Quad

Head-to-head

St. Mary's
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. Mary's's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at U. Mary Hardin-Baylor

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    St. Mary's's yield is 7 pts higher than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    St. Mary's has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor (39% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    St. Mary's costs about $4K less per year on average than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor ($24,950 vs. $28,998, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Mary Hardin-Baylor is a bit larger (2,759 vs. 1,951)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    St. Mary's graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor (58% vs. 53%)

    Graduation 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

Who's hardest to get into

U. Mary Hardin-Baylor admits 96%, St. Mary's 98%; St. Mary's's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
St. Mary's98%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor96%
Quad's selectivity
  • St. Mary'sOpen
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
St. Mary's
900–1310
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor
960–1200
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St. Mary'sGPA and school record required
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

U. Mary Hardin-Baylor is a bit larger than St. Mary's (2,759 vs. 1,951 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St. Mary's2K
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor2.8K
Pell Grant share
St. Mary's39%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor40%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at St. Mary's, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Students per faculty member
St. Mary's11 to 1
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St. Mary'sBusiness Administration and Management, General9%
  • U. Mary Hardin-BaylorRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%

What each costs

St. Mary's costs about $4K less a year than U. Mary Hardin-Baylor on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St. Mary's$25K
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor$29K
Aid generosity
St. Mary's52%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor40%

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
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor$56.1K
Graduation rate
St. Mary's58%
U. Mary Hardin-Baylor53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St. Mary'sGrowing+10%
  • 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