Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rockhurst grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than John Brown's ($67,102 vs. $53,907)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    John Brown's yield is 13 pts higher than Rockhurst's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Rockhurst graduates 9 pts more of its students than John Brown (77% vs. 68%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    John Brown costs about $6.6K less per year on average than Rockhurst ($21,660 vs. $28,268, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    John Brown has 8 pts more first-gen students than Rockhurst (29% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Rockhurst is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.53)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

John Brown admits 76%, Rockhurst 77%; John Brown's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
John Brown76%
Rockhurst77%
Quad's selectivity
  • John BrownSelective
  • RockhurstAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
John Brown
1070–1340
RockhurstNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • John BrownGPA and school record required
  • RockhurstGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

John Brown and Rockhurst are about the same size; John Brown has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
John Brown1.5K
Rockhurst1.6K
Pell Grant share
John Brown24%
Rockhurst20%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at John Brown, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Rockhurst; Rockhurst has 12 students per faculty member to John Brown's 15.

Students per faculty member
John Brown15 to 1
Rockhurst12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • John BrownPsychology, General9%
  • RockhurstRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse39%

What each costs

John Brown costs about $6.6K less a year than Rockhurst on average; Rockhurst's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
John Brown$21.7K
Rockhurst$28.3K
Aid generosity
John Brown52%
Rockhurst55%

What each pays off

Rockhurst's former students earn more, a median $67.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
John Brown$53.9K
Rockhurst$67.1K
Graduation rate
John Brown68%
Rockhurst77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at John Brown but fell at Rockhurst; Rockhurst got more selective while John Brown got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • John BrownGrowing+37%
  • RockhurstShrinking−12%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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