Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Eastern Mennonite graduates 10 pts more of its students than Hiram (66% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Eastern Mennonite's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Hiram

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Hiram costs about $4.7K less per year on average than Eastern Mennonite ($22,634 vs. $27,347, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Hiram has 6 pts more first-gen students than Eastern Mennonite (38% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Eastern Mennonite is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Hiram admits 94% vs. 100% at Eastern Mennonite

    Acceptance 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Hiram admits 94%, Eastern Mennonite 100%; Hiram's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Hiram94%
Eastern Mennonite100%
Quad's selectivity
  • HiramOpen
  • Eastern MennoniteOpen
SAT middle 50%
HiramTest-blind
Eastern MennoniteTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HiramRigor and GPA very important25%
  • Eastern MennoniteGPA and school record required36%

Who's on each campus

Hiram and Eastern Mennonite are about the same size; Eastern Mennonite has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hiram777
Eastern Mennonite754
Pell Grant share
Hiram32%
Eastern Mennonite33%

Majors and faculty

Accounting and Finance leads at Hiram, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Eastern Mennonite; Eastern Mennonite has 9 students per faculty member to Hiram's 11.

Students per faculty member
Hiram11 to 1
Eastern Mennonite9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HiramAccounting and Finance9%
  • Eastern MennoniteRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse23%

What each costs

Hiram costs about $4.7K less a year than Eastern Mennonite on average; Eastern Mennonite's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hiram$22.6K
Eastern Mennonite$27.3K
Aid generosity
Hiram45%
Eastern Mennonite53%

What each pays off

Eastern Mennonite's former students earn more, a median $54.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hiram$54.3K
Eastern Mennonite$54.9K
Graduation rate
Hiram56%
Eastern Mennonite66%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HiramShrinking−18%
  • Eastern MennoniteShrinking−11%
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