Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Calvin costs about $19K less per year on average than High Point ($25,837 vs. $44,867, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Calvin's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at High Point

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Calvin's yield is 10 pts higher than High Point's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Calvin is more diverse (index 0.51 vs. 0.43)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Calvin graduates 7 pts more of its students than High Point (77% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    High Point has 1.6× as many undergrads as Calvin

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Calvin admits 71%, High Point 75%; Calvin's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
High Point75%
Calvin71%
Quad's selectivity
  • High PointSelective
  • CalvinSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
High Point
1110–1320
Calvin
1083–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • High PointGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • CalvinGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

High Point has 1.6× as many undergrads as Calvin; Calvin has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
High Point5.1K
Calvin3.2K
Pell Grant share
High Point12%
Calvin17%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at High Point, and Engineering at Calvin; Calvin has 13 students per faculty member to High Point's 21.

Students per faculty member
High Point21 to 1
Calvin13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • High PointBusiness Administration and Management, General12%
  • CalvinEngineering, General11%

What each costs

Calvin costs about $19K less a year than High Point on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
High Point$44.9K
Calvin$25.8K
Aid generosity
High Point32%
Calvin53%

What each pays off

High Point's former students earn more, a median $61.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
High Point$61.4K
Calvin$58.4K
Graduation rate
High Point70%
Calvin77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; High Point got more selective while Calvin held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • High PointGrowing+137%
  • CalvinGrowing+56%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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