Quad

Head-to-head

Ouachita Baptist
Gustavus Adolphus

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Gustavus Adolphus grads earn $13.9K more ten years out than Ouachita Baptist's ($65,607 vs. $51,673)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Ouachita Baptist's yield is 14 pts higher than Gustavus Adolphus's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Gustavus Adolphus's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Ouachita Baptist

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Gustavus Adolphus graduates 12 pts more of its students than Ouachita Baptist (77% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Ouachita Baptist has 9 pts more first-gen students than Gustavus Adolphus (24% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Ouachita Baptist has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Gustavus Adolphus (23% vs. 21%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Gustavus Adolphus admits 61%, Ouachita Baptist 68%; Ouachita Baptist's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Ouachita Baptist68%
Gustavus Adolphus61%
Quad's selectivity
  • Ouachita BaptistSelective
  • Gustavus AdolphusSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Ouachita Baptist
1070–1280
Gustavus AdolphusNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Ouachita BaptistSchool record required
  • Gustavus AdolphusRigor and GPA very important52%

Who's on each campus

Gustavus Adolphus is a bit larger than Ouachita Baptist (1,878 vs. 1,602 undergrads); Ouachita Baptist has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Ouachita Baptist1.6K
Gustavus Adolphus1.9K
Pell Grant share
Ouachita Baptist23%
Gustavus Adolphus21%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at both; Gustavus Adolphus has 12 students per faculty member to Ouachita Baptist's 14.

Students per faculty member
Ouachita Baptist14 to 1
Gustavus Adolphus12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Ouachita BaptistBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%
  • Gustavus AdolphusBiology/Biological Sciences, General9%

What each costs

Ouachita Baptist costs about $1.6K less a year than Gustavus Adolphus on average; Gustavus Adolphus's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ouachita Baptist$24.7K
Gustavus Adolphus$26.2K
Aid generosity
Ouachita Baptist48%
Gustavus Adolphus61%

What each pays off

Gustavus Adolphus's former students earn more, a median $65.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ouachita Baptist$51.7K
Gustavus Adolphus$65.6K
Graduation rate
Ouachita Baptist65%
Gustavus Adolphus77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Ouachita Baptist but held steady at Gustavus Adolphus; Ouachita Baptist got more selective while Gustavus Adolphus held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Ouachita BaptistGrowing+24%
  • Gustavus AdolphusSteady+2%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Gustavus Adolphus College Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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