Quad

Head-to-head

U. Mount Union
Ashland

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ashland has 18 pts more first-gen students than U. Mount Union (41% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Mount Union's yield is 7 pts higher than Ashland's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Ashland's SAT midpoint is 47 points higher than U. Mount Union's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    U. Mount Union's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Ashland

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    U. Mount Union graduates 4 pts more of its students than Ashland (63% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Ashland is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.38)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Ashland admits 76%, U. Mount Union 78%; U. Mount Union's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
U. Mount Union78%
Ashland76%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Mount UnionAccessible
  • AshlandAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Mount Union
910–1240
Ashland
1035–1208
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Mount UnionGPA and school record required
  • AshlandRigor, GPA, and tests very important

Who's on each campus

Ashland is a bit larger than U. Mount Union (2,199 vs. 1,995 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Mount Union2K
Ashland2.2K
Pell Grant share
U. Mount Union28%
Ashland29%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at U. Mount Union, and Nursing Practice at Ashland; Ashland has 14 students per faculty member to U. Mount Union's 15.

Students per faculty member
U. Mount Union15 to 1
Ashland14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Mount UnionExercise Science and Kinesiology10%
  • AshlandNursing Practice12%

What each costs

U. Mount Union and Ashland cost about the same a year on average; U. Mount Union's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Mount Union$24.4K
Ashland$23.6K
Aid generosity
U. Mount Union51%
Ashland47%

What each pays off

U. Mount Union's former students earn more, a median $53.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Mount Union$53.2K
Ashland$52.9K
Graduation rate
U. Mount Union63%
Ashland59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Mount UnionGrowing+45%
  • AshlandGrowing+20%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Ashland University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;Ashland University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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