Quad

Head-to-head

St Bonaventure
Nazareth

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St Bonaventure's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Nazareth

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    St Bonaventure costs about $5.3K less per year on average than Nazareth ($27,837 vs. $33,155, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    St Bonaventure's yield is 6 pts higher than Nazareth's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Nazareth's SAT midpoint is 17 points higher than St Bonaventure's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    St Bonaventure is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.38)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Nazareth admits 75% vs. 82% at St Bonaventure

    Acceptance rate

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%, St Bonaventure 82%; St Bonaventure's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
St Bonaventure82%
Nazareth75%
Quad's selectivity
  • St BonaventureAccessible
  • NazarethSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
St Bonaventure
1065–1290
Nazareth
1070–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St BonaventureGPA and school record required
  • NazarethGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

St Bonaventure and Nazareth are about the same size; St Bonaventure has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St Bonaventure2K
Nazareth1.9K
Pell Grant share
St Bonaventure27%
Nazareth26%

Majors and faculty

Marketing/Marketing Management leads at St Bonaventure, and Psychology at Nazareth; Nazareth has 8 students per faculty member to St Bonaventure's 13.

Students per faculty member
St Bonaventure13 to 1
Nazareth8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St BonaventureMarketing/Marketing Management, General10%
  • NazarethPsychology, General10%

What each costs

St Bonaventure costs about $5.3K less a year than Nazareth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St Bonaventure$27.8K
Nazareth$33.2K
Aid generosity
St Bonaventure51%
Nazareth44%

What each pays off

St Bonaventure's former students earn more, a median $57.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
St Bonaventure$57.2K
Nazareth$56.5K
Graduation rate
St Bonaventure71%
Nazareth72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St BonaventureGrowing+57%
  • NazarethGrowing+22%
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