Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Eagle Gate has 21 pts more first-gen students than Five Towns (53% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Five Towns is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.63)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Eagle Gate grads earn $1.6K more ten years out than Five Towns's ($37,518 vs. $35,887)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Eagle Gate is a bit larger (594 vs. 547)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Eagle Gate has 0 pts more Pell recipients than Five Towns (35% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Five Towns admits 54%; Eagle Gate doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Eagle GateNot reported
Five Towns54%
Quad's selectivity
  • Eagle GateNot rated
  • Five TownsAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Eagle GateNot reported
Five TownsTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Eagle GateNot reported
  • Five TownsGPA required

Who's on each campus

Eagle Gate and Five Towns are about the same size; Eagle Gate has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eagle Gate594
Five Towns547
Pell Grant share
Eagle Gate35%
Five Towns34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Eagle Gate, and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Five Towns.

Students per faculty member
Eagle Gate26 to 1
Five Towns11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Eagle GateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse100%
  • Five TownsBusiness, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other34%

What each costs

Only Five Towns reports an average cost ($31.8K).

Average cost, all students
Eagle GateNot reported
Five Towns$31.8K
Aid generosity
Eagle GateNot reported
Five Towns36%

What each pays off

Eagle Gate's former students earn more, a median $37.5K ten years after enrolling; only Five Towns reports a graduation rate (42%).

Median earnings, 10 years
Eagle Gate$37.5K
Five Towns$35.9K
Graduation rate
Eagle GateNot reported
Five Towns42%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Five Towns, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Eagle GateNot reported
  • Five TownsGrowing+60%
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