Quad

Head-to-head

McMurry
Friends

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Friends's yield is 33 pts higher than McMurry's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Friends graduates 11 pts more of its students than McMurry (49% vs. 38%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    McMurry costs about $6.4K less per year on average than Friends ($21,772 vs. $28,133, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    McMurry's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Friends

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Friends has 6 pts more Pell recipients than McMurry (30% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Friends grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than McMurry's ($52,113 vs. $48,779)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Friends admits 55%, McMurry 57%; Friends's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
McMurry57%
Friends55%
Quad's selectivity
  • McMurryAccessible
  • FriendsAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
McMurry
950–1160
Friends
960–1090
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • McMurryGPA, school record, and rank required
  • FriendsGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

McMurry is a bit larger than Friends (1,176 vs. 1,048 undergrads); Friends has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
McMurry1.2K
Friends1K
Pell Grant share
McMurry24%
Friends30%

Majors and faculty

Early Childhood Education and Teaching leads at McMurry, and Business Administration and Management at Friends.

Students per faculty member
McMurry16 to 1
Friends12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • McMurryEarly Childhood Education and Teaching9%
  • FriendsBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

McMurry costs about $6.4K less a year than Friends on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
McMurry$21.8K
Friends$28.1K
Aid generosity
McMurry51%
Friends43%

What each pays off

Friends's former students earn more, a median $52.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Friends to 38% at McMurry.

Median earnings, 10 years
McMurry$48.8K
Friends$52.1K
Graduation rate
McMurry38%
Friends49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • McMurryGrowing+369%
  • FriendsGrowing+51%
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