Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Davenport has 9 pts more first-gen students than Charleston Southern (40% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Charleston Southern's yield is 4 pts higher than Davenport's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Charleston Southern is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.58)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Davenport is a bit larger (3,134 vs. 2,893)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Charleston Southern grads earn $799 more ten years out than Davenport's ($45,898 vs. $45,099)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Charleston Southern has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Davenport (34% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Charleston Southern admits 96%, Davenport 98%; Charleston Southern's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Charleston Southern96%
Davenport98%
Quad's selectivity
  • Charleston SouthernOpen
  • DavenportOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Charleston Southern
930–1160
DavenportTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Charleston SouthernGPA and school record required
  • DavenportGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Charleston Southern and Davenport are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 34%.

Undergrads
Charleston Southern2.9K
Davenport3.1K
Pell Grant share
Charleston Southern34%
Davenport34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Charleston Southern, and Business Administration and Management at Davenport.

Students per faculty member
Charleston Southern12 to 1
Davenport18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Charleston SouthernRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%
  • DavenportBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Only Davenport reports an average cost ($20.4K).

Average cost, all students
Charleston SouthernNot reported
Davenport$20.4K
Aid generosity
Charleston SouthernNot reported
Davenport48%

What each pays off

Charleston Southern's former students earn more, a median $45.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at Davenport to 46% at Charleston Southern.

Median earnings, 10 years
Charleston Southern$45.9K
Davenport$45.1K
Graduation rate
Charleston Southern46%
Davenport47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Charleston SouthernGrowing+11%
  • DavenportGrowing+177%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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