Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Tabor's yield is 19 pts higher than Bushnell's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Tabor's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 50% at Bushnell

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Bushnell graduates 7 pts more of its students than Tabor (60% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Tabor has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Bushnell (38% vs. 33%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Tabor costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Bushnell ($20,681 vs. $24,408, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Bushnell has 3 pts more first-gen students than Tabor (35% vs. 31%)

    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

Tabor admits 65%, Bushnell 67%; Tabor's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
Tabor65%
Bushnell67%
Quad's selectivity
  • TaborAccessible
  • BushnellAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
TaborNot reported
Bushnell
18–20
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TaborGPA and school record required
  • BushnellGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Tabor and Bushnell are about the same size; Tabor has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tabor494
Bushnell517
Pell Grant share
Tabor38%
Bushnell33%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Tabor, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Bushnell; Bushnell has 12 students per faculty member to Tabor's 15.

Students per faculty member
Tabor15 to 1
Bushnell12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TaborPsychology, General13%
  • BushnellRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse25%

What each costs

Tabor costs about $3.7K less a year than Bushnell on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tabor$20.7K
Bushnell$24.4K
Aid generosity
Tabor59%
Bushnell50%

What each pays off

Tabor's former students earn more, a median $54.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tabor$54.1K
Bushnell$53.6K
Graduation rate
Tabor53%
Bushnell60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TaborGrowing+16%
  • BushnellGrowing+145%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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