Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rush graduates 66 pts more of its students than Bethesda (83% vs. 16%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bethesda is a bit larger (205 vs. 138)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Rush has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Bethesda (37% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Bethesda has 2 pts more first-gen students than Rush (49% vs. 47%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Rush is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.73)

    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 on each campus

Bethesda is a bit larger than Rush (205 vs. 138 undergrads); Rush has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bethesda205
Rush138
Pell Grant share
Bethesda34%
Rush37%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Bethesda, and Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer at Rush.

Students per faculty member
Bethesda7 to 1
Rush10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BethesdaBusiness Administration and Management, General58%
  • RushRadiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer37%

What each pays off

Rush's former students earn a median $75.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 83% at Rush to 16% at Bethesda.

Median earnings, 10 years
BethesdaNot reported
Rush$75.2K
Graduation rate
Bethesda16%
Rush83%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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