Quad

Head-to-head

Keystone
Carlow

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Carlow's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Keystone

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Carlow graduates 12 pts more of its students than Keystone (56% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Keystone has 11 pts more first-gen students than Carlow (48% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Carlow has 1.7× as many undergrads as Keystone

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Carlow grads earn $6.1K more ten years out than Keystone's ($51,051 vs. $44,976)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Carlow's yield is 5 pts higher than Keystone's

    Yield rate

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

Keystone admits 85%, Carlow 87%; Carlow's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Keystone85%
Carlow87%
Quad's selectivity
  • KeystoneOpen
  • CarlowOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
KeystoneNot reported
Carlow
960–1168
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • KeystoneGPA required
  • CarlowGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Carlow has 1.7× as many undergrads as Keystone and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Keystone771
Carlow1.3K
Pell Grant share
Keystone42%
Carlow43%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Keystone, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Carlow; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Keystone12 to 1
Carlow12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • KeystoneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%
  • CarlowRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse32%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Keystone$24.9K
Carlow$24.4K
Aid generosity
Keystone25%
Carlow53%

What each pays off

Carlow's former students earn more, a median $51.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Carlow to 44% at Keystone.

Median earnings, 10 years
Keystone$45K
Carlow$51.1K
Graduation rate
Keystone44%
Carlow56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • KeystoneGrowing+101%
  • CarlowGrowing+90%
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 2018About 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