Quad

Head-to-head

Grove City
Cedarville

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cedarville's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at Grove City

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Cedarville is more diverse (index 0.28 vs. 0.19)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Grove City graduates 9 pts more of its students than Cedarville (84% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Cedarville has 1.8× as many undergrads as Grove City

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Grove City's yield is 3 pts higher than Cedarville's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Grove City's SAT midpoint is 20 points higher than Cedarville's

    SAT midpoint

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

Cedarville admits 70%, Grove City 72%; Grove City's yield is higher, at 37%.

Acceptance rate
Grove City72%
Cedarville70%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grove CitySelective
  • CedarvilleSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Grove City
1141–1388
Cedarville
1130–1360
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grove CityGPA and school record required
  • CedarvilleRigor and GPA very important77%

Who's on each campus

Cedarville has 1.8× as many undergrads as Grove City and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grove City2.2K
Cedarville4K
Pell Grant share
Grove City0%
Cedarville15%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at Grove City, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Cedarville; Grove City has 13 students per faculty member to Cedarville's 14.

Students per faculty member
Grove City13 to 1
Cedarville14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grove CityMechanical Engineering8%
  • CedarvilleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

Cedarville costs about $1.3K 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
Cedarville$27.4K
Aid generosity
Grove City17%
Cedarville45%

What each pays off

Cedarville's former students earn a median $55.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grove CityNot reported
Cedarville$55.4K
Graduation rate
Grove City84%
Cedarville74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grove CityGrowing+40%
  • CedarvilleGrowing+76%
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;Cedarville University (Fall 2026), Fall 2026;Cedarville University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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