Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Dallas's yield is 6 pts higher than Southwestern's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Dallas's SAT midpoint is 48 points higher than Southwestern's

    SAT midpoint
  3. 3

    U. Dallas's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Southwestern

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Southwestern has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Dallas (20% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Southwestern admits 43% vs. 53% at U. Dallas

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    U. Dallas costs about $2.2K less per year on average than Southwestern ($30,687 vs. $32,881, 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

Southwestern admits 43%, U. Dallas 53%; U. Dallas's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Dallas53%
Southwestern43%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. DallasSelective
  • SouthwesternSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Dallas
1155–1375
Southwestern
1130–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. DallasRigor, GPA, and tests very important68%
  • SouthwesternGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Dallas and Southwestern are about the same size; U. Dallas has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Dallas1.4K
Southwestern1.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Dallas26%
Southwestern25%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Dallas, and Business/Commerce at Southwestern; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Dallas11 to 1
Southwestern11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. DallasBusiness Administration and Management, General24%
  • SouthwesternBusiness/Commerce, General24%

What each costs

U. Dallas costs about $2.2K less a year than Southwestern on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Dallas$30.7K
Southwestern$32.9K
Aid generosity
U. Dallas56%
Southwestern51%

What each pays off

U. Dallas's former students earn more, a median $58.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Dallas$58.3K
Southwestern$56.9K
Graduation rate
U. Dallas71%
Southwestern73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. DallasGrowing+156%
  • SouthwesternGrowing+81%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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