Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morris has 24 pts more Pell recipients than Rust (96% vs. 71%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Rust costs about $6.3K less per year on average than Morris ($13,337 vs. $19,616, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Rust's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Morris

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Rust has 6 pts more first-gen students than Morris (46% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Rust is a bit larger (467 vs. 383)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Rust grads earn $1.7K more ten years out than Morris's ($32,275 vs. $30,614)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Rust admits 49%; Morris doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
MorrisNot reported
Rust49%
Quad's selectivity
  • MorrisNot rated
  • RustSelective
SAT middle 50%
MorrisNot reported
RustTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MorrisNot reported
  • RustGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Rust is a bit larger than Morris (467 vs. 383 undergrads); Morris has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Morris383
Rust467
Pell Grant share
Morris96%
Rust71%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration, Management and Operations leads at Morris, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Rust; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Morris10 to 1
Rust10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MorrisBusiness Administration, Management and Operations, Other36%
  • RustBiology/Biological Sciences, General17%

What each costs

Rust costs about $6.3K less a year than Morris on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Morris$19.6K
Rust$13.3K
Aid generosity
Morris36%
Rust43%

What each pays off

Rust's former students earn more, a median $32.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 29% at Morris to 27% at Rust.

Median earnings, 10 years
Morris$30.6K
Rust$32.3K
Graduation rate
Morris29%
Rust27%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Rust, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MorrisNot reported
  • RustShrinking−27%
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