Quad

Head-to-head

Brescia
Defiance

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Brescia costs about $10.3K less per year on average than Defiance ($18,232 vs. $28,575, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Brescia's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Defiance

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Brescia has 10 pts more first-gen students than Defiance (45% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Defiance has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Brescia (50% vs. 43%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Defiance graduates 5 pts more of its students than Brescia (48% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Brescia admits 35% vs. 48% at Defiance

    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

Brescia admits 35%, Defiance 48%; Defiance's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
Brescia35%
Defiance48%
Quad's selectivity
  • BresciaSelective
  • DefianceAccessible
SAT middle 50%
BresciaTest-blind
DefianceTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BresciaGPA required
  • DefianceGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Brescia and Defiance are about the same size; Defiance has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Brescia545
Defiance499
Pell Grant share
Brescia43%
Defiance50%

Majors and faculty

Social Work leads at both; Defiance has 11 students per faculty member to Brescia's 13.

Students per faculty member
Brescia13 to 1
Defiance11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BresciaSocial Work19%
  • DefianceSocial Work15%

What each costs

Brescia costs about $10.3K less a year than Defiance on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Brescia$18.2K
Defiance$28.6K
Aid generosity
Brescia61%
Defiance48%

What each pays off

Defiance's former students earn more, a median $49.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 48% at Defiance to 43% at Brescia.

Median earnings, 10 years
Brescia$45.5K
Defiance$49.4K
Graduation rate
Brescia43%
Defiance48%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Defiance but fell at Brescia; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BresciaShrinking−43%
  • DefianceSteady+5%
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 2018About 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