Quad

Head-to-head

U. Mount Olive
Southern Nazarene

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Nazarene grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than U. Mount Olive's ($54,951 vs. $47,139)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Mount Olive has 5 pts more first-gen students than Southern Nazarene (43% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Southern Nazarene graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Mount Olive (61% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Southern Nazarene is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. Mount Olive costs about $2.2K less per year on average than Southern Nazarene ($20,796 vs. $22,982, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    U. Mount Olive is a bit larger (1,796 vs. 1,455)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Mount Olive admits 76%; Southern Nazarene doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Mount Olive76%
Southern NazareneNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Mount OliveAccessible
  • Southern NazareneNot rated
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
U. Mount Olive
18–24
Southern NazareneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Mount OliveGPA and school record required
  • Southern NazareneNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Mount Olive is a bit larger than Southern Nazarene (1,796 vs. 1,455 undergrads); Southern Nazarene has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Mount Olive1.8K
Southern Nazarene1.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Mount Olive45%
Southern Nazarene47%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Southern Nazarene has 15 students per faculty member to U. Mount Olive's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Mount Olive17 to 1
Southern Nazarene15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Mount OliveBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • Southern NazareneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

U. Mount Olive costs about $2.2K less a year than Southern Nazarene on average; Southern Nazarene's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Mount Olive$20.8K
Southern Nazarene$23K
Aid generosity
U. Mount Olive49%
Southern Nazarene50%

What each pays off

Southern Nazarene's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Mount Olive$47.1K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
U. Mount Olive57%
Southern Nazarene61%

How each has changed

Applications fell at U. Mount Olive, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Mount OliveShrinking−10%
  • Southern NazareneNot reported
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