Quad

Head-to-head

Asbury
Drury

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Drury has 18 pts more first-gen students than Asbury (41% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Drury is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.42)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Drury's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Asbury

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Asbury has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Drury (28% vs. 26%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Asbury grads earn $1.7K more ten years out than Drury's ($42,368 vs. $40,694)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Asbury's yield is 2 pts higher than Drury's

    Yield rate

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

Asbury admits 63%, Drury 66%; Asbury's yield is higher, at 26%.

Acceptance rate
Asbury63%
Drury66%
Quad's selectivity
  • AsburySelective
  • DrurySelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
AsburyTest-blind
Drury
1130–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AsburyGPA and school record required
  • DruryRigor and GPA very important43%

Who's on each campus

Asbury and Drury are about the same size; Asbury has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Asbury1.4K
Drury1.4K
Pell Grant share
Asbury28%
Drury26%

Majors and faculty

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication leads at Asbury, and Architecture at Drury; Asbury has 13 students per faculty member to Drury's 14.

Students per faculty member
Asbury13 to 1
Drury14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AsburyRadio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other14%
  • DruryArchitecture13%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Asbury$23.5K
Drury$23.4K
Aid generosity
Asbury51%
Drury54%

What each pays off

Asbury's former students earn more, a median $42.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Asbury$42.4K
Drury$40.7K
Graduation rate
Asbury61%
Drury61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AsburyGrowing+55%
  • DruryGrowing+143%
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;Drury University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Drury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Drury University 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