Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. Thomas has 10 pts more first-gen students than Oral Roberts (41% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Oral Roberts's yield is 8 pts higher than St. Thomas's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    St. Thomas grads earn $7.4K more ten years out than Oral Roberts's ($54,272 vs. $46,885)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Oral Roberts is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Oral Roberts has 1.6× as many undergrads as St. Thomas

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Oral Roberts costs about $3.4K less per year on average than St. Thomas ($26,164 vs. $29,537, 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

St. Thomas admits 98%, Oral Roberts 99%; Oral Roberts's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Oral Roberts99%
St. Thomas98%
Quad's selectivity
  • Oral RobertsOpen
  • St. ThomasOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Oral Roberts
1120–1310
St. ThomasTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Oral RobertsGPA and school record required
  • St. ThomasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Oral Roberts has 1.6× as many undergrads as St. Thomas and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Oral Roberts3.5K
St. Thomas2.2K
Pell Grant share
Oral Roberts28%
St. Thomas27%

Majors and faculty

Divinity/Ministry leads at Oral Roberts, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at St. Thomas; St. Thomas has 17 students per faculty member to Oral Roberts's 18.

Students per faculty member
Oral Roberts18 to 1
St. Thomas17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Oral RobertsDivinity/Ministry9%
  • St. ThomasRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%

What each costs

Oral Roberts costs about $3.4K less a year than St. Thomas on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Oral Roberts$26.2K
St. Thomas$29.5K
Aid generosity
Oral Roberts48%
St. Thomas44%

What each pays off

St. Thomas's former students earn more, a median $54.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 51% at Oral Roberts to 48% at St. Thomas.

Median earnings, 10 years
Oral Roberts$46.9K
St. Thomas$54.3K
Graduation rate
Oral Roberts51%
St. Thomas48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Oral RobertsGrowing+232%
  • St. ThomasGrowing+712%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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