Quad

Head-to-head

Ohio Northern
John Carroll

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ohio Northern grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than John Carroll's ($80,928 vs. $62,860)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Ohio Northern costs about $4.4K less per year on average than John Carroll ($27,545 vs. $31,925, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Ohio Northern has 5 pts more first-gen students than John Carroll (24% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Ohio Northern's yield is 4 pts higher than John Carroll's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    John Carroll's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Ohio Northern

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Ohio Northern's SAT midpoint is 33 points higher than John Carroll's

    SAT midpoint

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

Ohio Northern admits 74%, John Carroll 81%; Ohio Northern's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Ohio Northern74%
John Carroll81%
Quad's selectivity
  • Ohio NorthernSelective
  • John CarrollAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Ohio Northern
1175–1400
John Carroll
1180–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Ohio NorthernGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • John CarrollGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ohio Northern and John Carroll are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 21%.

Undergrads
Ohio Northern2.5K
John Carroll2.3K
Pell Grant share
Ohio Northern21%
John Carroll21%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at Ohio Northern, and Finance at John Carroll; both have 13 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Ohio Northern13 to 1
John Carroll13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Ohio NorthernMechanical Engineering14%
  • John CarrollFinance, General12%

What each costs

Ohio Northern costs about $4.4K less a year than John Carroll on average; John Carroll's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ohio Northern$27.5K
John Carroll$31.9K
Aid generosity
Ohio Northern49%
John Carroll53%

What each pays off

Ohio Northern's former students earn more, a median $80.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ohio Northern$80.9K
John Carroll$62.9K
Graduation rate
Ohio Northern74%
John Carroll76%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Ohio Northern got less selective while John Carroll held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Ohio NorthernGrowing+39%
  • John CarrollGrowing+19%
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