Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Harding's yield is 30 pts higher than Baldwin Wallace's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Baldwin Wallace has 11 pts more first-gen students than Harding (32% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Harding costs about $8.3K less per year on average than Baldwin Wallace ($22,847 vs. $31,164, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Baldwin Wallace has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Harding (29% vs. 24%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Baldwin Wallace's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Harding

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Baldwin Wallace is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.35)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Harding admits 71%, Baldwin Wallace 77%; Harding's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Harding71%
Baldwin Wallace77%
Quad's selectivity
  • HardingSelective
  • Baldwin WallaceAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Harding
1050–1290
Baldwin Wallace
1077.5–1262.5
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HardingGPA and school record required
  • Baldwin WallaceRigor and GPA very important53%

Who's on each campus

Harding is a bit larger than Baldwin Wallace (3,382 vs. 2,842 undergrads); Baldwin Wallace has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Harding3.4K
Baldwin Wallace2.8K
Pell Grant share
Harding24%
Baldwin Wallace29%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Harding, and Business Administration and Management at Baldwin Wallace.

Students per faculty member
Harding13 to 1
Baldwin Wallace12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HardingRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • Baldwin WallaceBusiness Administration and Management, General7%

What each costs

Harding costs about $8.3K less a year than Baldwin Wallace on average; Baldwin Wallace's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Harding$22.8K
Baldwin Wallace$31.2K
Aid generosity
Harding42%
Baldwin Wallace47%

What each pays off

Baldwin Wallace's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Harding$52.9K
Baldwin Wallace$54.1K
Graduation rate
Harding68%
Baldwin Wallace65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Harding got more selective while Baldwin Wallace got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HardingGrowing+20%
  • Baldwin WallaceGrowing+14%
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