Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tusculum has 14 pts more first-gen students than Greensboro (45% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Tusculum's yield is 9 pts higher than Greensboro's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Tusculum's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Greensboro

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Greensboro costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Tusculum ($20,478 vs. $23,010, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Greensboro graduates 3 pts more of its students than Tusculum (43% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Greensboro is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.68)

    Diversity index

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

Greensboro admits 70%, Tusculum 72%; Tusculum's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Greensboro70%
Tusculum72%
Quad's selectivity
  • GreensboroAccessible
  • TusculumAccessible
SAT middle 50%
GreensboroTest-blind
TusculumTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • GreensboroGPA and school record required
  • TusculumGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Tusculum is a bit larger than Greensboro (785 vs. 708 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 46%.

Undergrads
Greensboro708
Tusculum785
Pell Grant share
Greensboro46%
Tusculum46%

Majors and faculty

Business/Managerial Economics leads at Greensboro, and Business Administration and Management at Tusculum; Greensboro has 10 students per faculty member to Tusculum's 18.

Students per faculty member
Greensboro10 to 1
Tusculum18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • GreensboroBusiness/Managerial Economics24%
  • TusculumBusiness Administration and Management, General38%

What each costs

Greensboro costs about $2.5K less a year than Tusculum on average; Tusculum's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Greensboro$20.5K
Tusculum$23K
Aid generosity
Greensboro44%
Tusculum49%

What each pays off

Greensboro's former students earn more, a median $46.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 43% at Greensboro to 39% at Tusculum.

Median earnings, 10 years
Greensboro$46.6K
Tusculum$44.4K
Graduation rate
Greensboro43%
Tusculum39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Greensboro but fell at Tusculum; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • GreensboroGrowing+307%
  • TusculumShrinking−35%
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