Quad

Head-to-head

Catawba
Faulkner

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Faulkner's yield is 22 pts higher than Catawba's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Catawba's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Faulkner

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Catawba graduates 16 pts more of its students than Faulkner (58% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Faulkner has 13 pts more first-gen students than Catawba (43% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Catawba grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than Faulkner's ($48,793 vs. $43,457)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Faulkner has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Catawba (46% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Faulkner admits 73%, Catawba 75%; Faulkner's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Catawba75%
Faulkner73%
Quad's selectivity
  • CatawbaAccessible
  • FaulknerAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Catawba
1030–1300
FaulknerNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CatawbaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • FaulknerGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Faulkner is a bit larger than Catawba (1,549 vs. 1,235 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Catawba1.2K
Faulkner1.5K
Pell Grant share
Catawba41%
Faulkner46%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Catawba, and Business/Commerce at Faulkner; Catawba has 13 students per faculty member to Faulkner's 14.

Students per faculty member
Catawba13 to 1
Faulkner14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CatawbaBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • FaulknerBusiness/Commerce, General24%

What each costs

Catawba costs about $2.7K less a year than Faulkner on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Catawba$20K
Faulkner$22.7K
Aid generosity
Catawba61%
Faulkner41%

What each pays off

Catawba's former students earn more, a median $48.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Catawba to 41% at Faulkner.

Median earnings, 10 years
Catawba$48.8K
Faulkner$43.5K
Graduation rate
Catawba58%
Faulkner41%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Catawba but fell at Faulkner; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CatawbaSteady−6%
  • FaulknerShrinkingsince fall 2015−37%
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