Quad

Head-to-head

Union
Hobart William Smith Colleges

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Union has 20 pts more first-gen students than Hobart William Smith Colleges (33% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Union's yield is 15 pts higher than Hobart William Smith Colleges's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Hobart William Smith Colleges grads earn $14.8K more ten years out than Union's ($68,831 vs. $53,990)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Hobart William Smith Colleges graduates 10 pts more of its students than Union (74% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Hobart William Smith Colleges's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Union

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Union costs about $5K less per year on average than Hobart William Smith Colleges ($29,156 vs. $34,170, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Union admits 60%, Hobart William Smith Colleges 64%; Union's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Union60%
Hobart William Smith Colleges64%
Quad's selectivity
  • UnionSelective
  • Hobart William Smith CollegesSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Union
1160–1390
Hobart William Smith Colleges
1190–1385
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • UnionGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Hobart William Smith CollegesRigor and GPA very important

Who's on each campus

Hobart William Smith Colleges is a bit larger than Union (1,786 vs. 1,607 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 25%.

Undergrads
Union1.6K
Hobart William Smith Colleges1.8K
Pell Grant share
Union25%
Hobart William Smith Colleges25%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Union, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Hobart William Smith Colleges.

Students per faculty member
Union9 to 1
Hobart William Smith Colleges11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • UnionRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%
  • Hobart William Smith CollegesEconometrics and Quantitative Economics11%

What each costs

Union costs about $5K less a year than Hobart William Smith Colleges on average; Hobart William Smith Colleges's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Union$29.2K
Hobart William Smith Colleges$34.2K
Aid generosity
Union51%
Hobart William Smith Colleges59%

What each pays off

Hobart William Smith Colleges's former students earn more, a median $68.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Union$54K
Hobart William Smith Colleges$68.8K
Graduation rate
Union64%
Hobart William Smith Colleges74%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Hobart William Smith Colleges but held steady at Union; Union got more selective while Hobart William Smith Colleges got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • UnionSteady−1%
  • Hobart William Smith CollegesGrowing+16%
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 2018;Hobart William Smith Colleges Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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