Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Johns grads earn $18.3K more ten years out than Randolph-Macon's ($76,786 vs. $58,448)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Randolph-Macon has 5 pts more first-gen students than Saint Johns (23% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Saint Johns's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Randolph-Macon

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Saint Johns graduates 4 pts more of its students than Randolph-Macon (77% vs. 73%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Randolph-Macon is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.41)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Saint Johns's yield is 3 pts higher than Randolph-Macon'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

Randolph-Macon admits 87%, Saint Johns 91%; Saint Johns's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
Randolph-Macon87%
Saint Johns91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Randolph-MaconAccessible
  • Saint JohnsAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Randolph-Macon
980–1220
Saint Johns
941–1228
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Randolph-MaconGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Saint JohnsGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Randolph-Macon is a bit larger than Saint Johns (1,639 vs. 1,395 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Randolph-Macon1.6K
Saint Johns1.4K
Pell Grant share
Randolph-Macon20%
Saint Johns18%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Randolph-Macon, and Business Administration and Management at Saint Johns.

Students per faculty member
Randolph-Macon11 to 1
Saint Johns12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Randolph-MaconBusiness/Commerce, General20%
  • Saint JohnsBusiness Administration and Management, General30%

What each costs

Saint Johns costs about $1.7K less a year than Randolph-Macon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Randolph-Macon$30.2K
Saint Johns$28.5K
Aid generosity
Randolph-Macon54%
Saint Johns58%

What each pays off

Saint Johns's former students earn more, a median $76.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Randolph-Macon$58.4K
Saint Johns$76.8K
Graduation rate
Randolph-Macon73%
Saint Johns77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Saint Johns but held steady at Randolph-Macon; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Randolph-MaconSteady+10%
  • Saint JohnsGrowing+15%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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