Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Fort Lauderdale graduates 61 pts more of its students than Villa Maria (100% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Fort Lauderdale has 9 pts more first-gen students than Villa Maria (47% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Villa Maria has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. Fort Lauderdale

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. Fort Lauderdale has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Villa Maria (69% vs. 65%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. Fort Lauderdale is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Villa Maria grads earn $795 more ten years out than U. Fort Lauderdale's ($38,857 vs. $38,062)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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%; U. Fort Lauderdale doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Villa Maria87%
U. Fort LauderdaleNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Villa MariaOpen
  • U. Fort LauderdaleNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Villa MariaTest-blind
U. Fort LauderdaleNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Villa MariaGPA required
  • U. Fort LauderdaleNot reported

Who's on each campus

Villa Maria has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. Fort Lauderdale; U. Fort Lauderdale has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Villa Maria603
U. Fort Lauderdale314
Pell Grant share
Villa Maria65%
U. Fort Lauderdale69%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Villa Maria has 10 students per faculty member to U. Fort Lauderdale's 15.

Students per faculty member
Villa Maria10 to 1
U. Fort Lauderdale15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Villa MariaBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • U. Fort LauderdaleBusiness Administration and Management, General55%

What each pays off

Villa Maria's former students earn more, a median $38.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 100% at U. Fort Lauderdale to 39% at Villa Maria.

Median earnings, 10 years
Villa Maria$38.9K
U. Fort Lauderdale$38.1K
Graduation rate
Villa Maria39%
U. Fort Lauderdale100%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Villa Maria, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Villa MariaGrowing+303%
  • U. Fort LauderdaleNot reported
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