Quad

Head-to-head

Wagner
Mount Saint Mary

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wagner's yield is 13 pts higher than Mount Saint Mary's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Mount Saint Mary has 9 pts more first-gen students than Wagner (37% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Wagner graduates 9 pts more of its students than Mount Saint Mary (70% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Wagner's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Mount Saint Mary

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Wagner grads earn $6.7K more ten years out than Mount Saint Mary's ($74,360 vs. $67,705)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Wagner is a bit larger (1,651 vs. 1,148)

    Undergrads

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

Wagner admits 88%, Mount Saint Mary 89%; Wagner's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Wagner88%
Mount Saint Mary89%
Quad's selectivity
  • WagnerAccessible
  • Mount Saint MaryOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Wagner
1190–1290
Mount Saint MaryNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WagnerGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Mount Saint MaryGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Wagner is a bit larger than Mount Saint Mary (1,651 vs. 1,148 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wagner1.7K
Mount Saint Mary1.1K
Pell Grant share
Wagner24%
Mount Saint Mary22%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Wagner has 11 students per faculty member to Mount Saint Mary's 12.

Students per faculty member
Wagner11 to 1
Mount Saint Mary12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WagnerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse28%
  • Mount Saint MaryRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse41%

What each costs

Wagner costs about $1.5K less a year than Mount Saint Mary on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wagner$33.7K
Mount Saint Mary$35.2K
Aid generosity
Wagner53%
Mount Saint Mary44%

What each pays off

Wagner's former students earn more, a median $74.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wagner$74.4K
Mount Saint Mary$67.7K
Graduation rate
Wagner70%
Mount Saint Mary62%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Wagner but fell at Mount Saint Mary; Wagner got less selective while Mount Saint Mary held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WagnerSteady−7%
  • Mount Saint MaryShrinking−14%
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