Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Converse graduates 23 pts more of its students than Fisher (59% vs. 36%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Fisher has 15 pts more first-gen students than Converse (47% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Converse costs about $10.8K less per year on average than Fisher ($23,312 vs. $34,130, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Fisher grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than Converse's ($49,669 vs. $40,867)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Fisher is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Converse's yield is 6 pts higher than Fisher's

    Yield rate

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

Converse admits 68%, Fisher 71%; Converse's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Converse68%
Fisher71%
Quad's selectivity
  • ConverseAccessible
  • FisherOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Converse
1010–1250
FisherTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ConverseGPA and school record required
  • FisherGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Converse and Fisher are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 40%.

Undergrads
Converse1.2K
Fisher1.2K
Pell Grant share
Converse40%
Fisher40%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Converse has 12 students per faculty member to Fisher's 14.

Students per faculty member
Converse12 to 1
Fisher14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ConverseBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • FisherBusiness Administration and Management, General16%

What each costs

Converse costs about $10.8K less a year than Fisher on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Converse$23.3K
Fisher$34.1K
Aid generosity
Converse43%
Fisher41%

What each pays off

Fisher's former students earn more, a median $49.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 59% at Converse to 36% at Fisher.

Median earnings, 10 years
Converse$40.9K
Fisher$49.7K
Graduation rate
Converse59%
Fisher36%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ConverseGrowing+77%
  • FisherGrowing+27%
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