Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    John Paul the Great Catholic is a bit larger (286 vs. 205)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Bethesda is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Bethesda has 1 pts more Pell recipients than John Paul the Great Catholic (34% vs. 33%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
John Paul the Great Catholic286
Bethesda205
Pell Grant share
John Paul the Great Catholic33%
Bethesda34%
First-gen share
John Paul the Great CatholicNot reported
Bethesda49%
Diversity index
John Paul the Great Catholic0.70
Bethesda0.73

Who they are

Men
John Paul the Great Catholic56%
Bethesda74%
Part-time students
John Paul the Great Catholic5%
Bethesda11%
Students 25 and older
John Paul the Great Catholic9%
Bethesda27%

Race & ethnicity

John Paul the Great Catholic
Bethesda
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
John Paul the Great Catholic57%
Bethesda24%
First-years from other states
John Paul the Great Catholic38%
Bethesda7%
First-years from abroad
John Paul the Great Catholic1%
Bethesda69%
New transfer students this fall
John Paul the Great Catholic24
Bethesda42
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
John Paul the Great Catholic24%
Bethesda59%

Campus

John Paul the Great Catholic
Large suburbStudy abroad
Bethesda
Large cityNo college housing

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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