Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    D'Youville grads earn $9.9K more ten years out than Hood's ($66,942 vs. $57,089)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    D'Youville costs about $4.1K less per year on average than Hood ($23,135 vs. $27,185, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Hood's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at D'Youville

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Hood has 4 pts more first-gen students than D'Youville (31% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    D'Youville graduates 4 pts more of its students than Hood (69% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    D'Youville has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Hood (39% vs. 37%)

    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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Hood admits 78%, D'Youville 81%; Hood's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
D'Youville 81%
Hood78%
Quad's selectivity
  • D'Youville Accessible
  • HoodAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
D'Youville
995–1220
HoodTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • D'Youville GPA, school record, and prep program required
  • HoodSchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

D'Youville and Hood are about the same size; D'Youville has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
D'Youville 1.3K
Hood1.2K
Pell Grant share
D'Youville 39%
Hood37%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Hood has 10 students per faculty member to D'Youville 's 14.

Students per faculty member
D'Youville 14 to 1
Hood10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • D'Youville Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse52%
  • HoodRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

D'Youville costs about $4.1K less a year than Hood on average; Hood's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
D'Youville $23.1K
Hood$27.2K
Aid generosity
D'Youville 53%
Hood58%

What each pays off

D'Youville 's former students earn more, a median $66.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
D'Youville $66.9K
Hood$57.1K
Graduation rate
D'Youville 69%
Hood66%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; D'Youville got less selective while Hood held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • D'Youville Growing+93%
  • HoodGrowing+111%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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