Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Saint Mary's graduates 12 pts more of its students than Edgewood (75% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Saint Mary's's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Edgewood

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Edgewood has 8 pts more first-gen students than Saint Mary's (28% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Saint Mary's's yield is 4 pts higher than Edgewood's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Saint Mary's is a bit larger (1,458 vs. 1,107)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Saint Mary's is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.39)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Edgewood admits 76%, Saint Mary's 76%; Saint Mary's's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Edgewood76%
Saint Mary's76%
Quad's selectivity
  • EdgewoodAccessible
  • Saint Mary'sSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
EdgewoodTest-blind
Saint Mary's
1130–1325
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EdgewoodGPA and school record required
  • Saint Mary'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Saint Mary's is a bit larger than Edgewood (1,458 vs. 1,107 undergrads); Edgewood has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Edgewood1.1K
Saint Mary's1.5K
Pell Grant share
Edgewood26%
Saint Mary's24%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Saint Mary's has 9 students per faculty member to Edgewood's 15.

Students per faculty member
Edgewood15 to 1
Saint Mary's9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EdgewoodRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse36%
  • Saint Mary'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Edgewood and Saint Mary's cost about the same a year on average; Saint Mary's's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Edgewood$27.7K
Saint Mary's$28.4K
Aid generosity
Edgewood46%
Saint Mary's58%

What each pays off

Edgewood's former students earn more, a median $59.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Edgewood$59.7K
Saint Mary's$59.4K
Graduation rate
Edgewood62%
Saint Mary's75%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Saint Mary's got more selective while Edgewood held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EdgewoodGrowing+81%
  • Saint Mary'sGrowing+53%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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