Quad

Head-to-head

U. Jamestown
Aquinas

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Jamestown's yield is 24 pts higher than Aquinas's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Aquinas's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at U. Jamestown

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Aquinas graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. Jamestown (62% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Jamestown grads earn $7K more ten years out than Aquinas's ($56,621 vs. $49,584)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Jamestown has 6 pts more first-gen students than Aquinas (28% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. Jamestown is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.44)

    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

U. Jamestown admits 88%, Aquinas 90%; U. Jamestown's yield is higher, at 36%.

Acceptance rate
U. Jamestown88%
Aquinas90%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. JamestownOpen
  • AquinasOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. JamestownTest-blind
Aquinas
910–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. JamestownGPA and school record required
  • AquinasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Jamestown and Aquinas are about the same size; U. Jamestown has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Jamestown1K
Aquinas1.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Jamestown26%
Aquinas24%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Aquinas has 10 students per faculty member to U. Jamestown's 13.

Students per faculty member
U. Jamestown13 to 1
Aquinas10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. JamestownBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • AquinasBusiness Administration and Management, General20%

What each costs

U. Jamestown and Aquinas cost about the same a year on average; Aquinas's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Jamestown$20.7K
Aquinas$20.2K
Aid generosity
U. Jamestown46%
Aquinas62%

What each pays off

U. Jamestown's former students earn more, a median $56.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Jamestown$56.6K
Aquinas$49.6K
Graduation rate
U. Jamestown51%
Aquinas62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Jamestown but fell at Aquinas; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. JamestownGrowing+15%
  • AquinasShrinking−15%
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