Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Franklin has 21 pts more first-gen students than Rider (50% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Rider graduates 19 pts more of its students than Franklin (68% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Rider grads earn $10.3K more ten years out than Franklin's ($62,208 vs. $51,892)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Franklin has 1.8× as many undergrads as Rider

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Franklin has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Rider (37% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Rider is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.65)

    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

Rider admits 79%; Franklin doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
FranklinNot reported
Rider79%
Quad's selectivity
  • FranklinNot rated
  • RiderAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
FranklinNot reported
Rider
1100–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • FranklinNot reported
  • RiderGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Franklin has 1.8× as many undergrads as Rider and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Franklin5.6K
Rider3.1K
Pell Grant share
Franklin37%
Rider35%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Franklin, and Psychology at Rider; Rider has 14 students per faculty member to Franklin's 17.

Students per faculty member
Franklin17 to 1
Rider14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • FranklinBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • RiderPsychology, General10%

What each costs

Only Rider reports an average cost ($29.9K).

Average cost, all students
FranklinNot reported
Rider$29.9K
Aid generosity
FranklinNot reported
Rider49%

What each pays off

Rider's former students earn more, a median $62.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 68% at Rider to 49% at Franklin.

Median earnings, 10 years
Franklin$51.9K
Rider$62.2K
Graduation rate
Franklin49%
Rider68%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Rider, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • FranklinNot reported
  • RiderSteady+8%
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