Quad

Head-to-head

Mount Aloysius
Colby-Sawyer

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount Aloysius has 18 pts more first-gen students than Colby-Sawyer (42% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Colby-Sawyer graduates 15 pts more of its students than Mount Aloysius (66% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Mount Aloysius's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Colby-Sawyer

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Mount Aloysius's yield is 12 pts higher than Colby-Sawyer's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Colby-Sawyer has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Mount Aloysius (23% vs. 15%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Mount Aloysius is a bit larger (1,094 vs. 771)

    Undergrads

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

Colby-Sawyer admits 80%, Mount Aloysius 82%; Mount Aloysius's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Mount Aloysius82%
Colby-Sawyer80%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mount AloysiusOpen
  • Colby-SawyerAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Mount Aloysius
918–1168
Colby-SawyerTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mount AloysiusGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Colby-SawyerGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Mount Aloysius is a bit larger than Colby-Sawyer (1,094 vs. 771 undergrads); Colby-Sawyer has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mount Aloysius1.1K
Colby-Sawyer771
Pell Grant share
Mount Aloysius15%
Colby-Sawyer23%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Colby-Sawyer has 10 students per faculty member to Mount Aloysius's 11.

Students per faculty member
Mount Aloysius11 to 1
Colby-Sawyer10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mount AloysiusRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse30%
  • Colby-SawyerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse44%

What each costs

Mount Aloysius costs about $2.3K less a year than Colby-Sawyer on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Mount Aloysius$25.3K
Colby-Sawyer$27.6K
Aid generosity
Mount Aloysius42%
Colby-Sawyer29%

What each pays off

Colby-Sawyer's former students earn more, a median $46.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mount Aloysius$46.2K
Colby-Sawyer$46.5K
Graduation rate
Mount Aloysius51%
Colby-Sawyer66%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Mount Aloysius but fell at Colby-Sawyer; Colby-Sawyer got more selective while Mount Aloysius got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mount AloysiusSteady0%
  • Colby-SawyerShrinking−27%
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