Quad

Head-to-head

Urshan
Rocky Mountain

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rocky Mountain's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 10% at Urshan

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Urshan's yield is 56 pts higher than Rocky Mountain's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Urshan costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Rocky Mountain ($15,500 vs. $22,790, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Rocky Mountain has 1.6× as many undergrads as Urshan

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Rocky Mountain's SAT midpoint is 61 points higher than Urshan's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Rocky Mountain is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.48)

    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

Rocky Mountain admits 78%, Urshan 84%; Urshan's yield is higher, at 84%.

Acceptance rate
Urshan84%
Rocky Mountain78%
Quad's selectivity
  • UrshanAccessible
  • Rocky MountainAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Urshan
798–1105
Rocky Mountain
893–1133
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • UrshanGPA and school record required
  • Rocky MountainGPA very important33%

Who's on each campus

Rocky Mountain has 1.6× as many undergrads as Urshan; Urshan has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Urshan472
Rocky Mountain771
Pell Grant share
Urshan35%
Rocky Mountain31%

Majors and faculty

Human Services leads at Urshan, and Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew at Rocky Mountain.

Students per faculty member
Urshan21 to 1
Rocky Mountain14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • UrshanHuman Services, General37%
  • Rocky MountainAirline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew18%

What each costs

Urshan costs about $7.3K less a year than Rocky Mountain on average; Rocky Mountain's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Urshan$15.5K
Rocky Mountain$22.8K
Aid generosity
Urshan10%
Rocky Mountain53%

What each pays off

Rocky Mountain's former students earn a median $49K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 52% at Urshan to 49% at Rocky Mountain.

Median earnings, 10 years
UrshanNot reported
Rocky Mountain$49K
Graduation rate
Urshan52%
Rocky Mountain49%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Rocky Mountain, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • UrshanNot reported
  • Rocky MountainSteady−5%
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 2018;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicantsAbout 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