Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Messiah's yield is 16 pts higher than John Carroll's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    John Carroll grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than Messiah's ($62,860 vs. $54,064)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Messiah is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.36)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    John Carroll's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Messiah

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Messiah costs about $1.7K less per year on average than John Carroll ($30,194 vs. $31,925, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    John Carroll has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Messiah (21% vs. 20%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

John Carroll admits 81%, Messiah 81%; Messiah's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
John Carroll81%
Messiah81%
Quad's selectivity
  • John CarrollAccessible
  • MessiahSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
John Carroll
1180–1330
Messiah
1150–1350
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • John CarrollGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • MessiahRigor and GPA very important69%

Who's on each campus

John Carroll and Messiah are about the same size; John Carroll has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
John Carroll2.3K
Messiah2.3K
Pell Grant share
John Carroll21%
Messiah20%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at John Carroll, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Messiah; Messiah has 12 students per faculty member to John Carroll's 13.

Students per faculty member
John Carroll13 to 1
Messiah12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • John CarrollFinance, General12%
  • MessiahHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General9%

What each costs

Messiah costs about $1.7K less a year than John Carroll on average; John Carroll's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
John Carroll$31.9K
Messiah$30.2K
Aid generosity
John Carroll53%
Messiah47%

What each pays off

John Carroll's former students earn more, a median $62.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
John Carroll$62.9K
Messiah$54.1K
Graduation rate
John Carroll76%
Messiah77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at John Carroll but held steady at Messiah; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • John CarrollGrowing+19%
  • MessiahSteady−1%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why