Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Emmanuel grads earn $9.4K more ten years out than Gannon's ($68,245 vs. $58,845)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Emmanuel's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Gannon

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Gannon has 5 pts more first-gen students than Emmanuel (26% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Gannon is a bit larger (2,365 vs. 1,854)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Emmanuel graduates 3 pts more of its students than Gannon (69% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Gannon is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.56)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Gannon admits 74%, Emmanuel 76%; both have the same yield, 11%.

Acceptance rate
Gannon74%
Emmanuel76%
Quad's selectivity
  • GannonAccessible
  • EmmanuelAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
GannonTest-blind
Emmanuel
1170–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • GannonGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • EmmanuelGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Gannon is a bit larger than Emmanuel (2,365 vs. 1,854 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Gannon2.4K
Emmanuel1.9K
Pell Grant share
Gannon24%
Emmanuel22%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Gannon has 11 students per faculty member to Emmanuel's 13.

Students per faculty member
Gannon11 to 1
Emmanuel13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • GannonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%
  • EmmanuelRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%

What each costs

Gannon and Emmanuel cost about the same a year on average; Emmanuel's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Gannon$32.4K
Emmanuel$32.4K
Aid generosity
Gannon44%
Emmanuel52%

What each pays off

Emmanuel's former students earn more, a median $68.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Gannon$58.8K
Emmanuel$68.2K
Graduation rate
Gannon67%
Emmanuel69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Gannon but held steady at Emmanuel; Gannon got more selective while Emmanuel got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • GannonGrowing+60%
  • EmmanuelSteady+3%
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

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