Quad

Head-to-head

Coker
St. Thomas Aquinas

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. Thomas Aquinas grads earn $22.8K more ten years out than Coker's ($62,909 vs. $40,117)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    St. Thomas Aquinas graduates 12 pts more of its students than Coker (62% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Coker's yield is 11 pts higher than St. Thomas Aquinas's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Coker costs about $5.5K less per year on average than St. Thomas Aquinas ($21,383 vs. $26,877, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Coker has 6 pts more first-gen students than St. Thomas Aquinas (38% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Coker has 4 pts more Pell recipients than St. Thomas Aquinas (26% vs. 22%)

    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

St. Thomas Aquinas admits 93%, Coker 94%; Coker's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Coker94%
St. Thomas Aquinas93%
Quad's selectivity
  • CokerOpen
  • St. Thomas AquinasOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
CokerTest-blind
St. Thomas Aquinas
880–1085
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CokerGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • St. Thomas AquinasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St. Thomas Aquinas is a bit larger than Coker (972 vs. 840 undergrads); Coker has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Coker840
St. Thomas Aquinas972
Pell Grant share
Coker26%
St. Thomas Aquinas22%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Coker, and Education at St. Thomas Aquinas; Coker has 12 students per faculty member to St. Thomas Aquinas's 16.

Students per faculty member
Coker12 to 1
St. Thomas Aquinas16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CokerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse28%
  • St. Thomas AquinasEducation, General14%

What each costs

Coker costs about $5.5K less a year than St. Thomas Aquinas on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Coker$21.4K
St. Thomas Aquinas$26.9K
Aid generosity
Coker55%
St. Thomas Aquinas54%

What each pays off

St. Thomas Aquinas's former students earn more, a median $62.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Coker$40.1K
St. Thomas Aquinas$62.9K
Graduation rate
Coker51%
St. Thomas Aquinas62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at St. Thomas Aquinas but fell at Coker; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CokerShrinking−29%
  • St. Thomas AquinasGrowing+55%
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