Quad

Head-to-head

Susquehanna
St Bonaventure

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Susquehanna's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at St Bonaventure

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Susquehanna graduates 5 pts more of its students than St Bonaventure (76% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Susquehanna grads earn $4.5K more ten years out than St Bonaventure's ($61,723 vs. $57,214)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    St Bonaventure's yield is 4 pts higher than Susquehanna's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Susquehanna has 3 pts more first-gen students than St Bonaventure (22% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Susquehanna's SAT midpoint is 22 points higher than St Bonaventure's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Susquehanna admits 81%, St Bonaventure 82%; St Bonaventure's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Susquehanna81%
St Bonaventure82%
Quad's selectivity
  • SusquehannaAccessible
  • St BonaventureAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Susquehanna
1100–1300
St Bonaventure
1065–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SusquehannaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • St BonaventureGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Susquehanna and St Bonaventure are about the same size; St Bonaventure has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Susquehanna2.2K
St Bonaventure2K
Pell Grant share
Susquehanna25%
St Bonaventure27%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Susquehanna, and Marketing/Marketing Management at St Bonaventure; both have 13 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Susquehanna13 to 1
St Bonaventure13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SusquehannaBusiness Administration and Management, General9%
  • St BonaventureMarketing/Marketing Management, General10%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Susquehanna$28.4K
St Bonaventure$27.8K
Aid generosity
Susquehanna63%
St Bonaventure51%

What each pays off

Susquehanna's former students earn more, a median $61.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Susquehanna$61.7K
St Bonaventure$57.2K
Graduation rate
Susquehanna76%
St Bonaventure71%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SusquehannaGrowing+22%
  • St BonaventureGrowing+57%
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