Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pfeiffer's grants cover 53% 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 19 pts higher than Pfeiffer's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Pfeiffer grads earn $18.3K more ten years out than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's ($51,562 vs. $33,301)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Pfeiffer costs about $8.8K less per year on average than Pennsylvania College of Art and Design ($22,999 vs. $31,766, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Pennsylvania College of Art and Design graduates 11 pts more of its students than Pfeiffer (58% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Pfeiffer has 1.6× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

    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

Pfeiffer admits 96%, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design 99%; Pennsylvania College of Art and Design's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design99%
Pfeiffer96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignOpen
  • PfeifferOpen
SAT middle 50%
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignTest-blind
PfeifferTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignGPA and school record required
  • PfeifferGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Pfeiffer has 1.6× as many undergrads as Pennsylvania College of Art and Design and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design400
Pfeiffer655
Pell Grant share
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design47%
Pfeiffer51%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Pfeiffer.

Students per faculty member
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design10 to 1
Pfeiffer11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignIllustration33%
  • PfeifferRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

Pfeiffer costs about $8.8K 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
Pfeiffer$23K
Aid generosity
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design32%
Pfeiffer53%

What each pays off

Pfeiffer's former students earn more, a median $51.6K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design$33.3K
Pfeiffer$51.6K
Graduation rate
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design58%
Pfeiffer47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design but held steady at Pfeiffer; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignGrowing+13%
  • PfeifferSteady+1%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why