Quad

Head-to-head

U. St Thomas
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. St Thomas's yield is 24 pts higher than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. St Thomas graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor (64% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. St Thomas's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at U. Mary Hardin-Baylor

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    U. St Thomas has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor (38% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. St Thomas costs about $3.2K less per year on average than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor ($25,767 vs. $28,998, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    U. St Thomas grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor's ($59,224 vs. $56,132)

    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

U. St Thomas admits 90%, U. Mary Hardin-Baylor 96%; U. St Thomas's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
U. St Thomas90%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor96%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. St ThomasOpen
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. St Thomas
980–1210
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor
960–1200
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. St ThomasGPA and school record required
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

U. St Thomas is a bit larger than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor (3,220 vs. 2,759 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. St Thomas3.2K
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor2.8K
Pell Grant share
U. St Thomas42%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor40%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; U. St Thomas has 16 students per faculty member to U. Mary Hardin-Baylor's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. St Thomas16 to 1
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. St ThomasRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse47%
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%

What each costs

U. St Thomas costs about $3.2K less a year than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. St Thomas$25.8K
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor$29K
Aid generosity
U. St Thomas47%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor40%

What each pays off

U. St Thomas's former students earn more, a median $59.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. St Thomas$59.2K
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor$56.1K
Graduation rate
U. St Thomas64%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. St ThomasGrowing+262%
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorGrowing+85%
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