Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Madonna's yield is 8 pts higher than U. Charleston's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Madonna graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Charleston (61% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Madonna is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    U. Charleston is a bit larger (2,259 vs. 1,632)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Madonna grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than U. Charleston's ($59,058 vs. $55,774)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Madonna costs about $1.5K less per year on average than U. Charleston ($21,825 vs. $23,305, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

U. Charleston admits 62%, Madonna 63%; Madonna's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
U. Charleston62%
Madonna63%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. CharlestonAccessible
  • MadonnaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. CharlestonTest-blind
Madonna
880–1080
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. CharlestonGPA and school record required
  • MadonnaGPA required

Who's on each campus

U. Charleston is a bit larger than Madonna (2,259 vs. 1,632 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Charleston2.3K
Madonna1.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Charleston31%
Madonna30%

Majors and faculty

Organizational Leadership leads at U. Charleston, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Madonna; Madonna has 11 students per faculty member to U. Charleston's 15.

Students per faculty member
U. Charleston15 to 1
Madonna11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. CharlestonOrganizational Leadership61%
  • MadonnaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse32%

What each costs

Madonna costs about $1.5K less a year than U. Charleston on average; U. Charleston's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Charleston$23.3K
Madonna$21.8K
Aid generosity
U. Charleston52%
Madonna50%

What each pays off

Madonna's former students earn more, a median $59.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Charleston$55.8K
Madonna$59.1K
Graduation rate
U. Charleston54%
Madonna61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Madonna got less selective while U. Charleston held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. CharlestonGrowing+44%
  • MadonnaGrowing+83%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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