Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. Mary's grads earn $11.1K more ten years out than Point Park's ($56,955 vs. $45,856)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    St. Mary's has 9 pts more first-gen students than Point Park (39% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    St. Mary's is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    St. Mary's's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Point Park

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    St. Mary's costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Point Park ($24,950 vs. $28,223, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    St. Mary's's yield is 2 pts higher than Point Park's

    Yield rate

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

Point Park admits 97%, St. Mary's 98%; St. Mary's's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
St. Mary's98%
Point Park97%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. Mary'sOpen
  • Point ParkOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
St. Mary's
900–1310
Point ParkTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. Mary'sGPA and school record required
  • Point ParkGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Point Park is a bit larger than St. Mary's (2,331 vs. 1,951 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 39%.

Undergrads
St. Mary's2K
Point Park2.3K
Pell Grant share
St. Mary's39%
Point Park39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at St. Mary's, and Dance at Point Park; St. Mary's has 11 students per faculty member to Point Park's 12.

Students per faculty member
St. Mary's11 to 1
Point Park12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. Mary'sBusiness Administration and Management, General9%
  • Point ParkDance, General14%

What each costs

St. Mary's costs about $3.3K less a year than Point Park on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St. Mary's$25K
Point Park$28.2K
Aid generosity
St. Mary's52%
Point Park48%

What each pays off

St. Mary's's former students earn more, a median $57K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
St. Mary's$57K
Point Park$45.9K
Graduation rate
St. Mary's58%
Point Park58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. Mary'sGrowing+10%
  • Point ParkGrowing+52%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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