Quad

Head-to-head

Goldey-Beacom
Whittier

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Whittier's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Goldey-Beacom

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Goldey-Beacom's yield is 15 pts higher than Whittier's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Goldey-Beacom costs about $10.3K less per year on average than Whittier ($21,286 vs. $31,564, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Goldey-Beacom has 9 pts more first-gen students than Whittier (42% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Goldey-Beacom has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Whittier (38% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Whittier graduates 2 pts more of its students than Goldey-Beacom (67% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate

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

Whittier admits 81%, Goldey-Beacom 85%; Goldey-Beacom's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Goldey-Beacom85%
Whittier81%
Quad's selectivity
  • Goldey-BeacomAccessible
  • WhittierAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Goldey-BeacomTest-blind
WhittierTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Goldey-BeacomGPA and school record required
  • WhittierGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Whittier is a bit larger than Goldey-Beacom (764 vs. 691 undergrads); Goldey-Beacom has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Goldey-Beacom691
Whittier764
Pell Grant share
Goldey-Beacom38%
Whittier34%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Goldey-Beacom, and Business Administration and Management at Whittier; Whittier has 8 students per faculty member to Goldey-Beacom's 18.

Students per faculty member
Goldey-Beacom18 to 1
Whittier8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Goldey-BeacomPsychology, General17%
  • WhittierBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Goldey-Beacom costs about $10.3K less a year than Whittier on average; Whittier's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Goldey-Beacom$21.3K
Whittier$31.6K
Aid generosity
Goldey-Beacom33%
Whittier53%

What each pays off

Goldey-Beacom's former students earn more, a median $59.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Goldey-Beacom$59.9K
Whittier$59.5K
Graduation rate
Goldey-Beacom65%
Whittier67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Goldey-Beacom but held steady at Whittier; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Goldey-BeacomGrowing+44%
  • WhittierSteady−1%
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 2018About 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