Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pfeiffer's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's yield is 19 pts higher than Pfeiffer's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Pfeiffer grads earn $18.3K more ten years out than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's ($51,562 vs. $33,301)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Pfeiffer costs about $8.8K less per year on average than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($22,999 vs. $31,766, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates 11 pts more of its students than Pfeiffer (58% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Pfeiffer has 1.6× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

    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

Pfeiffer admits 96%, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 99%; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Pfeiffer96%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design99%
Quad's selectivity
  • PfeifferOpen
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignOpen
SAT middle 50%
PfeifferTest-blind
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PfeifferGPA and school record required
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Pfeiffer has 1.6× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pfeiffer655
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design400
Pell Grant share
Pfeiffer51%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design47%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Pfeiffer, and Illustration at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Students per faculty member
Pfeiffer11 to 1
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PfeifferRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignIllustration33%

What each costs

Pfeiffer costs about $8.8K less a year than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pfeiffer$23K
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$31.8K
Aid generosity
Pfeiffer53%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design32%

What each pays off

Pfeiffer's former students earn more, a median $51.6K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pfeiffer$51.6K
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$33.3K
Graduation rate
Pfeiffer47%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design but held steady at Pfeiffer; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PfeifferSteady+1%
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignGrowing+13%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why