Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Point's yield is 69 pts higher than Southwestern's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Southwestern graduates 28 pts more of its students than Point (73% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Southwestern grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than Point's ($56,878 vs. $38,740)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Point costs about $12.5K less per year on average than Southwestern ($20,357 vs. $32,881, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Point has 16 pts more first-gen students than Southwestern (36% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Southwestern's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Point

    Aid generosity

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

Southwestern admits 43%, Point 44%; Point's yield is higher, at 83%.

Acceptance rate
Southwestern43%
Point44%
Quad's selectivity
  • SouthwesternSelective
  • PointSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Southwestern
1130–1300
PointTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SouthwesternGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • PointGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Point is a bit larger than Southwestern (1,996 vs. 1,440 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 25%.

Undergrads
Southwestern1.4K
Point2K
Pell Grant share
Southwestern25%
Point25%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Southwestern, and Business Administration and Management at Point; Southwestern has 11 students per faculty member to Point's 15.

Students per faculty member
Southwestern11 to 1
Point15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SouthwesternBusiness/Commerce, General24%
  • PointBusiness Administration and Management, General35%

What each costs

Point costs about $12.5K less a year than Southwestern on average; Southwestern's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southwestern$32.9K
Point$20.4K
Aid generosity
Southwestern51%
Point42%

What each pays off

Southwestern's former students earn more, a median $56.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 73% at Southwestern to 45% at Point.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southwestern$56.9K
Point$38.7K
Graduation rate
Southwestern73%
Point45%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Southwestern but held steady at Point; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SouthwesternGrowing+81%
  • PointSteady0%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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