Quad

Head-to-head

Columbia
Mid-America Christian

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mid-America Christian's yield is 60 pts higher than Columbia's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Columbia graduates 17 pts more of its students than Mid-America Christian (52% vs. 36%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Mid-America Christian has 8 pts more first-gen students than Columbia (50% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Columbia's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Mid-America Christian

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Mid-America Christian grads earn $4.8K more ten years out than Columbia's ($46,116 vs. $41,338)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Mid-America Christian is a bit larger (1,666 vs. 1,343)

    Undergrads

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

Mid-America Christian admits 92%, Columbia 94%; Mid-America Christian's yield is higher, at 69%.

Acceptance rate
Columbia94%
Mid-America Christian92%
Quad's selectivity
  • ColumbiaOpen
  • Mid-America ChristianOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 13–36
ColumbiaTest-blind
Mid-America Christian
17–19
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ColumbiaSchool record considered
  • Mid-America ChristianSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Mid-America Christian is a bit larger than Columbia (1,666 vs. 1,343 undergrads); Columbia has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Columbia1.3K
Mid-America Christian1.7K
Pell Grant share
Columbia54%
Mid-America Christian53%

Majors and faculty

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies leads at Columbia, and Psychology at Mid-America Christian; Columbia has 12 students per faculty member to Mid-America Christian's 14.

Students per faculty member
Columbia12 to 1
Mid-America Christian14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ColumbiaCriminal Justice/Safety Studies13%
  • Mid-America ChristianPsychology, General24%

What each costs

Columbia and Mid-America Christian cost about the same a year on average; Columbia's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Columbia$19.9K
Mid-America Christian$20.5K
Aid generosity
Columbia45%
Mid-America Christian39%

What each pays off

Mid-America Christian's former students earn more, a median $46.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Columbia$41.3K
Mid-America Christian$46.1K
Graduation rate
Columbia52%
Mid-America Christian36%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Columbia, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ColumbiaGrowing+527%
  • Mid-America ChristianNot reported
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