Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cedar Crest has 9 pts more first-gen students than Saint Martin's (43% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Saint Martin's graduates 8 pts more of its students than Cedar Crest (63% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Saint Martin's is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.72)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Saint Martin's is a bit larger (1,158 vs. 834)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Saint Martin's grads earn $2.6K more ten years out than Cedar Crest's ($62,092 vs. $59,460)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Cedar Crest has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Saint Martin's (44% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Cedar Crest admits 84%, Saint Martin's 90%; Cedar Crest's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Saint Martin's90%
Cedar Crest84%
Quad's selectivity
  • Saint Martin'sOpen
  • Cedar CrestAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Saint Martin's
1025–1230
Cedar CrestTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Saint Martin'sGPA and school record required
  • Cedar CrestGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Saint Martin's is a bit larger than Cedar Crest (1,158 vs. 834 undergrads); Cedar Crest has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Saint Martin's1.2K
Cedar Crest834
Pell Grant share
Saint Martin's42%
Cedar Crest44%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Cedar Crest has 9 students per faculty member to Saint Martin's's 11.

Students per faculty member
Saint Martin's11 to 1
Cedar Crest9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Saint Martin'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse20%
  • Cedar CrestRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

Saint Martin's and Cedar Crest cost about the same a year on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 54%.

Average cost, all students
Saint Martin's$28.8K
Cedar Crest$28.7K
Aid generosity
Saint Martin's54%
Cedar Crest54%

What each pays off

Saint Martin's's former students earn more, a median $62.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Saint Martin's$62.1K
Cedar Crest$59.5K
Graduation rate
Saint Martin's63%
Cedar Crest56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Saint Martin's but held steady at Cedar Crest; Cedar Crest got less selective while Saint Martin's held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Saint Martin'sGrowing+213%
  • Cedar CrestSteady+9%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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