Quad

Head-to-head

Eastern
St Catherine

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St Catherine's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Eastern

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Eastern has 8 pts more first-gen students than St Catherine (36% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    St Catherine grads earn $7.6K more ten years out than Eastern's ($59,282 vs. $51,655)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    St Catherine costs about $4.8K less per year on average than Eastern ($24,762 vs. $29,572, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Eastern's yield is 2 pts higher than St Catherine's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Eastern has 2 pts more Pell recipients than St Catherine (42% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Eastern admits 91%, St Catherine 92%; Eastern's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Eastern91%
St Catherine92%
Quad's selectivity
  • EasternOpen
  • St CatherineOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
EasternNot reported
St Catherine
850–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EasternGPA and school record required
  • St CatherineGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Eastern and St Catherine are about the same size; Eastern has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eastern2.4K
St Catherine2.5K
Pell Grant share
Eastern42%
St Catherine40%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Eastern, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at St Catherine.

Students per faculty member
Eastern21 to 1
St Catherine9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EasternBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • St CatherineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%

What each costs

St Catherine costs about $4.8K less a year than Eastern on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Eastern$29.6K
St Catherine$24.8K
Aid generosity
Eastern48%
St Catherine62%

What each pays off

St Catherine's former students earn more, a median $59.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Eastern$51.7K
St Catherine$59.3K
Graduation rate
Eastern58%
St Catherine60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Eastern but fell at St Catherine; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EasternGrowing+47%
  • St CatherineShrinking−18%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why