Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Felician costs about $7K less per year on average than Caldwell ($19,980 vs. $26,984, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Felician's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Caldwell

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Caldwell is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.72)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Felician has 6 pts more first-gen students than Caldwell (49% vs. 43%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Felician has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Caldwell (52% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Felician grads earn $3.8K more ten years out than Caldwell's ($57,602 vs. $53,843)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Caldwell admits 71%; Felician doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Caldwell71%
FelicianNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • CaldwellSelective
  • FelicianNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Caldwell
1130–1370
FelicianNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CaldwellGPA and school record required
  • FelicianNot reported

Who's on each campus

Felician is a bit larger than Caldwell (1,774 vs. 1,575 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Caldwell1.6K
Felician1.8K
Pell Grant share
Caldwell49%
Felician52%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Caldwell, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Felician.

Students per faculty member
Caldwell12 to 1
Felician15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CaldwellBusiness Administration and Management, General12%
  • FelicianRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse50%

What each costs

Felician costs about $7K less a year than Caldwell on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Caldwell$27K
Felician$20K
Aid generosity
Caldwell55%
Felician63%

What each pays off

Felician's former students earn more, a median $57.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Caldwell$53.8K
Felician$57.6K
Graduation rate
Caldwell63%
Felician60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Caldwell, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CaldwellGrowing+197%
  • FelicianNot reported
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