Quad

Head-to-head

Villa Maria
Ferrum

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Villa Maria's yield is 13 pts higher than Ferrum's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Villa Maria has 11 pts more Pell recipients than Ferrum (65% vs. 54%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Villa Maria graduates 7 pts more of its students than Ferrum (39% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Ferrum grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Villa Maria's ($44,296 vs. $38,857)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Ferrum is a bit larger (699 vs. 603)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Ferrum has 1 pts more first-gen students than Villa Maria (39% vs. 38%)

    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

Villa Maria admits 87%, Ferrum 89%; Villa Maria's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Villa Maria87%
Ferrum89%
Quad's selectivity
  • Villa MariaOpen
  • FerrumOpen
SAT middle 50%
Villa MariaTest-blind
FerrumNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Villa MariaGPA required
  • FerrumGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Ferrum is a bit larger than Villa Maria (699 vs. 603 undergrads); Villa Maria has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Villa Maria603
Ferrum699
Pell Grant share
Villa Maria65%
Ferrum54%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Villa Maria, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching at Ferrum.

Students per faculty member
Villa Maria10 to 1
Ferrum11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Villa MariaBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • FerrumPhysical Education Teaching and Coaching15%

What each costs

Only Ferrum reports an average cost ($21.4K).

Average cost, all students
Villa MariaNot reported
Ferrum$21.4K
Aid generosity
Villa MariaNot reported
Ferrum61%

What each pays off

Ferrum's former students earn more, a median $44.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 39% at Villa Maria to 33% at Ferrum.

Median earnings, 10 years
Villa Maria$38.9K
Ferrum$44.3K
Graduation rate
Villa Maria39%
Ferrum33%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Villa Maria but fell at Ferrum; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Villa MariaGrowing+303%
  • FerrumShrinking−46%
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