and school record required
  • ClearyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Hastings is a bit larger than Cleary (891 vs. 738 undergrads); Cleary has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hastings891
Cleary738
Pell Grant share
Hastings27%
Cleary30%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Hastings has 14 students per faculty member to Cleary's 18.

Students per faculty member
Hastings14 to 1
Cleary18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HastingsBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • ClearyBusiness Administration and Management, General98%

What each costs

Only Hastings reports an average cost ($25.1K).

Average cost, all students
Hastings$25.1K
ClearyNot reported
Aid generosity
Hastings52%
ClearyNot reported

What each pays off

Cleary's former students earn more, a median $54.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hastings$51.3K
Cleary$54.2K
Graduation rate
Hastings56%
Cleary54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Hastings, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HastingsGrowing+36%
  • ClearyNot enough data
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 2018About 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