Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Butler grads earn $12.4K more ten years out than Xavier's ($77,235 vs. $64,873)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Butler graduates 9 pts more of its students than Xavier (82% vs. 73%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Xavier's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Butler

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Xavier costs about $6K less per year on average than Butler ($34,357 vs. $40,314, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Butler's yield is 6 pts higher than Xavier's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Xavier is more diverse (index 0.45 vs. 0.40)

    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

Butler admits 85%, Xavier 86%; Butler's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Xavier86%
Butler85%
Quad's selectivity
  • XavierAccessible
  • ButlerAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Xavier
1103–1310
Butler
1160–1350
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • XavierGPA and school record required
  • ButlerGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Xavier and Butler are about the same size; Xavier has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Xavier4.2K
Butler4.3K
Pell Grant share
Xavier16%
Butler15%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Xavier, and Finance at Butler; Xavier has 10 students per faculty member to Butler's 11.

Students per faculty member
Xavier10 to 1
Butler11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • XavierRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • ButlerFinance, General9%

What each costs

Xavier costs about $6K less a year than Butler on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Xavier$34.4K
Butler$40.3K
Aid generosity
Xavier48%
Butler40%

What each pays off

Butler's former students earn more, a median $77.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Xavier$64.9K
Butler$77.2K
Graduation rate
Xavier73%
Butler82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Xavier but held steady at Butler; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • XavierGrowing+26%
  • ButlerSteady−6%
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