Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Valparaiso graduates 7 pts more of its students than Bellarmine (73% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bellarmine has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Valparaiso (31% vs. 27%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Valparaiso's SAT midpoint is 30 points higher than Bellarmine's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    Valparaiso has 2 pts more first-gen students than Bellarmine (29% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Bellarmine's yield is 1 pts higher than Valparaiso's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Valparaiso grads earn $1.1K more ten years out than Bellarmine's ($63,191 vs. $62,069)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Bellarmine admits 86%, Valparaiso 90%; Bellarmine's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Bellarmine86%
Valparaiso90%
Quad's selectivity
  • BellarmineAccessible
  • ValparaisoAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bellarmine
1030–1250
Valparaiso
1060–1280
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BellarmineRigor and GPA very important36%
  • ValparaisoRigor and GPA very important49%

Who's on each campus

Bellarmine and Valparaiso are about the same size; Bellarmine has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bellarmine2.2K
Valparaiso2.1K
Pell Grant share
Bellarmine31%
Valparaiso27%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Valparaiso has 10 students per faculty member to Bellarmine's 12.

Students per faculty member
Bellarmine12 to 1
Valparaiso10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BellarmineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • ValparaisoRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Only Valparaiso reports an average cost ($25.2K).

Average cost, all students
BellarmineNot reported
Valparaiso$25.2K
Aid generosity
BellarmineNot reported
Valparaiso60%

What each pays off

Valparaiso's former students earn more, a median $63.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bellarmine$62.1K
Valparaiso$63.2K
Graduation rate
Bellarmine65%
Valparaiso73%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Valparaiso but fell at Bellarmine; Valparaiso got less selective while Bellarmine held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BellarmineShrinking−15%
  • ValparaisoSteady−4%
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