Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Hartwick grads earn $23K more ten years out than Dean's ($61,107 vs. $38,109)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Hartwick graduates 10 pts more of its students than Dean (56% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Dean has 5 pts more first-gen students than Hartwick (32% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Hartwick's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Dean

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Hartwick is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Hartwick has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Dean (36% vs. 34%)

    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

Hartwick admits 70%, Dean 74%; Hartwick's yield is higher, at 10%.

Acceptance rate
Hartwick70%
Dean74%
Quad's selectivity
  • HartwickAccessible
  • DeanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Hartwick
1070–1290
DeanTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HartwickGPA and school record required
  • DeanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Hartwick and Dean are about the same size; Hartwick has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hartwick1.1K
Dean1.1K
Pell Grant share
Hartwick36%
Dean34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Hartwick, and Business Administration and Management at Dean; Hartwick has 10 students per faculty member to Dean's 15.

Students per faculty member
Hartwick10 to 1
Dean15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HartwickRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • DeanBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Hartwick costs about $1.4K less a year than Dean on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hartwick$32.3K
Dean$33.7K
Aid generosity
Hartwick53%
Dean49%

What each pays off

Hartwick's former students earn more, a median $61.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Hartwick to 46% at Dean.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hartwick$61.1K
Dean$38.1K
Graduation rate
Hartwick56%
Dean46%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • HartwickSteady−7%
  • DeanGrowing+67%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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