Quad

Head-to-head

Union
Centre

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Centre graduates 20 pts more of its students than Union (84% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Centre's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Union

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Union has 12 pts more first-gen students than Centre (33% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Centre grads earn $12.3K more ten years out than Union's ($66,240 vs. $53,990)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Union's yield is 11 pts higher than Centre's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Union is more diverse (index 0.54 vs. 0.46)

    Diversity index

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

Centre admits 54%, Union 60%; Union's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Union60%
Centre54%
Quad's selectivity
  • UnionSelective
  • CentreVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Union
1160–1390
Centre
1160–1450
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • UnionGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • CentreGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Union is a bit larger than Centre (1,607 vs. 1,400 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Union1.6K
Centre1.4K
Pell Grant share
Union25%
Centre23%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Union, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Centre; Union has 9 students per faculty member to Centre's 10.

Students per faculty member
Union9 to 1
Centre10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • UnionRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • CentreEconometrics and Quantitative Economics14%

What each costs

Centre costs about $5.1K less a year than Union on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Union$29.2K
Centre$24K
Aid generosity
Union51%
Centre65%

What each pays off

Centre's former students earn more, a median $66.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 84% at Centre to 64% at Union.

Median earnings, 10 years
Union$54K
Centre$66.2K
Graduation rate
Union64%
Centre84%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Centre but held steady at Union; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • UnionSteady−1%
  • CentreGrowing+50%
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