Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Adventist's yield is 27 pts higher than Adelphi's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Adelphi grads earn $21.8K more ten years out than Southern Adventist's ($75,482 vs. $53,723)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Southern Adventist costs about $14.7K less per year on average than Adelphi ($26,717 vs. $41,424, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Adelphi has 17 pts more first-gen students than Southern Adventist (35% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Adelphi graduates 11 pts more of its students than Southern Adventist (72% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Adelphi's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Southern Adventist

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Southern Adventist admits 66%, Adelphi 66%; Southern Adventist's yield is higher, at 37%.

Acceptance rate
Southern Adventist66%
Adelphi66%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southern AdventistSelective
  • AdelphiSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Southern Adventist
1020–1300
Adelphi
1120–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southern AdventistGPA and school record required
  • AdelphiGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Adelphi has 1.9× as many undergrads as Southern Adventist; both have the same Pell share, 31%.

Undergrads
Southern Adventist2.8K
Adelphi5.3K
Pell Grant share
Southern Adventist31%
Adelphi31%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Adelphi has 12 students per faculty member to Southern Adventist's 19.

Students per faculty member
Southern Adventist19 to 1
Adelphi12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southern AdventistRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse20%
  • AdelphiRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

Southern Adventist costs about $14.7K less a year than Adelphi on average; Adelphi's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southern Adventist$26.7K
Adelphi$41.4K
Aid generosity
Southern Adventist32%
Adelphi42%

What each pays off

Adelphi's former students earn more, a median $75.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southern Adventist$53.7K
Adelphi$75.5K
Graduation rate
Southern Adventist61%
Adelphi72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Adelphi, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southern AdventistNot reported
  • AdelphiGrowing+124%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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