Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ursinus's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Immaculata

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Immaculata has 16 pts more first-gen students than Ursinus (35% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Ursinus graduates 11 pts more of its students than Immaculata (73% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Immaculata costs about $6.1K less per year on average than Ursinus ($26,778 vs. $32,828, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Immaculata is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Ursinus's SAT midpoint is 53 points higher than Immaculata'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

Who's hardest to get into

Immaculata admits 87%, Ursinus 92%; Immaculata's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Immaculata87%
Ursinus92%
Quad's selectivity
  • ImmaculataAccessible
  • UrsinusAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Immaculata
1156–1323
Ursinus
1200–1385
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ImmaculataRigor and GPA very important36%
  • UrsinusGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ursinus is a bit larger than Immaculata (1,491 vs. 1,320 undergrads); Immaculata has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Immaculata1.3K
Ursinus1.5K
Pell Grant share
Immaculata23%
Ursinus20%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Immaculata, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Ursinus; Ursinus has 10 students per faculty member to Immaculata's 11.

Students per faculty member
Immaculata11 to 1
Ursinus10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ImmaculataRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse23%
  • UrsinusBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%

What each costs

Immaculata costs about $6.1K less a year than Ursinus on average; Ursinus's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Immaculata$26.8K
Ursinus$32.8K
Aid generosity
Immaculata41%
Ursinus58%

What each pays off

Immaculata's former students earn more, a median $75.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Immaculata$75.7K
Ursinus$73.7K
Graduation rate
Immaculata62%
Ursinus73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ImmaculataGrowing+49%
  • UrsinusGrowing+24%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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