Quad

Head-to-head

Saint Michael's
Roanoke

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Roanoke has 9 pts more first-gen students than Saint Michael's (21% vs. 12%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Saint Michael's's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Roanoke

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Saint Michael's graduates 7 pts more of its students than Roanoke (77% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Roanoke has 1.6× as many undergrads as Saint Michael's

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Saint Michael's grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than Roanoke's ($61,317 vs. $58,047)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Saint Michael's's yield is 2 pts higher than Roanoke'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

Who's hardest to get into

Roanoke admits 83%, Saint Michael's 85%; Saint Michael's's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Saint Michael's85%
Roanoke83%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saint Michael'sAccessible
  • RoanokeAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Saint Michael's
1120–1280
Roanoke
1090–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saint Michael'sGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • RoanokeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Roanoke has 1.6× as many undergrads as Saint Michael's; both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
Saint Michael's1.1K
Roanoke1.8K
Pell Grant share
Saint Michael's24%
Roanoke24%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Saint Michael's has 10 students per faculty member to Roanoke's 11.

Students per faculty member
Saint Michael's10 to 1
Roanoke11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saint Michael'sBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • RoanokeBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Saint Michael's and Roanoke cost about the same a year on average; Saint Michael's's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Saint Michael's$28.1K
Roanoke$27.2K
Aid generosity
Saint Michael's59%
Roanoke51%

What each pays off

Saint Michael's's former students earn more, a median $61.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saint Michael's$61.3K
Roanoke$58K
Graduation rate
Saint Michael's77%
Roanoke70%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Roanoke but fell at Saint Michael's; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saint Michael'sShrinking−35%
  • RoanokeGrowing+20%
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