Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Coe's grants cover 69% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at Hartwick

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Coe costs about $11.1K less per year on average than Hartwick ($21,244 vs. $32,327, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Coe graduates 9 pts more of its students than Hartwick (65% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Hartwick's yield is 4 pts higher than Coe's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Hartwick is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.56)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Hartwick grads earn $4K more ten years out than Coe's ($61,107 vs. $57,125)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Coe admits 64%, Hartwick 70%; Hartwick's yield is higher, at 10%.

Acceptance rate
Hartwick70%
Coe64%
Quad's selectivity
  • HartwickAccessible
  • CoeAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Hartwick
1070–1290
Coe
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HartwickGPA and school record required
  • CoeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Hartwick and Coe are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 36%.

Undergrads
Hartwick1.1K
Coe1.2K
Pell Grant share
Hartwick36%
Coe36%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Hartwick, and Business Administration and Management at Coe; Hartwick has 10 students per faculty member to Coe's 11.

Students per faculty member
Hartwick10 to 1
Coe11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HartwickRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • CoeBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

Coe costs about $11.1K less a year than Hartwick on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hartwick$32.3K
Coe$21.2K
Aid generosity
Hartwick53%
Coe69%

What each pays off

Hartwick's former students earn more, a median $61.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hartwick$61.1K
Coe$57.1K
Graduation rate
Hartwick56%
Coe65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Coe but held steady at Hartwick; Hartwick got more selective while Coe got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HartwickSteady−7%
  • CoeGrowing+154%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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