Quad

Head-to-head

Shorter
Barton

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Shorter's yield is 23 pts higher than Barton's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Barton graduates 14 pts more of its students than Shorter (56% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Shorter costs about $6.6K less per year on average than Barton ($18,326 vs. $24,884, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Barton is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Barton grads earn $3.3K more ten years out than Shorter's ($47,913 vs. $44,604)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Barton's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Shorter

    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

Barton admits 94%, Shorter 96%; Shorter's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Shorter96%
Barton94%
Quad's selectivity
  • ShorterOpen
  • BartonOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Shorter
1040–1200
BartonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ShorterGPA and school record required
  • BartonRigor very important23%

Who's on each campus

Shorter and Barton are about the same size; Shorter has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Shorter1K
Barton982
Pell Grant share
Shorter38%
Barton37%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Shorter14 to 1
Barton14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ShorterBusiness Administration and Management, General23%
  • BartonBusiness Administration and Management, General25%

What each costs

Shorter costs about $6.6K less a year than Barton on average; Barton's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Shorter$18.3K
Barton$24.9K
Aid generosity
Shorter51%
Barton52%

What each pays off

Barton's former students earn more, a median $47.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Barton to 42% at Shorter.

Median earnings, 10 years
Shorter$44.6K
Barton$47.9K
Graduation rate
Shorter42%
Barton56%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ShorterShrinking−39%
  • BartonShrinking−14%
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;Barton College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Barton College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Barton College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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