Quad

Head-to-head

Fordham
U. San Diego

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. San Diego costs about $10.4K less per year on average than Fordham ($44,933 vs. $55,331, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Fordham has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. San Diego

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. San Diego has 7 pts more first-gen students than Fordham (25% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. San Diego's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Fordham

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    U. San Diego's yield is 3 pts higher than Fordham's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    U. San Diego admits 52% vs. 59% at Fordham

    Acceptance rate

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

U. San Diego admits 52%, Fordham 59%; U. San Diego's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Fordham59%
U. San Diego52%
Quad's selectivity
  • FordhamVery selective
  • U. San DiegoVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Fordham
1320–1480
U. San DiegoTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FordhamRigor and GPA very important72%
  • U. San DiegoGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Fordham has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. San Diego; both have the same Pell share, 21%.

Undergrads
Fordham10.5K
U. San Diego5.7K
Pell Grant share
Fordham21%
U. San Diego21%

Majors and faculty

Financial Mathematics leads at Fordham, and Finance at U. San Diego; U. San Diego has 13 students per faculty member to Fordham's 14.

Students per faculty member
Fordham14 to 1
U. San Diego13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FordhamFinancial Mathematics11%
  • U. San DiegoFinance, General13%

What each costs

U. San Diego costs about $10.4K less a year than Fordham on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Fordham$55.3K
U. San Diego$44.9K
Aid generosity
Fordham38%
U. San Diego43%

What each pays off

U. San Diego's former students earn more, a median $86.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Fordham$85.6K
U. San Diego$86.5K
Graduation rate
Fordham81%
U. San Diego81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. San Diego but held steady at Fordham; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FordhamSteady+6%
  • U. San DiegoGrowing+19%
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;Fordham University Common Data Set 2019–20, Fall 2019;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