Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Mary's yield is 24 pts higher than Elizabethtown's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Elizabethtown graduates 12 pts more of its students than U. Mary (73% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Elizabethtown has 12 pts more first-gen students than U. Mary (30% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Mary costs about $8.1K less per year on average than Elizabethtown ($20,754 vs. $28,882, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Mary is more diverse (index 0.37 vs. 0.30)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Elizabethtown's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at U. Mary

    Aid generosity

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

U. Mary admits 75%, Elizabethtown 78%; U. Mary's yield is higher, at 41%.

Acceptance rate
U. Mary75%
Elizabethtown78%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. MarySelective
  • ElizabethtownAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Mary
1110–1340
Elizabethtown
1105–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. MaryGPA and school record required
  • ElizabethtownGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Mary is a bit larger than Elizabethtown (2,416 vs. 1,868 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 21%.

Undergrads
U. Mary2.4K
Elizabethtown1.9K
Pell Grant share
U. Mary21%
Elizabethtown21%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Mary, and Behavioral Sciences at Elizabethtown; Elizabethtown has 13 students per faculty member to U. Mary's 14.

Students per faculty member
U. Mary14 to 1
Elizabethtown13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. MaryRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%
  • ElizabethtownBehavioral Sciences12%

What each costs

U. Mary costs about $8.1K less a year than Elizabethtown on average; Elizabethtown's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Mary$20.8K
Elizabethtown$28.9K
Aid generosity
U. Mary39%
Elizabethtown44%

What each pays off

Elizabethtown's former students earn more, a median $62.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Mary$60.9K
Elizabethtown$62.4K
Graduation rate
U. Mary60%
Elizabethtown73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Mary but held steady at Elizabethtown; U. Mary got more selective while Elizabethtown got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. MaryGrowing+63%
  • ElizabethtownSteady+5%
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