Quad

Head-to-head

Blackburn
Crowley's Ridge

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Blackburn's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 34% at Crowley's Ridge

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Blackburn has 2.9× as many undergrads as Crowley's Ridge

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Blackburn graduates 14 pts more of its students than Crowley's Ridge (42% vs. 29%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Blackburn has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Crowley's Ridge (50% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Blackburn grads earn $7.3K more ten years out than Crowley's Ridge's ($46,802 vs. $39,533)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Blackburn has 4 pts more first-gen students than Crowley's Ridge (44% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students

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

Blackburn admits 63%; Crowley's Ridge doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Blackburn63%
Crowley's RidgeNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BlackburnAccessible
  • Crowley's RidgeNot rated
SAT middle 50%
BlackburnTest-blind
Crowley's RidgeNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BlackburnGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Crowley's RidgeNot reported

Who's on each campus

Blackburn has 2.9× as many undergrads as Crowley's Ridge and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Blackburn471
Crowley's Ridge165
Pell Grant share
Blackburn50%
Crowley's Ridge42%

Majors and faculty

Early Childhood Education and Teaching leads at Blackburn, and Business Administration, Management and Operations at Crowley's Ridge.

Students per faculty member
Blackburn11 to 1
Crowley's Ridge10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BlackburnEarly Childhood Education and Teaching26%
  • Crowley's RidgeBusiness Administration, Management and Operations, Other44%

What each costs

Blackburn and Crowley's Ridge cost about the same a year on average; Blackburn's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Blackburn$19.6K
Crowley's Ridge$19.4K
Aid generosity
Blackburn50%
Crowley's Ridge34%

What each pays off

Blackburn's former students earn more, a median $46.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 42% at Blackburn to 29% at Crowley's Ridge.

Median earnings, 10 years
Blackburn$46.8K
Crowley's Ridge$39.5K
Graduation rate
Blackburn42%
Crowley's Ridge29%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Blackburn, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BlackburnGrowing+15%
  • Crowley's RidgeNot reported
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