Quad

Head-to-head

Howard Payne
Tusculum

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tusculum's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Howard Payne

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Howard Payne's yield is 11 pts higher than Tusculum's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Tusculum costs about $6.5K less per year on average than Howard Payne ($23,010 vs. $29,536, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Tusculum has 8 pts more first-gen students than Howard Payne (45% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Howard Payne grads earn $4K more ten years out than Tusculum's ($48,376 vs. $44,367)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Tusculum is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.65)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Howard Payne admits 67%, Tusculum 72%; Howard Payne's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Howard Payne67%
Tusculum72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Howard PayneAccessible
  • TusculumAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Howard Payne
880–1160
TusculumTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Howard PayneGPA, school record, and rank required
  • TusculumGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Tusculum is a bit larger than Howard Payne (785 vs. 713 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Howard Payne713
Tusculum785
Pell Grant share
Howard Payne44%
Tusculum46%

Majors and faculty

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness leads at Howard Payne, and Business Administration and Management at Tusculum.

Students per faculty member
Howard Payne10 to 1
Tusculum18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Howard PayneSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General10%
  • TusculumBusiness Administration and Management, General38%

What each costs

Tusculum costs about $6.5K less a year than Howard Payne on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Howard Payne$29.5K
Tusculum$23K
Aid generosity
Howard Payne38%
Tusculum49%

What each pays off

Howard Payne's former students earn more, a median $48.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate 39% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Howard Payne$48.4K
Tusculum$44.4K
Graduation rate
Howard Payne39%
Tusculum39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Howard Payne but fell at Tusculum; Howard Payne got more selective while Tusculum held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Howard PayneGrowing+12%
  • TusculumShrinking−35%
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