Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Northwest College of Art & Design graduates 17 pts more of its students than South University-Virginia Beach (48% vs. 31%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    South University-Virginia Beach has 1.7× as many undergrads as Northwest College of Art & Design

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    South University-Virginia Beach grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than Northwest College of Art & Design's ($34,421 vs. $31,167)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    South University-Virginia Beach has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Northwest College of Art & Design (53% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    South University-Virginia Beach is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.61)

    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

Northwest College of Art & Design admits 66%; South University-Virginia Beach doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
South University-Virginia BeachNot reported
Northwest College of Art & Design66%
Quad's selectivity
  • South University-Virginia BeachNot rated
  • Northwest College of Art & DesignAccessible
SAT middle 50%
South University-Virginia BeachNot reported
Northwest College of Art & DesignTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • South University-Virginia BeachNot reported
  • Northwest College of Art & DesignGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

South University-Virginia Beach has 1.7× as many undergrads as Northwest College of Art & Design and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
South University-Virginia Beach240
Northwest College of Art & Design139
Pell Grant share
South University-Virginia Beach53%
Northwest College of Art & Design51%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at South University-Virginia Beach, and Design and Visual Communications at Northwest College of Art & Design.

Students per faculty member
South University-Virginia Beach13 to 1
Northwest College of Art & Design34 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • South University-Virginia BeachRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse64%
  • Northwest College of Art & DesignDesign and Visual Communications, General100%

What each pays off

South University-Virginia Beach's former students earn more, a median $34.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
South University-Virginia Beach$34.4K
Northwest College of Art & Design$31.2K
Graduation rate
South University-Virginia Beach31%
Northwest College of Art & Design48%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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