Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Caldwell's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at St. Francis

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Caldwell graduates 9 pts more of its students than St. Francis (63% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Caldwell costs about $5.6K less per year on average than St. Francis ($26,984 vs. $32,622, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    St. Francis has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Caldwell (56% vs. 49%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    St. Francis grads earn $4.3K more ten years out than Caldwell's ($58,099 vs. $53,843)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Caldwell has 2 pts more first-gen students than St. Francis (43% vs. 41%)

    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

Caldwell admits 71%; St. Francis doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
St. FrancisNot reported
Caldwell71%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. FrancisNot rated
  • CaldwellSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
St. FrancisNot reported
Caldwell
1130–1370
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. FrancisNot reported
  • CaldwellGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St. Francis and Caldwell are about the same size; St. Francis has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St. Francis1.7K
Caldwell1.6K
Pell Grant share
St. Francis56%
Caldwell49%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at St. Francis, and Business Administration and Management at Caldwell.

Students per faculty member
St. Francis15 to 1
Caldwell12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. FrancisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • CaldwellBusiness Administration and Management, General12%

What each costs

Caldwell costs about $5.6K less a year than St. Francis on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St. Francis$32.6K
Caldwell$27K
Aid generosity
St. Francis37%
Caldwell55%

What each pays off

St. Francis's former students earn more, a median $58.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
St. Francis$58.1K
Caldwell$53.8K
Graduation rate
St. Francis54%
Caldwell63%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Caldwell, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. FrancisNot reported
  • CaldwellGrowing+197%
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