Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Villanova grads earn $41K more ten years out than U. Tampa's ($100,423 vs. $59,436)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Tampa costs about $24.9K less per year on average than Villanova ($37,326 vs. $62,187, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Villanova graduates 24 pts more of its students than U. Tampa (89% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. Tampa has 13 pts more first-gen students than Villanova (25% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Villanova's yield is 11 pts higher than U. Tampa's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    U. Tampa has 1.5× as many undergrads as Villanova

    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

Villanova admits 30%, U. Tampa 40%; Villanova's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
Villanova30%
U. Tampa40%
Quad's selectivity
  • VillanovaVery selective
  • U. TampaVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1300–1600
Villanova
1420–1490
U. TampaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • VillanovaRigor and GPA very important73%
  • U. TampaGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Tampa has 1.5× as many undergrads as Villanova and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Villanova6.9K
U. Tampa10.6K
Pell Grant share
Villanova12%
U. Tampa15%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at both; Villanova has 10 students per faculty member to U. Tampa's 17.

Students per faculty member
Villanova10 to 1
U. Tampa17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • VillanovaFinance, General11%
  • U. TampaFinance, General10%

What each costs

U. Tampa costs about $24.9K less a year than Villanova on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Villanova$62.2K
U. Tampa$37.3K
Aid generosity
Villanova27%
U. Tampa28%

What each pays off

Villanova's former students earn more, a median $100.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 89% at Villanova to 64% at U. Tampa.

Median earnings, 10 years
Villanova$100.4K
U. Tampa$59.4K
Graduation rate
Villanova89%
U. Tampa64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • VillanovaGrowing+48%
  • U. TampaGrowing+121%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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