Quad

Head-to-head

Grove City
Taylor

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Taylor's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at Grove City

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Taylor is more diverse (index 0.34 vs. 0.19)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Grove City graduates 7 pts more of its students than Taylor (84% vs. 76%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Grove City's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Taylor's

    SAT midpoint
  5. 5

    Grove City's yield is 5 pts higher than Taylor's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Taylor costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Grove City ($26,294 vs. $28,763, 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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Grove City admits 72%, Taylor 74%; Grove City's yield is higher, at 37%.

Acceptance rate
Grove City72%
Taylor74%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grove CitySelective
  • TaylorSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Grove City
1141–1388
Taylor
1070–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grove CityGPA and school record required
  • TaylorRank important70%

Who's on each campus

Grove City and Taylor are about the same size; Taylor has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grove City2.2K
Taylor2K
Pell Grant share
Grove City0%
Taylor13%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at Grove City, and Psychology at Taylor; Grove City has 13 students per faculty member to Taylor's 14.

Students per faculty member
Grove City13 to 1
Taylor14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grove CityMechanical Engineering8%
  • TaylorPsychology, General12%

What each costs

Taylor costs about $2.5K less a year than Grove City on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Grove City$28.8K
Taylor$26.3K
Aid generosity
Grove City17%
Taylor51%

What each pays off

Taylor's former students earn a median $52.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grove CityNot reported
Taylor$52.2K
Graduation rate
Grove City84%
Taylor76%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grove CityGrowing+40%
  • TaylorGrowing+62%
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 2018;Taylor University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Taylor University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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