Elizabethtown vs Nazareth
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PACatholic life on campusCCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.Nazareth UniversityRochester, NYCatholic life on campus
At a glance
- Elizabethtown lists Mass every weekday; Nazareth lists Mass 2 times a week.
- Elizabethtown has the higher graduation rate: 76% against 73% at Nazareth.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Elizabethtown has the lower price after aid: $17,776 a year, against $22,796 at Nazareth.
- The average price after aid is lower at Elizabethtown: $26,598 a year, against $29,357 at Nazareth.
Catholic life
Faith or Catholic life grade
BCatholic life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
CCatholic life: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
CCompass Score: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
2 times a week
Confession times
2 times a week
Campus ministry
2 listed
2 listed
Religious order or tradition
Sisters of St. Joseph
The college
Control
Private nonprofit
Private nonprofit
Location
Elizabethtown, PA
Rochester, NY
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
2,152
2,439
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
78%
75%
Average SAT
1204
1216
ACT middle 50%
26–31
23–32
Graduation rate
76%
73%
First-year retention
84%
85%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$26,598
$29,357
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$17,776
$22,796
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$17,113
$22,827
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$20,967
$25,663
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$25,064
$31,634
Net price, over $110,000 income
$31,198
$34,267
Median debt
$27,000
$26,038
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$62,399
$56,458
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.