Quad

Head-to-head

U. Mount Saint Vincent
Eastern

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Mount Saint Vincent grads earn $14.1K more ten years out than Eastern's ($65,756 vs. $51,655)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Eastern's yield is 7 pts higher than U. Mount Saint Vincent's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Mount Saint Vincent graduates 5 pts more of its students than Eastern (63% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Mount Saint Vincent has 5 pts more first-gen students than Eastern (41% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Mount Saint Vincent has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Eastern (46% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Eastern costs about $3K less per year on average than U. Mount Saint Vincent ($29,572 vs. $32,571, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

U. Mount Saint Vincent admits 85%, Eastern 91%; Eastern's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
U. Mount Saint Vincent85%
Eastern91%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Mount Saint VincentOpen
  • EasternOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Mount Saint Vincent
1011–1178
EasternNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Mount Saint VincentGPA and school record required
  • EasternGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Mount Saint Vincent is a bit larger than Eastern (2,692 vs. 2,404 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Mount Saint Vincent2.7K
Eastern2.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Mount Saint Vincent46%
Eastern42%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. Mount Saint Vincent, and Business Administration and Management at Eastern.

Students per faculty member
U. Mount Saint Vincent12 to 1
Eastern21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Mount Saint VincentPsychology, General56%
  • EasternBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Eastern costs about $3K less a year than U. Mount Saint Vincent on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Mount Saint Vincent$32.6K
Eastern$29.6K
Aid generosity
U. Mount Saint Vincent47%
Eastern48%

What each pays off

U. Mount Saint Vincent's former students earn more, a median $65.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Mount Saint Vincent$65.8K
Eastern$51.7K
Graduation rate
U. Mount Saint Vincent63%
Eastern58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Mount Saint Vincent got more selective while Eastern got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Mount Saint VincentGrowing+49%
  • EasternGrowing+47%
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