Quad

Head-to-head

Alverno
Cedar Crest

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cedar Crest grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than Alverno's ($59,460 vs. $53,145)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Cedar Crest's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 49% at Alverno

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Cedar Crest is a bit larger (834 vs. 631)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Alverno's yield is 3 pts higher than Cedar Crest's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Alverno graduates 2 pts more of its students than Cedar Crest (58% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Alverno has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Cedar Crest (45% vs. 44%)

    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%, Alverno 86%; Alverno's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Alverno86%
Cedar Crest84%
Quad's selectivity
  • AlvernoOpen
  • Cedar CrestAccessible
SAT middle 50%
AlvernoTest-blind
Cedar CrestTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AlvernoGPA and school record required
  • Cedar CrestGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Cedar Crest is a bit larger than Alverno (834 vs. 631 undergrads); Alverno has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Alverno631
Cedar Crest834
Pell Grant share
Alverno45%
Cedar Crest44%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Cedar Crest has 9 students per faculty member to Alverno's 13.

Students per faculty member
Alverno13 to 1
Cedar Crest9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AlvernoRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • Cedar CrestRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

Alverno costs about $1.1K less a year than Cedar Crest on average; Cedar Crest's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Alverno$27.5K
Cedar Crest$28.7K
Aid generosity
Alverno49%
Cedar Crest54%

What each pays off

Cedar Crest's former students earn more, a median $59.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Alverno$53.1K
Cedar Crest$59.5K
Graduation rate
Alverno58%
Cedar Crest56%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AlvernoSteady−5%
  • Cedar CrestSteady+9%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why