Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Peter's's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at St. Francis

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Saint Peter's costs about $8.3K less per year on average than St. Francis ($24,340 vs. $32,622, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Saint Peter's has 7 pts more first-gen students than St. Francis (48% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Saint Peter's graduates 5 pts more of its students than St. Francis (59% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    St. Francis has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Saint Peter's (56% vs. 52%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    St. Francis is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index

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

Saint Peter's admits 90%; St. Francis doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
St. FrancisNot reported
Saint Peter's90%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. FrancisNot rated
  • Saint Peter'sOpen
SAT middle 50%
St. FrancisNot reported
Saint Peter'sTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. FrancisNot reported
  • Saint Peter'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Saint Peter's is a bit larger than St. Francis (2,135 vs. 1,684 undergrads); St. Francis has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St. Francis1.7K
Saint Peter's2.1K
Pell Grant share
St. Francis56%
Saint Peter's52%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at St. Francis, and Psychology at Saint Peter's; Saint Peter's has 12 students per faculty member to St. Francis's 15.

Students per faculty member
St. Francis15 to 1
Saint Peter's12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. FrancisRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • Saint Peter'sPsychology, General20%

What each costs

Saint Peter's costs about $8.3K 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
Saint Peter's$24.3K
Aid generosity
St. Francis37%
Saint Peter's60%

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
Saint Peter's$57.8K
Graduation rate
St. Francis54%
Saint Peter's59%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Saint Peter's, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. FrancisNot reported
  • Saint Peter'sShrinking−13%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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