Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Arkansas Baptist's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Rust

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Arkansas Baptist has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Rust (79% vs. 71%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Rust graduates 5 pts more of its students than Arkansas Baptist (27% vs. 22%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Rust is a bit larger (467 vs. 342)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Rust grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than Arkansas Baptist's ($32,275 vs. $28,418)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Arkansas Baptist costs about $2.2K less per year on average than Rust ($11,156 vs. $13,337, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Rust admits 49%; Arkansas Baptist doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Arkansas BaptistNot reported
Rust49%
Quad's selectivity
  • Arkansas BaptistNot rated
  • RustSelective
SAT middle 50%
Arkansas BaptistNot reported
RustTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Arkansas BaptistNot reported
  • RustGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Rust is a bit larger than Arkansas Baptist (467 vs. 342 undergrads); Arkansas Baptist has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Arkansas Baptist342
Rust467
Pell Grant share
Arkansas Baptist79%
Rust71%

Majors and faculty

Public Administration leads at Arkansas Baptist, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Rust; Rust has 10 students per faculty member to Arkansas Baptist's 13.

Students per faculty member
Arkansas Baptist13 to 1
Rust10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Arkansas BaptistPublic Administration21%
  • RustBiology/Biological Sciences, General17%

What each costs

Arkansas Baptist costs about $2.2K less a year than Rust on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Arkansas Baptist$11.2K
Rust$13.3K
Aid generosity
Arkansas Baptist52%
Rust43%

What each pays off

Rust's former students earn more, a median $32.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 27% at Rust to 22% at Arkansas Baptist.

Median earnings, 10 years
Arkansas Baptist$28.4K
Rust$32.3K
Graduation rate
Arkansas Baptist22%
Rust27%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Rust, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Arkansas BaptistNot reported
  • RustShrinking−27%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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