Quad

Head-to-head

Everglades
Houston Christian

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Everglades's yield is 55 pts higher than Houston Christian's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Everglades has 16 pts more Pell recipients than Houston Christian (72% vs. 56%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Everglades graduates 13 pts more of its students than Houston Christian (63% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Houston Christian grads earn $8.3K more ten years out than Everglades's ($55,933 vs. $47,597)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Everglades has 6 pts more first-gen students than Houston Christian (42% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Houston Christian is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.73)

    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

Everglades admits 81%, Houston Christian 84%; Everglades's yield is higher, at 66%.

Acceptance rate
Everglades81%
Houston Christian84%
Quad's selectivity
  • EvergladesAccessible
  • Houston ChristianOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
EvergladesTest-blind
Houston Christian
990–1190
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EvergladesSchool record required
  • Houston ChristianGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Everglades and Houston Christian are about the same size; Everglades has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Everglades2.8K
Houston Christian2.9K
Pell Grant share
Everglades72%
Houston Christian56%

Majors and faculty

Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems leads at Everglades, and Psychology at Houston Christian.

Students per faculty member
Everglades17 to 1
Houston Christian18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EvergladesAlternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General34%
  • Houston ChristianPsychology, General14%

What each costs

Only Houston Christian reports an average cost ($26.3K).

Average cost, all students
EvergladesNot reported
Houston Christian$26.3K
Aid generosity
EvergladesNot reported
Houston Christian52%

What each pays off

Houston Christian's former students earn more, a median $55.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 63% at Everglades to 49% at Houston Christian.

Median earnings, 10 years
Everglades$47.6K
Houston Christian$55.9K
Graduation rate
Everglades63%
Houston Christian49%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Houston Christian, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EvergladesNot enough data
  • Houston ChristianShrinking−34%
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