Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Peirce has 33 pts more first-gen students than Erskine (55% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Erskine graduates 24 pts more of its students than Peirce (50% vs. 27%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Peirce has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Erskine (53% vs. 47%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Erskine grads earn $2.8K more ten years out than Peirce's ($53,459 vs. $50,660)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Erskine is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Peirce is a bit larger (799 vs. 766)

    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

Erskine admits 63%; Peirce doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Erskine63%
PeirceNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • ErskineAccessible
  • PeirceNot rated
SAT middle 50%
ErskineTest-blind
PeirceNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ErskineGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • PeirceNot reported

Who's on each campus

Erskine and Peirce are about the same size; Peirce has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Erskine766
Peirce799
Pell Grant share
Erskine47%
Peirce53%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Erskine, and Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Peirce.

Students per faculty member
Erskine15 to 1
Peirce13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ErskineBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • PeirceLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies39%

What each costs

Only Erskine reports an average cost ($24.2K).

Average cost, all students
Erskine$24.2K
PeirceNot reported
Aid generosity
Erskine56%
PeirceNot reported

What each pays off

Erskine's former students earn more, a median $53.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at Erskine to 27% at Peirce.

Median earnings, 10 years
Erskine$53.5K
Peirce$50.7K
Graduation rate
Erskine50%
Peirce27%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Erskine, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ErskineGrowing+107%
  • PeirceNot reported
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