Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cedarville's yield is 22 pts higher than U. Dayton's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Dayton grads earn $20.1K more ten years out than Cedarville's ($75,537 vs. $55,443)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Cedarville costs about $8.1K less per year on average than U. Dayton ($27,427 vs. $35,542, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    U. Dayton has 1.9× as many undergrads as Cedarville

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. Dayton is more diverse (index 0.36 vs. 0.28)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Dayton graduates 6 pts more of its students than Cedarville (80% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate

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. Dayton admits 65%, Cedarville 70%; Cedarville's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
U. Dayton65%
Cedarville70%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. DaytonSelective
  • CedarvilleSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Dayton
1200–1380
Cedarville
1130–1360
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. DaytonGPA and school record required
  • CedarvilleRigor and GPA very important77%

Who's on each campus

U. Dayton has 1.9× as many undergrads as Cedarville and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Dayton7.7K
Cedarville4K
Pell Grant share
U. Dayton16%
Cedarville15%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at U. Dayton, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Cedarville; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Dayton14 to 1
Cedarville14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. DaytonFinance, General8%
  • CedarvilleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
U. Dayton$35.5K
Cedarville$27.4K
Aid generosity
U. Dayton47%
Cedarville45%

What each pays off

U. Dayton's former students earn more, a median $75.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Dayton$75.5K
Cedarville$55.4K
Graduation rate
U. Dayton80%
Cedarville74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Cedarville got more selective while U. Dayton got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. DaytonGrowing+29%
  • CedarvilleGrowing+76%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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