Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. St Thomas graduates 15 pts more of its students than Franklin (64% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Franklin has 13 pts more first-gen students than U. St Thomas (50% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. St Thomas grads earn $7.3K more ten years out than Franklin's ($59,224 vs. $51,892)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Franklin has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. St Thomas

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. St Thomas has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Franklin (42% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Franklin is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.64)

    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

U. St Thomas admits 90%; Franklin doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. St Thomas90%
FranklinNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. St ThomasOpen
  • FranklinNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. St Thomas
980–1210
FranklinNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. St ThomasGPA and school record required
  • FranklinNot reported

Who's on each campus

Franklin has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. St Thomas; U. St Thomas has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. St Thomas3.2K
Franklin5.6K
Pell Grant share
U. St Thomas42%
Franklin37%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. St Thomas, and Business Administration and Management at Franklin.

Students per faculty member
U. St Thomas16 to 1
Franklin17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. St ThomasRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse47%
  • FranklinBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Only U. St Thomas reports an average cost ($25.8K).

Average cost, all students
U. St Thomas$25.8K
FranklinNot reported
Aid generosity
U. St Thomas47%
FranklinNot reported

What each pays off

U. St Thomas's former students earn more, a median $59.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 64% at U. St Thomas to 49% at Franklin.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. St Thomas$59.2K
Franklin$51.9K
Graduation rate
U. St Thomas64%
Franklin49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. St Thomas, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. St ThomasGrowing+262%
  • FranklinNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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