Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Nazarene grads earn $13.6K more ten years out than Columbia's ($54,951 vs. $41,338)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Southern Nazarene graduates 9 pts more of its students than Columbia (61% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Columbia has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Southern Nazarene (54% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Southern Nazarene's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Columbia

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Columbia costs about $3.1K less per year on average than Southern Nazarene ($19,877 vs. $22,982, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Columbia has 3 pts more first-gen students than Southern Nazarene (41% vs. 38%)

    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

Columbia admits 94%; Southern Nazarene doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Columbia94%
Southern NazareneNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • ColumbiaOpen
  • Southern NazareneNot rated
SAT middle 50%
ColumbiaTest-blind
Southern NazareneNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ColumbiaSchool record considered
  • Southern NazareneNot reported

Who's on each campus

Columbia and Southern Nazarene are about the same size; Columbia has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Columbia1.3K
Southern Nazarene1.5K
Pell Grant share
Columbia54%
Southern Nazarene47%

Majors and faculty

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies leads at Columbia, and Business Administration and Management at Southern Nazarene.

Students per faculty member
Columbia12 to 1
Southern Nazarene15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ColumbiaCriminal Justice/Safety Studies13%
  • Southern NazareneBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Columbia costs about $3.1K less a year than Southern Nazarene on average; Southern Nazarene's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Columbia$19.9K
Southern Nazarene$23K
Aid generosity
Columbia45%
Southern Nazarene50%

What each pays off

Southern Nazarene's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Columbia$41.3K
Southern Nazarene$55K
Graduation rate
Columbia52%
Southern Nazarene61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Columbia, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ColumbiaGrowing+527%
  • Southern NazareneNot reported
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