Quad

Head-to-head

Tusculum
North American

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    North American costs about $9.4K less per year on average than Tusculum ($13,563 vs. $23,010, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Tusculum graduates 6 pts more of its students than North American (39% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Tusculum is a bit larger (785 vs. 609)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    North American is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.68)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Tusculum's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at North American

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Tusculum has 1 pts more Pell recipients than North American (46% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Tusculum admits 72%; North American doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Tusculum72%
North AmericanNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • TusculumAccessible
  • North AmericanNot rated
SAT middle 50%
TusculumTest-blind
North AmericanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TusculumGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • North AmericanNot reported

Who's on each campus

Tusculum is a bit larger than North American (785 vs. 609 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tusculum785
North American609
Pell Grant share
Tusculum46%
North American45%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Tusculum, and Computer Science at North American; North American has 17 students per faculty member to Tusculum's 18.

Students per faculty member
Tusculum18 to 1
North American17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TusculumBusiness Administration and Management, General38%
  • North AmericanComputer Science49%

What each costs

North American costs about $9.4K less a year than Tusculum on average; Tusculum's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tusculum$23K
North American$13.6K
Aid generosity
Tusculum49%
North American47%

What each pays off

Tusculum's former students earn a median $44.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 39% at Tusculum to 33% at North American.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tusculum$44.4K
North AmericanNot reported
Graduation rate
Tusculum39%
North American33%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Tusculum, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TusculumShrinking−35%
  • North AmericanNot reported
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