Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pfeiffer has 7 pts more first-gen students than Randolph (33% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Randolph graduates 7 pts more of its students than Pfeiffer (54% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Pfeiffer has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Randolph (51% vs. 46%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Randolph is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Pfeiffer's yield is 2 pts higher than Randolph's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Randolph grads earn $1.8K more ten years out than Pfeiffer's ($53,409 vs. $51,562)

    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

Randolph admits 94%, Pfeiffer 96%; Pfeiffer's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Randolph94%
Pfeiffer96%
Quad's selectivity
  • RandolphOpen
  • PfeifferOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Randolph
1100–1210
PfeifferTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • RandolphGPA and school record required
  • PfeifferGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Randolph and Pfeiffer are about the same size; Pfeiffer has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Randolph658
Pfeiffer655
Pell Grant share
Randolph46%
Pfeiffer51%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Randolph, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Pfeiffer; Randolph has 8 students per faculty member to Pfeiffer's 11.

Students per faculty member
Randolph8 to 1
Pfeiffer11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • RandolphBiology/Biological Sciences, General15%
  • PfeifferRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

Randolph costs about $1.3K less a year than Pfeiffer on average; Pfeiffer's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Randolph$21.7K
Pfeiffer$23K
Aid generosity
Randolph52%
Pfeiffer53%

What each pays off

Randolph's former students earn more, a median $53.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Randolph to 47% at Pfeiffer.

Median earnings, 10 years
Randolph$53.4K
Pfeiffer$51.6K
Graduation rate
Randolph54%
Pfeiffer47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Randolph but held steady at Pfeiffer; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • RandolphGrowing+79%
  • PfeifferSteady+1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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