Quad

Head-to-head

Mount Vernon Nazarene
U. Sioux Falls

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount Vernon Nazarene's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at U. Sioux Falls

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Mount Vernon Nazarene's yield is 14 pts higher than U. Sioux Falls's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Mount Vernon Nazarene has 13 pts more first-gen students than U. Sioux Falls (38% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Sioux Falls is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.36)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. Sioux Falls grads earn $5K more ten years out than Mount Vernon Nazarene's ($54,521 vs. $49,555)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Sioux Falls costs about $2.2K less per year on average than Mount Vernon Nazarene ($22,304 vs. $24,534, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

U. Sioux Falls admits 83%, Mount Vernon Nazarene 84%; Mount Vernon Nazarene's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Vernon Nazarene84%
U. Sioux Falls83%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount Vernon NazareneAccessible
  • U. Sioux FallsAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Mount Vernon Nazarene
1046–1315
U. Sioux FallsTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount Vernon NazareneGPA and school record required
  • U. Sioux FallsGPA required

Who's on each campus

Mount Vernon Nazarene is a bit larger than U. Sioux Falls (1,358 vs. 1,218 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Vernon Nazarene1.4K
U. Sioux Falls1.2K
Pell Grant share
Mount Vernon Nazarene30%
U. Sioux Falls29%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Mount Vernon Nazarene has 13 students per faculty member to U. Sioux Falls's 18.

Students per faculty member
Mount Vernon Nazarene13 to 1
U. Sioux Falls18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount Vernon NazareneBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • U. Sioux FallsBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

U. Sioux Falls costs about $2.2K less a year than Mount Vernon Nazarene on average; Mount Vernon Nazarene's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Vernon Nazarene$24.5K
U. Sioux Falls$22.3K
Aid generosity
Mount Vernon Nazarene52%
U. Sioux Falls36%

What each pays off

U. Sioux Falls's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount Vernon Nazarene$49.6K
U. Sioux Falls$54.5K
Graduation rate
Mount Vernon Nazarene64%
U. Sioux Falls62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Sioux Falls got more selective while Mount Vernon Nazarene got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount Vernon NazareneGrowing+21%
  • U. Sioux FallsGrowing+54%
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 2018About 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