Quad

Head-to-head

Ithaca
Stonehill

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Stonehill grads earn $14.2K more ten years out than Ithaca's ($77,745 vs. $63,548)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Ithaca has 1.7× as many undergrads as Stonehill

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Ithaca is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.41)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Stonehill graduates 6 pts more of its students than Ithaca (82% vs. 76%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

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

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Stonehill has 3 pts more first-gen students than Ithaca (16% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students

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

Stonehill admits 66%, Ithaca 69%; Stonehill's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Ithaca69%
Stonehill66%
Quad's selectivity
  • IthacaSelective
  • StonehillSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Ithaca
1230–1390
StonehillTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • IthacaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • StonehillGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ithaca has 1.7× as many undergrads as Stonehill and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Ithaca4.2K
Stonehill2.5K
Pell Grant share
Ithaca19%
Stonehill17%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Ithaca, and Finance at Stonehill; Ithaca has 10 students per faculty member to Stonehill's 12.

Students per faculty member
Ithaca10 to 1
Stonehill12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • IthacaBusiness Administration and Management, General8%
  • StonehillFinance, General10%

What each costs

Ithaca and Stonehill cost about the same a year on average; Stonehill's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ithaca$35.3K
Stonehill$34.8K
Aid generosity
Ithaca49%
Stonehill53%

What each pays off

Stonehill's former students earn more, a median $77.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ithaca$63.5K
Stonehill$77.7K
Graduation rate
Ithaca76%
Stonehill82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Stonehill but fell at Ithaca; Stonehill got more selective while Ithaca got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • IthacaShrinking−32%
  • StonehillGrowing+40%
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;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