Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Stonehill grads earn $35.6K more ten years out than Anderson's ($77,745 vs. $42,101)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Stonehill graduates 20 pts more of its students than Anderson (82% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Anderson's yield is 19 pts higher than Stonehill's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Anderson costs about $9.2K less per year on average than Stonehill ($25,581 vs. $34,785, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Stonehill is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.31)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Anderson has 9 pts more first-gen students than Stonehill (25% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students

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

Anderson admits 55%, Stonehill 66%; Anderson's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Anderson55%
Stonehill66%
Quad's selectivity
  • AndersonSelective
  • StonehillSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Anderson
1100–1280
StonehillTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AndersonGPA and school record required
  • StonehillGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Anderson is a bit larger than Stonehill (3,183 vs. 2,528 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Anderson3.2K
Stonehill2.5K
Pell Grant share
Anderson21%
Stonehill17%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Anderson, and Finance at Stonehill; Stonehill has 12 students per faculty member to Anderson's 13.

Students per faculty member
Anderson13 to 1
Stonehill12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AndersonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • StonehillFinance, General10%

What each costs

Anderson costs about $9.2K less a year than Stonehill on average; Stonehill's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Anderson$25.6K
Stonehill$34.8K
Aid generosity
Anderson50%
Stonehill53%

What each pays off

Stonehill's former students earn more, a median $77.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Anderson$42.1K
Stonehill$77.7K
Graduation rate
Anderson62%
Stonehill82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AndersonGrowing+112%
  • StonehillGrowing+40%
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