Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Washington grads earn $51.3K more ten years out than Nightingale's ($78,466 vs. $27,126)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Nightingale has 12 pts more first-gen students than U. Washington (45% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Nightingale is a bit larger (5,986 vs. 4,185)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Nightingale has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Washington (42% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. Washington graduates 1 pts more of its students than Nightingale (73% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Nightingale is more diverse (index 0.79 vs. 0.79)

    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

U. Washington admits 83%; Nightingale doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
NightingaleNot reported
U. Washington83%
Quad's selectivity
  • NightingaleNot rated
  • U. WashingtonAccessible
SAT middle 50%
NightingaleNot reported
U. WashingtonTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NightingaleNot reported
  • U. WashingtonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Nightingale is a bit larger than U. Washington (5,986 vs. 4,185 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Nightingale6K
U. Washington4.2K
Pell Grant share
Nightingale42%
U. Washington40%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Nightingale, and Computer and Information Sciences at U. Washington.

Students per faculty member
Nightingale12 to 1
U. Washington15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NightingaleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse100%
  • U. WashingtonComputer and Information Sciences, General12%

What each costs

Only U. Washington reports an average cost ($24.2K).

Average cost, all students
NightingaleNot reported
U. Washington$24.2K
Aid generosity
NightingaleNot reported
U. Washington30%

What each pays off

U. Washington's former students earn more, a median $78.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Nightingale$27.1K
U. Washington$78.5K
Graduation rate
Nightingale72%
U. Washington73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Washington, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NightingaleNot reported
  • U. WashingtonGrowing+194%
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

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