Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Seattle Pacific's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at AdventHealth

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    AdventHealth has 16 pts more first-gen students than Seattle Pacific (39% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Seattle Pacific costs about $11K less per year on average than AdventHealth ($27,742 vs. $38,765, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Seattle Pacific graduates 13 pts more of its students than AdventHealth (66% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Seattle Pacific is more diverse (index 0.82 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    AdventHealth grads earn $7.8K more ten years out than Seattle Pacific's ($72,282 vs. $64,506)

    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

Seattle Pacific admits 83%; AdventHealth doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Seattle Pacific83%
AdventHealthNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Seattle PacificAccessible
  • AdventHealthNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Seattle PacificTest-blind
AdventHealthNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Seattle PacificGPA and school record required
  • AdventHealthNot reported

Who's on each campus

Seattle Pacific is a bit larger than AdventHealth (1,762 vs. 1,361 undergrads); AdventHealth has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Seattle Pacific1.8K
AdventHealth1.4K
Pell Grant share
Seattle Pacific35%
AdventHealth37%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; AdventHealth has 6 students per faculty member to Seattle Pacific's 13.

Students per faculty member
Seattle Pacific13 to 1
AdventHealth6 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Seattle PacificRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • AdventHealthRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse75%

What each costs

Seattle Pacific costs about $11K less a year than AdventHealth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Seattle Pacific$27.7K
AdventHealth$38.8K
Aid generosity
Seattle Pacific53%
AdventHealth15%

What each pays off

AdventHealth's former students earn more, a median $72.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Seattle Pacific$64.5K
AdventHealth$72.3K
Graduation rate
Seattle Pacific66%
AdventHealth53%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Seattle Pacific, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Seattle PacificShrinking−35%
  • AdventHealthNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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