Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mars Hill's yield is 16 pts higher than Huntingdon's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Huntingdon graduates 15 pts more of its students than Mars Hill (56% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Mars Hill has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Huntingdon (46% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Huntingdon grads earn $4.8K more ten years out than Mars Hill's ($49,601 vs. $44,781)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Mars Hill is a bit larger (1,044 vs. 879)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Mars Hill is more diverse (index 0.56 vs. 0.54)

    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

Mars Hill admits 68%, Huntingdon 69%; Mars Hill's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Mars Hill68%
Huntingdon69%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mars HillAccessible
  • HuntingdonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Mars HillTest-blind
Huntingdon
1006–1220
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mars HillGPA and school record required
  • HuntingdonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Mars Hill is a bit larger than Huntingdon (1,044 vs. 879 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mars Hill1K
Huntingdon879
Pell Grant share
Mars Hill46%
Huntingdon40%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Mars Hill, and Business/Commerce at Huntingdon; Mars Hill has 11 students per faculty member to Huntingdon's 15.

Students per faculty member
Mars Hill11 to 1
Huntingdon15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mars HillBusiness Administration and Management, General24%
  • HuntingdonBusiness/Commerce, General17%

What each costs

Only Huntingdon reports an average cost ($24.1K).

Average cost, all students
Mars HillNot reported
Huntingdon$24.1K
Aid generosity
Mars HillNot reported
Huntingdon43%

What each pays off

Huntingdon's former students earn more, a median $49.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Huntingdon to 41% at Mars Hill.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mars Hill$44.8K
Huntingdon$49.6K
Graduation rate
Mars Hill41%
Huntingdon56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Huntingdon but fell at Mars Hill; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mars HillShrinking−48%
  • HuntingdonGrowing+89%
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