Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Marymount graduates 19 pts more of its students than St. Thomas (68% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Marymount grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than St. Thomas's ($67,516 vs. $54,272)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    St. Thomas has 11 pts more first-gen students than Marymount (41% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    St. Thomas costs about $8K less per year on average than Marymount ($29,537 vs. $37,556, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Marymount is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    St. Thomas's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Marymount

    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

Marymount admits 93%, St. Thomas 98%; Marymount's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Marymount93%
St. Thomas98%
Quad's selectivity
  • MarymountOpen
  • St. ThomasOpen
SAT middle 50%
MarymountTest-blind
St. ThomasTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MarymountGPA and school record required
  • St. ThomasGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St. Thomas is a bit larger than Marymount (2,214 vs. 1,810 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Marymount1.8K
St. Thomas2.2K
Pell Grant share
Marymount23%
St. Thomas27%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Marymount has 14 students per faculty member to St. Thomas's 17.

Students per faculty member
Marymount14 to 1
St. Thomas17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MarymountRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse29%
  • St. ThomasRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%

What each costs

St. Thomas costs about $8K less a year than Marymount on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Marymount$37.6K
St. Thomas$29.5K
Aid generosity
Marymount40%
St. Thomas44%

What each pays off

Marymount's former students earn more, a median $67.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 68% at Marymount to 48% at St. Thomas.

Median earnings, 10 years
Marymount$67.5K
St. Thomas$54.3K
Graduation rate
Marymount68%
St. Thomas48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MarymountGrowing+119%
  • St. ThomasGrowing+712%
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