Quad

Head-to-head

Texas Lutheran
St. Mary's

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St. Mary's is a bit larger (1,951 vs. 1,304)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Texas Lutheran's yield is 4 pts higher than St. Mary's's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

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

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    St. Mary's has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Texas Lutheran (39% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    St. Mary's has 3 pts more first-gen students than Texas Lutheran (39% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    St. Mary's grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than Texas Lutheran's ($56,955 vs. $53,863)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Texas Lutheran admits 96%, St. Mary's 98%; Texas Lutheran's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Texas Lutheran96%
St. Mary's98%
Quad's selectivity
  • Texas LutheranOpen
  • St. Mary'sOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Texas LutheranTest-blind
St. Mary's
900–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Texas LutheranGPA and school record required
  • St. Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St. Mary's is a bit larger than Texas Lutheran (1,951 vs. 1,304 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Texas Lutheran1.3K
St. Mary's2K
Pell Grant share
Texas Lutheran35%
St. Mary's39%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Texas Lutheran, and Business Administration and Management at St. Mary's; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Texas Lutheran11 to 1
St. Mary's11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Texas LutheranRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse42%
  • St. Mary'sBusiness Administration and Management, General9%

What each costs

St. Mary's costs about $1.6K less a year than Texas Lutheran on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Texas Lutheran$26.6K
St. Mary's$25K
Aid generosity
Texas Lutheran48%
St. Mary's52%

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
Texas Lutheran$53.9K
St. Mary's$57K
Graduation rate
Texas Lutheran56%
St. Mary's58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas LutheranGrowing+52%
  • St. Mary'sGrowing+10%
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