Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bentley grads earn $74.2K more ten years out than Southeastern's ($120,959 vs. $46,744)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Bentley graduates 42 pts more of its students than Southeastern (89% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Southeastern's yield is 27 pts higher than Bentley's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Southeastern costs about $14.6K less per year on average than Bentley ($35,884 vs. $50,466, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Southeastern has 19 pts more first-gen students than Bentley (35% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Bentley's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Southeastern

    Aid generosity

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

Bentley admits 45%, Southeastern 53%; Southeastern's yield is higher, at 49%.

Acceptance rate
Southeastern53%
Bentley45%
Quad's selectivity
  • SoutheasternSelective
  • BentleyVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
SoutheasternTest-blind
Bentley
1280–1430
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SoutheasternGPA and school record required
  • BentleySchool record and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Southeastern and Bentley are about the same size; Southeastern has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southeastern4.8K
Bentley4.5K
Pell Grant share
Southeastern22%
Bentley16%

Majors and faculty

Divinity/Ministry leads at Southeastern, and Finance at Bentley; Bentley has 12 students per faculty member to Southeastern's 19.

Students per faculty member
Southeastern19 to 1
Bentley12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SoutheasternDivinity/Ministry25%
  • BentleyFinance, General30%

What each costs

Southeastern costs about $14.6K less a year than Bentley on average; Bentley's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southeastern$35.9K
Bentley$50.5K
Aid generosity
Southeastern31%
Bentley37%

What each pays off

Bentley's former students earn more, a median $121K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 89% at Bentley to 47% at Southeastern.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southeastern$46.7K
Bentley$121K
Graduation rate
Southeastern47%
Bentley89%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Southeastern got less selective while Bentley held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SoutheasternGrowing+35%
  • BentleyGrowing+47%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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