Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Mary's's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Nazareth

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Saint Mary's's yield is 9 pts higher than Nazareth's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Saint Mary's costs about $4.7K less per year on average than Nazareth ($28,432 vs. $33,155, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Saint Mary's is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Nazareth is a bit larger (1,873 vs. 1,458)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Saint Mary's's SAT midpoint is 33 points higher than Nazareth's

    SAT midpoint

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

Nazareth admits 75%, Saint Mary's 76%; Saint Mary's's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Nazareth75%
Saint Mary's76%
Quad's selectivity
  • NazarethSelective
  • Saint Mary'sSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Nazareth
1070–1320
Saint Mary's
1130–1325
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NazarethGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Nazareth is a bit larger than Saint Mary's (1,873 vs. 1,458 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Nazareth1.9K
Saint Mary's1.5K
Pell Grant share
Nazareth26%
Saint Mary's24%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Nazareth, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Saint Mary's; Nazareth has 8 students per faculty member to Saint Mary's's 9.

Students per faculty member
Nazareth8 to 1
Saint Mary's9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NazarethPsychology, General10%
  • Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Saint Mary's costs about $4.7K less a year than Nazareth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Nazareth$33.2K
Saint Mary's$28.4K
Aid generosity
Nazareth44%
Saint Mary's58%

What each pays off

Saint Mary's's former students earn more, a median $59.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Nazareth$56.5K
Saint Mary's$59.4K
Graduation rate
Nazareth72%
Saint Mary's75%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Saint Mary's got more selective while Nazareth got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NazarethGrowing+22%
  • Saint Mary'sGrowing+53%
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