Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bethel grads earn $10.6K more ten years out than Benedictine's ($63,764 vs. $53,175)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Bethel graduates 6 pts more of its students than Benedictine (72% vs. 66%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Benedictine costs about $3.9K less per year on average than Bethel ($28,743 vs. $32,629, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Bethel's yield is 4 pts higher than Benedictine's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Bethel has 4 pts more first-gen students than Benedictine (19% vs. 15%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Benedictine is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Bethel admits 88%, Benedictine 98%; Bethel's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Benedictine98%
Bethel88%
Quad's selectivity
  • BenedictineOpen
  • BethelAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Benedictine
1140–1380
Bethel
1190–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BenedictineGPA and school record required
  • BethelGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Benedictine is a bit larger than Bethel (2,272 vs. 1,871 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 19%.

Undergrads
Benedictine2.3K
Bethel1.9K
Pell Grant share
Benedictine19%
Bethel19%

Majors and faculty

Theology/Theological Studies leads at Benedictine, and Business Administration and Management at Bethel; Bethel has 14 students per faculty member to Benedictine's 16.

Students per faculty member
Benedictine16 to 1
Bethel14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BenedictineTheology/Theological Studies8%
  • BethelBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Benedictine costs about $3.9K less a year than Bethel on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 45%.

Average cost, all students
Benedictine$28.7K
Bethel$32.6K
Aid generosity
Benedictine45%
Bethel45%

What each pays off

Bethel's former students earn more, a median $63.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Benedictine$53.2K
Bethel$63.8K
Graduation rate
Benedictine66%
Bethel72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Benedictine but fell at Bethel; Bethel got more selective while Benedictine held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BenedictineGrowing+21%
  • BethelShrinking−15%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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