Quad

Head-to-head

Oglethorpe
Benedictine

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Oglethorpe's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Benedictine

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Benedictine has 14 pts more first-gen students than Oglethorpe (34% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Benedictine grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Oglethorpe's ($63,446 vs. $55,232)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Benedictine is a bit larger (1,942 vs. 1,352)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Benedictine graduates 4 pts more of its students than Oglethorpe (59% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Benedictine has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Oglethorpe (39% vs. 36%)

    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

Oglethorpe admits 90%, Benedictine 95%; both have the same yield, 16%.

Acceptance rate
Oglethorpe90%
Benedictine95%
Quad's selectivity
  • OglethorpeAccessible
  • BenedictineOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Oglethorpe
1090–1310
BenedictineNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • OglethorpeRigor very important55%
  • BenedictineGPA required

Who's on each campus

Benedictine is a bit larger than Oglethorpe (1,942 vs. 1,352 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Oglethorpe1.4K
Benedictine1.9K
Pell Grant share
Oglethorpe36%
Benedictine39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Oglethorpe, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Benedictine.

Students per faculty member
Oglethorpe13 to 1
Benedictine15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • OglethorpeBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • BenedictineBiology/Biological Sciences, General18%

What each costs

Oglethorpe costs about $1.2K less a year than Benedictine on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Oglethorpe$26K
Benedictine$27.2K
Aid generosity
Oglethorpe60%
Benedictine46%

What each pays off

Benedictine's former students earn more, a median $63.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Oglethorpe$55.2K
Benedictine$63.4K
Graduation rate
Oglethorpe55%
Benedictine59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Benedictine but fell at Oglethorpe; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • OglethorpeShrinking−20%
  • BenedictineGrowing+19%
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:Oglethorpe University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;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;Oglethorpe University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Oglethorpe University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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