Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Delaware Valley has 7 pts more first-gen students than King's (36% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Delaware Valley's yield is 5 pts higher than King's's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    King's's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 50% at Delaware Valley

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    King's graduates 4 pts more of its students than Delaware Valley (61% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    King's grads earn $3.7K more ten years out than Delaware Valley's ($59,498 vs. $55,838)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    King's costs about $2.7K less per year on average than Delaware Valley ($27,630 vs. $30,324, 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

Who's hardest to get into

King's admits 93%, Delaware Valley 93%; Delaware Valley's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Delaware Valley93%
King's93%
Quad's selectivity
  • Delaware ValleyOpen
  • King'sOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Delaware Valley
1090–1303
King's
1070–1270
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Delaware ValleyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • King'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Delaware Valley and King's are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 30%.

Undergrads
Delaware Valley1.6K
King's1.5K
Pell Grant share
Delaware Valley30%
King's30%

Majors and faculty

Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management leads at Delaware Valley, and Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences at King's.

Students per faculty member
Delaware Valley14 to 1
King's13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Delaware ValleyWildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management16%
  • King'sHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other16%

What each costs

King's costs about $2.7K less a year than Delaware Valley on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Delaware Valley$30.3K
King's$27.6K
Aid generosity
Delaware Valley50%
King's55%

What each pays off

King's's former students earn more, a median $59.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Delaware Valley$55.8K
King's$59.5K
Graduation rate
Delaware Valley57%
King's61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Delaware Valley but held steady at King's; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Delaware ValleyGrowing+24%
  • King'sSteady+3%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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