Quad

Head-to-head

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Naropa

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Naropa's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's yield is 5 pts higher than Naropa's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design grads earn $4.6K more ten years out than Naropa's ($33,301 vs. $28,720)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates 4 pts more of its students than Naropa (58% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Naropa has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design (51% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a bit larger (400 vs. 339)

    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

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design admits 99%, Naropa 100%; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design99%
Naropa100%
Quad's selectivity
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignOpen
  • NaropaOpen
SAT middle 50%
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignTest-blind
NaropaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required
  • NaropaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design is a bit larger than Naropa (400 vs. 339 undergrads); Naropa has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design400
Naropa339
Pell Grant share
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design47%
Naropa51%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, and Psychology at Naropa; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design10 to 1
Naropa10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignIllustration33%
  • NaropaPsychology, General64%

What each costs

Naropa costs about $1.6K less a year than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$31.8K
Naropa$30.1K
Aid generosity
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design32%
Naropa41%

What each pays off

Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's former students earn more, a median $33.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$33.3K
Naropa$28.7K
Graduation rate
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58%
Naropa54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignGrowing+13%
  • NaropaNot enough data
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