Quad

Head-to-head

Saint Peter's
Mid-America Christian

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mid-America Christian's yield is 58 pts higher than Saint Peter's's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Saint Peter's graduates 23 pts more of its students than Mid-America Christian (59% vs. 36%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Saint Peter's's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Mid-America Christian

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Saint Peter's grads earn $11.7K more ten years out than Mid-America Christian's ($57,815 vs. $46,116)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Saint Peter's is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Mid-America Christian costs about $3.8K less per year on average than Saint Peter's ($20,507 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%, Mid-America Christian 92%; Mid-America Christian's yield is higher, at 69%.

Acceptance rate
Saint Peter's90%
Mid-America Christian92%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saint Peter'sOpen
  • Mid-America ChristianOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 13–36
Saint Peter'sTest-blind
Mid-America Christian
17–19
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saint Peter'sGPA and school record required
  • Mid-America ChristianSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Saint Peter's is a bit larger than Mid-America Christian (2,135 vs. 1,666 undergrads); Mid-America Christian has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Saint Peter's2.1K
Mid-America Christian1.7K
Pell Grant share
Saint Peter's52%
Mid-America Christian53%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; Saint Peter's has 12 students per faculty member to Mid-America Christian's 14.

Students per faculty member
Saint Peter's12 to 1
Mid-America Christian14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saint Peter'sPsychology, General20%
  • Mid-America ChristianPsychology, General24%

What each costs

Mid-America Christian costs about $3.8K less a year than Saint Peter's on average; Saint Peter's's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saint Peter's$24.3K
Mid-America Christian$20.5K
Aid generosity
Saint Peter's60%
Mid-America Christian39%

What each pays off

Saint Peter's's former students earn more, a median $57.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 59% at Saint Peter's to 36% at Mid-America Christian.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saint Peter's$57.8K
Mid-America Christian$46.1K
Graduation rate
Saint Peter's59%
Mid-America Christian36%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Saint Peter's, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saint Peter'sShrinking−13%
  • Mid-America ChristianNot reported
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