Quad

Head-to-head

Midland
Friends

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Friends's yield is 13 pts higher than Midland's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Midland's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Friends

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Midland's SAT midpoint is 42 points higher than Friends's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    Friends is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.64)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Friends admits 55% vs. 66% at Midland

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Friends has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Midland (30% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Friends admits 55%, Midland 66%; Friends's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Midland66%
Friends55%
Quad's selectivity
  • MidlandAccessible
  • FriendsAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Midland
963–1170
Friends
960–1090
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MidlandGPA and school record required
  • FriendsGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Midland is a bit larger than Friends (1,159 vs. 1,048 undergrads); Friends has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Midland1.2K
Friends1K
Pell Grant share
Midland28%
Friends30%

Majors and faculty

Education leads at Midland, and Business Administration and Management at Friends; Friends has 12 students per faculty member to Midland's 14.

Students per faculty member
Midland14 to 1
Friends12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MidlandEducation, General15%
  • FriendsBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

Midland costs about $1.2K less a year than Friends on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Midland$26.9K
Friends$28.1K
Aid generosity
Midland52%
Friends43%

What each pays off

Midland's former students earn more, a median $52.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Friends to 48% at Midland.

Median earnings, 10 years
Midland$52.2K
Friends$52.1K
Graduation rate
Midland48%
Friends49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Friends but fell at Midland; Friends got more selective while Midland got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MidlandShrinking−25%
  • FriendsGrowing+51%
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