Quad

Head-to-head

Erskine
Howard Payne

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Erskine's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Howard Payne

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Howard Payne has 15 pts more first-gen students than Erskine (37% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Erskine graduates 12 pts more of its students than Howard Payne (50% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Erskine costs about $5.4K less per year on average than Howard Payne ($24,186 vs. $29,536, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Erskine grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than Howard Payne's ($53,459 vs. $48,376)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Howard Payne's yield is 5 pts higher than Erskine'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

Erskine admits 63%, Howard Payne 67%; Howard Payne's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Erskine63%
Howard Payne67%
Quad's selectivity
  • ErskineAccessible
  • Howard PayneAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
ErskineTest-blind
Howard Payne
880–1160
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ErskineGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Howard PayneGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
Erskine766
Howard Payne713
Pell Grant share
Erskine47%
Howard Payne44%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Erskine, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness at Howard Payne.

Students per faculty member
Erskine15 to 1
Howard Payne10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ErskineBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • Howard PayneSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General10%

What each costs

Erskine costs about $5.4K less a year than Howard Payne on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Erskine$24.2K
Howard Payne$29.5K
Aid generosity
Erskine56%
Howard Payne38%

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 39% at Howard Payne.

Median earnings, 10 years
Erskine$53.5K
Howard Payne$48.4K
Graduation rate
Erskine50%
Howard Payne39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Howard Payne got more selective while Erskine held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ErskineGrowing+107%
  • Howard PayneGrowing+12%
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