Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Marywood grads earn $13.4K more ten years out than Asbury's ($55,817 vs. $42,368)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Marywood graduates 10 pts more of its students than Asbury (71% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Asbury's yield is 9 pts higher than Marywood's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Asbury costs about $5.7K less per year on average than Marywood ($23,474 vs. $29,170, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Marywood has 6 pts more first-gen students than Asbury (30% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Marywood has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Asbury (32% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Marywood admits 61%, Asbury 63%; Asbury's yield is higher, at 26%.

Acceptance rate
Marywood61%
Asbury63%
Quad's selectivity
  • MarywoodSelective
  • AsburySelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Marywood
1060–1250
AsburyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MarywoodGPA and school record required
  • AsburyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Marywood is a bit larger than Asbury (1,784 vs. 1,420 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Marywood1.8K
Asbury1.4K
Pell Grant share
Marywood32%
Asbury28%

Majors and faculty

Architecture leads at Marywood, and Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Asbury; Marywood has 11 students per faculty member to Asbury's 13.

Students per faculty member
Marywood11 to 1
Asbury13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MarywoodArchitecture10%
  • AsburyRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other14%

What each costs

Asbury costs about $5.7K less a year than Marywood on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Marywood$29.2K
Asbury$23.5K
Aid generosity
Marywood50%
Asbury51%

What each pays off

Marywood's former students earn more, a median $55.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Marywood$55.8K
Asbury$42.4K
Graduation rate
Marywood71%
Asbury61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MarywoodGrowing+101%
  • AsburyGrowing+55%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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