Quad
Bethany Lutheran
Beacon

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Bethany Lutheran grads earn $16.7K more ten years out than Beacon's ($46,110 vs. $29,420)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Beacon graduates 4 pts more of its students than Bethany Lutheran (63% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Bethany Lutheran$46.1K
Beacon$29.4K
Graduation rate
Bethany Lutheran59%
Beacon63%
Retention rate
Bethany Lutheran72%
Beacon85%

Borrowing

Median debt
Bethany Lutheran$23K
Beacon$25K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Bethany Lutheran44%
Beacon35%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Bethany Lutheran$16K
Beacon$22.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Bethany Lutheran49%
Beacon35%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Bethany Lutheran56%
Beacon58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Bethany Lutheran28%
Beacon10%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Bethany Lutheran52%
BeaconNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Bethany Lutheran58%
Beacon60%
Pell graduation gap
Bethany Lutheran6 pts lower
BeaconNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupBethany LutheranBeacon
White60%67%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;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