Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Geneva's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Houghton

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Geneva has 8 pts more first-gen students than Houghton (25% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Houghton costs about $4.4K less per year on average than Geneva ($21,698 vs. $26,067, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Geneva is a bit larger (1,096 vs. 753)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Geneva grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than Houghton's ($50,004 vs. $46,721)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Geneva has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Houghton (31% vs. 28%)

    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

Houghton admits 89%; Geneva doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Houghton89%
GenevaNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • HoughtonAccessible
  • GenevaNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Houghton
1170–1375
GenevaNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HoughtonGPA required
  • GenevaNot reported

Who's on each campus

Geneva is a bit larger than Houghton (1,096 vs. 753 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Houghton753
Geneva1.1K
Pell Grant share
Houghton28%
Geneva31%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Houghton, and Engineering at Geneva; Houghton has 12 students per faculty member to Geneva's 15.

Students per faculty member
Houghton12 to 1
Geneva15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HoughtonBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • GenevaEngineering, General14%

What each costs

Houghton costs about $4.4K less a year than Geneva on average; Geneva's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Houghton$21.7K
Geneva$26.1K
Aid generosity
Houghton31%
Geneva45%

What each pays off

Geneva's former students earn more, a median $50K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Houghton$46.7K
Geneva$50K
Graduation rate
Houghton70%
Geneva69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Houghton, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HoughtonGrowing+31%
  • GenevaNot reported
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