Franchise opportunities compared
Undergraduate vs Vignette Collection
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Undergraduate
$10,613,284 – $36,628,981
2026 FDD · Item 7Vignette Collection
$1,825,673
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 59Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Undergraduate
Not available
Vignette Collection
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Undergraduate
5%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28Vignette Collection
2%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Undergraduate discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
Undergraduate
Vignette CollectionUndergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
System scale & health
UndergraduateVignette CollectionUndergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
Undergraduate
Vignette Collection
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
UndergraduateNo reviewed Item 19 figures
Vignette CollectionNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Undergraduate vs Vignette Collection: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Undergraduate or Vignette Collection?
- Undergraduate: $10,613,284 – $36,628,981 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Vignette Collection: $1,825,673 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 59). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Vignette Collection. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Undergraduate and Vignette Collection royalties compare?
- Undergraduate: 5% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28); Vignette Collection: 2% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Do Undergraduate and Vignette Collection disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Undergraduate has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Vignette Collection makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full Undergraduate report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Vignette Collection report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
