Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Norwich's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Carroll

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Norwich grads earn $7.6K more ten years out than Carroll's ($65,575 vs. $58,009)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Norwich costs about $4.2K less per year on average than Carroll ($25,005 vs. $29,213, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Carroll graduates 4 pts more of its students than Norwich (66% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Carroll's yield is 4 pts higher than Norwich's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Norwich is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.49)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Carroll admits 67%, Norwich 74%; Carroll's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Carroll67%
Norwich74%
Quad's selectivity
  • CarrollSelective
  • NorwichAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Carroll
1040–1270
Norwich
1060–1320
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CarrollGPA and school record required
  • NorwichGPA required

Who's on each campus

Carroll and Norwich are about the same size; Norwich has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Carroll2.5K
Norwich2.4K
Pell Grant share
Carroll23%
Norwich24%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Carroll, and Intelligence at Norwich; Norwich has 13 students per faculty member to Carroll's 14.

Students per faculty member
Carroll14 to 1
Norwich13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CarrollExercise Science and Kinesiology16%
  • NorwichIntelligence, General13%

What each costs

Norwich costs about $4.2K less a year than Carroll on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Carroll$29.2K
Norwich$25K
Aid generosity
Carroll47%
Norwich63%

What each pays off

Norwich's former students earn more, a median $65.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Carroll$58K
Norwich$65.6K
Graduation rate
Carroll66%
Norwich61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Carroll got more selective while Norwich got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CarrollGrowing+108%
  • NorwichGrowing+69%
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