Quad

Head-to-head

Catawba
U. Mount Olive

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

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

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Catawba's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at U. Mount Olive

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. Mount Olive's yield is 7 pts higher than Catawba's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Mount Olive is a bit larger (1,796 vs. 1,235)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. Mount Olive has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Catawba (45% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Catawba grads earn $1.7K more ten years out than U. Mount Olive's ($48,793 vs. $47,139)

    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

Catawba admits 75%, U. Mount Olive 76%; U. Mount Olive's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Catawba75%
U. Mount Olive76%
Quad's selectivity
  • CatawbaAccessible
  • U. Mount OliveAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Catawba
1030–1300
U. Mount OliveNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CatawbaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Mount OliveGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Mount Olive is a bit larger than Catawba (1,796 vs. 1,235 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Catawba1.2K
U. Mount Olive1.8K
Pell Grant share
Catawba41%
U. Mount Olive45%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Catawba has 13 students per faculty member to U. Mount Olive's 17.

Students per faculty member
Catawba13 to 1
U. Mount Olive17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CatawbaBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • U. Mount OliveBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Catawba and U. Mount Olive cost about the same a year on average; Catawba's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Catawba$20K
U. Mount Olive$20.8K
Aid generosity
Catawba61%
U. Mount Olive49%

What each pays off

Catawba's former students earn more, a median $48.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Catawba$48.8K
U. Mount Olive$47.1K
Graduation rate
Catawba58%
U. Mount Olive57%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Catawba but fell at U. Mount Olive; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CatawbaSteady−6%
  • U. Mount OliveShrinking−10%
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