Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Peter's has 19 pts more first-gen students than Wingate (48% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Saint Peter's's yield is 9 pts higher than Wingate's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Saint Peter's has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Wingate (52% vs. 44%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Saint Peter's grads earn $5.2K more ten years out than Wingate's ($57,815 vs. $52,649)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Wingate is a bit larger (2,668 vs. 2,135)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Wingate costs about $1.8K less per year on average than Saint Peter's ($22,549 vs. $24,340, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Saint Peter's admits 90%, Wingate 91%; Saint Peter's's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Saint Peter's90%
Wingate91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saint Peter'sOpen
  • WingateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Saint Peter'sTest-blind
Wingate
1010–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saint Peter'sGPA and school record required
  • WingateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Wingate is a bit larger than Saint Peter's (2,668 vs. 2,135 undergrads); Saint Peter's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Saint Peter's2.1K
Wingate2.7K
Pell Grant share
Saint Peter's52%
Wingate44%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Saint Peter's, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Wingate; Saint Peter's has 12 students per faculty member to Wingate's 15.

Students per faculty member
Saint Peter's12 to 1
Wingate15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saint Peter'sPsychology, General20%
  • WingateExercise Science and Kinesiology12%

What each costs

Wingate costs about $1.8K less a year than Saint Peter's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saint Peter's$24.3K
Wingate$22.5K
Aid generosity
Saint Peter's60%
Wingate62%

What each pays off

Saint Peter's's former students earn more, a median $57.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saint Peter's$57.8K
Wingate$52.6K
Graduation rate
Saint Peter's59%
Wingate60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Wingate but fell at Saint Peter's; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saint Peter'sShrinking−13%
  • WingateGrowing+360%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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