Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Waldorf grads earn $15.2K more ten years out than Tiffin's ($51,165 vs. $35,942)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Tiffin graduates 9 pts more of its students than Waldorf (50% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Waldorf's yield is 9 pts higher than Tiffin's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Waldorf has 8 pts more first-gen students than Tiffin (46% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Waldorf costs about $5.6K less per year on average than Tiffin ($21,121 vs. $26,748, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Tiffin is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.61)

    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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Waldorf admits 77%, Tiffin 80%; Waldorf's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Tiffin80%
Waldorf77%
Quad's selectivity
  • TiffinOpen
  • WaldorfOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Tiffin
910–1110
WaldorfTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TiffinRigor and GPA very important26%
  • WaldorfGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Tiffin is a bit larger than Waldorf (2,051 vs. 1,827 undergrads); Waldorf has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tiffin2.1K
Waldorf1.8K
Pell Grant share
Tiffin31%
Waldorf36%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Tiffin, and Business/Commerce at Waldorf; both have 22 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Tiffin22 to 1
Waldorf22 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TiffinBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • WaldorfBusiness/Commerce, General19%

What each costs

Waldorf costs about $5.6K less a year than Tiffin on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tiffin$26.7K
Waldorf$21.1K
Aid generosity
Tiffin45%
Waldorf47%

What each pays off

Waldorf's former students earn more, a median $51.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at Tiffin to 41% at Waldorf.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tiffin$35.9K
Waldorf$51.2K
Graduation rate
Tiffin50%
Waldorf41%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TiffinGrowing+36%
  • WaldorfGrowing+66%
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