Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bellarmine grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than Otterbein's ($62,069 vs. $53,313)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Otterbein's yield is 5 pts higher than Bellarmine's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Otterbein graduates 2 pts more of its students than Bellarmine (67% vs. 65%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Bellarmine is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.50)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Bellarmine has 1 pts more first-gen students than Otterbein (27% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Otterbein admits 85% vs. 86% at Bellarmine

    Acceptance 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

Otterbein admits 85%, Bellarmine 86%; Otterbein's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Bellarmine86%
Otterbein85%
Quad's selectivity
  • BellarmineAccessible
  • OtterbeinAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bellarmine
1030–1250
OtterbeinNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BellarmineRigor and GPA very important36%
  • OtterbeinGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Bellarmine and Otterbein are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 31%.

Undergrads
Bellarmine2.2K
Otterbein2.2K
Pell Grant share
Bellarmine31%
Otterbein31%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Bellarmine12 to 1
Otterbein12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BellarmineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • OtterbeinRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

Only Otterbein reports an average cost ($24.6K).

Average cost, all students
BellarmineNot reported
Otterbein$24.6K
Aid generosity
BellarmineNot reported
Otterbein53%

What each pays off

Bellarmine's former students earn more, a median $62.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bellarmine$62.1K
Otterbein$53.3K
Graduation rate
Bellarmine65%
Otterbein67%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • BellarmineShrinking−15%
  • OtterbeinGrowing+52%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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