Quad

Head-to-head

Criswell
Carolina Christian

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Criswell's grants cover 79% of its full price on average, vs. 11% at Carolina Christian

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Criswell costs about $24K less per year on average than Carolina Christian ($5,865 vs. $29,883, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Criswell graduates 28 pts more of its students than Carolina Christian (43% vs. 15%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Criswell has 2.5× as many undergrads as Carolina Christian

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Carolina Christian has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Criswell (48% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Criswell grads earn $2.5K more ten years out than Carolina Christian's ($43,185 vs. $40,672)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Criswell admits 100%; Carolina Christian doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Criswell100%
Carolina ChristianNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • CriswellAccessible
  • Carolina ChristianNot rated
SAT middle 50%
CriswellTest-blind
Carolina ChristianNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CriswellGPA and school record required
  • Carolina ChristianNot reported

Who's on each campus

Criswell has 2.5× as many undergrads as Carolina Christian; Carolina Christian has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Criswell132
Carolina Christian52
Pell Grant share
Criswell42%
Carolina Christian48%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Criswell, and Bible/Biblical Studies at Carolina Christian; Criswell has 5 students per faculty member to Carolina Christian's 9.

Students per faculty member
Criswell5 to 1
Carolina Christian9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CriswellPsychology, General32%
  • Carolina ChristianBible/Biblical Studies100%

What each costs

Criswell costs about $24K less a year than Carolina Christian on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Criswell$5.9K
Carolina Christian$29.9K
Aid generosity
Criswell79%
Carolina Christian11%

What each pays off

Criswell's former students earn more, a median $43.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 43% at Criswell to 15% at Carolina Christian.

Median earnings, 10 years
Criswell$43.2K
Carolina Christian$40.7K
Graduation rate
Criswell43%
Carolina Christian15%
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