Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    South University-Richmond has 16 pts more first-gen students than Five Towns (47% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Five Towns graduates 12 pts more of its students than South University-Richmond (42% vs. 30%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Five Towns has 2.4× as many undergrads as South University-Richmond

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    South University-Richmond has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Five Towns (39% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Five Towns is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Five Towns grads earn $1.5K more ten years out than South University-Richmond's ($35,887 vs. $34,421)

    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

Five Towns admits 54%; South University-Richmond doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Five Towns54%
South University-RichmondNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Five TownsAccessible
  • South University-RichmondNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Five TownsTest-blind
South University-RichmondNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Five TownsGPA required
  • South University-RichmondNot reported

Who's on each campus

Five Towns has 2.4× as many undergrads as South University-Richmond; South University-Richmond has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Five Towns547
South University-Richmond232
Pell Grant share
Five Towns34%
South University-Richmond39%

Majors and faculty

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services leads at Five Towns, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at South University-Richmond.

Students per faculty member
Five Towns11 to 1
South University-Richmond11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Five TownsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other34%
  • South University-RichmondRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse63%

What each costs

Only Five Towns reports an average cost ($31.8K).

Average cost, all students
Five Towns$31.8K
South University-RichmondNot reported
Aid generosity
Five Towns36%
South University-RichmondNot reported

What each pays off

Five Towns's former students earn more, a median $35.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 42% at Five Towns to 30% at South University-Richmond.

Median earnings, 10 years
Five Towns$35.9K
South University-Richmond$34.4K
Graduation rate
Five Towns42%
South University-Richmond30%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Five Towns, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Five TownsGrowing+60%
  • South University-RichmondNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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