Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Elizabethtown costs about $15.8K less per year on average than Eckerd ($28,882 vs. $44,650, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Eckerd is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.30)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Elizabethtown grads earn $10.6K more ten years out than Eckerd's ($62,399 vs. $51,819)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Elizabethtown has 10 pts more first-gen students than Eckerd (30% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Elizabethtown graduates 9 pts more of its students than Eckerd (73% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Elizabethtown's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Eckerd

    Aid generosity

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

Eckerd admits 76%, Elizabethtown 78%; Elizabethtown's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Elizabethtown78%
Eckerd76%
Quad's selectivity
  • ElizabethtownAccessible
  • EckerdAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Elizabethtown
1105–1310
Eckerd
1160–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ElizabethtownGPA and school record required
  • EckerdGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Elizabethtown and Eckerd are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 21%.

Undergrads
Elizabethtown1.9K
Eckerd1.9K
Pell Grant share
Elizabethtown21%
Eckerd21%

Majors and faculty

Behavioral Sciences leads at Elizabethtown, and Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography at Eckerd; Eckerd has 11 students per faculty member to Elizabethtown's 13.

Students per faculty member
Elizabethtown13 to 1
Eckerd11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ElizabethtownBehavioral Sciences12%
  • EckerdMarine Biology and Biological Oceanography22%

What each costs

Elizabethtown costs about $15.8K less a year than Eckerd on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Elizabethtown$28.9K
Eckerd$44.7K
Aid generosity
Elizabethtown44%
Eckerd35%

What each pays off

Elizabethtown's former students earn more, a median $62.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Elizabethtown$62.4K
Eckerd$51.8K
Graduation rate
Elizabethtown73%
Eckerd64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Eckerd but held steady at Elizabethtown; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ElizabethtownSteady+5%
  • EckerdGrowing+47%
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