Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    John Brown's yield is 17 pts higher than Norwich's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Norwich grads earn $11.7K more ten years out than John Brown's ($65,575 vs. $53,907)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Norwich's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at John Brown

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Norwich has 1.7× as many undergrads as John Brown

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    John Brown graduates 7 pts more of its students than Norwich (68% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    John Brown has 5 pts more first-gen students than Norwich (29% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students

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

Norwich admits 74%, John Brown 76%; John Brown's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Norwich74%
John Brown76%
Quad's selectivity
  • NorwichAccessible
  • John BrownSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Norwich
1060–1320
John Brown
1070–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NorwichGPA required
  • John BrownGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Norwich has 1.7× as many undergrads as John Brown; both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
Norwich2.4K
John Brown1.5K
Pell Grant share
Norwich24%
John Brown24%

Majors and faculty

Intelligence leads at Norwich, and Psychology at John Brown; Norwich has 13 students per faculty member to John Brown's 15.

Students per faculty member
Norwich13 to 1
John Brown15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NorwichIntelligence, General13%
  • John BrownPsychology, General9%

What each costs

John Brown costs about $3.3K less a year than Norwich on average; Norwich's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Norwich$25K
John Brown$21.7K
Aid generosity
Norwich63%
John Brown52%

What each pays off

Norwich's former students earn more, a median $65.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Norwich$65.6K
John Brown$53.9K
Graduation rate
Norwich61%
John Brown68%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NorwichGrowing+69%
  • John BrownGrowing+37%
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