Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mary Baldwin's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Columbia

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Mary Baldwin graduates 4 pts more of its students than Columbia (56% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Mary Baldwin grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than Columbia's ($44,427 vs. $41,338)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Columbia is a bit larger (1,343 vs. 1,090)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Columbia has 1 pts more first-gen students than Mary Baldwin (41% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Mary Baldwin has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Columbia (55% vs. 54%)

    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

Columbia admits 94%; Mary Baldwin doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

Columbia is a bit larger than Mary Baldwin (1,343 vs. 1,090 undergrads); Mary Baldwin has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Columbia1.3K
Mary Baldwin1.1K
Pell Grant share
Columbia54%
Mary Baldwin55%

Majors and faculty

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies leads at Columbia, and Business Administration and Management at Mary Baldwin.

Students per faculty member
Columbia12 to 1
Mary Baldwin15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ColumbiaCriminal Justice/Safety Studies13%
  • Mary BaldwinBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

Columbia and Mary Baldwin cost about the same a year on average; Mary Baldwin's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Columbia$19.9K
Mary Baldwin$19K
Aid generosity
Columbia45%
Mary Baldwin59%

What each pays off

Mary Baldwin's former students earn more, a median $44.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Columbia$41.3K
Mary Baldwin$44.4K
Graduation rate
Columbia52%
Mary Baldwin56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Columbia, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ColumbiaGrowing+527%
  • Mary BaldwinNot reported
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