Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Norwich's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at DeSales

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Norwich costs about $9K less per year on average than DeSales ($25,005 vs. $34,007, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    DeSales has 6 pts more first-gen students than Norwich (30% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Norwich grads earn $4.3K more ten years out than DeSales's ($65,575 vs. $61,295)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    DeSales's yield is 3 pts higher than Norwich's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Norwich is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.50)

    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

Norwich admits 74%, DeSales 77%; DeSales's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
DeSales77%
Norwich74%
Quad's selectivity
  • DeSalesAccessible
  • NorwichAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
DeSales
1090–1260
Norwich
1060–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DeSalesGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • NorwichGPA required

Who's on each campus

Norwich is a bit larger than DeSales (2,428 vs. 2,128 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
DeSales2.1K
Norwich2.4K
Pell Grant share
DeSales24%
Norwich24%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at DeSales, and Intelligence at Norwich; DeSales has 12 students per faculty member to Norwich's 13.

Students per faculty member
DeSales12 to 1
Norwich13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DeSalesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%
  • NorwichIntelligence, General13%

What each costs

Norwich costs about $9K less a year than DeSales on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
DeSales$34K
Norwich$25K
Aid generosity
DeSales48%
Norwich63%

What each pays off

Norwich's former students earn more, a median $65.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
DeSales$61.3K
Norwich$65.6K
Graduation rate
DeSales61%
Norwich61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Norwich got less selective while DeSales held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DeSalesGrowing+50%
  • NorwichGrowing+69%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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