Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bay Path graduates 18 pts more of its students than Villa Maria (57% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bay Path grads earn $16.5K more ten years out than Villa Maria's ($55,383 vs. $38,857)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Bay Path has 12 pts more first-gen students than Villa Maria (50% vs. 38%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Villa Maria's yield is 9 pts higher than Bay Path's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Bay Path has 1.8× as many undergrads as Villa Maria

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Bay Path is more diverse (index 0.68 vs. 0.67)

    Diversity index

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

Bay Path admits 85%, Villa Maria 87%; Villa Maria's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Bay Path85%
Villa Maria87%
Quad's selectivity
  • Bay PathOpen
  • Villa MariaOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bay Path
1010–1210
Villa MariaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Bay PathGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Villa MariaGPA required

Who's on each campus

Bay Path has 1.8× as many undergrads as Villa Maria; Villa Maria has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bay Path1.1K
Villa Maria603
Pell Grant share
Bay Path64%
Villa Maria65%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Bay Path, and Business Administration and Management at Villa Maria; Bay Path has 8 students per faculty member to Villa Maria's 10.

Students per faculty member
Bay Path8 to 1
Villa Maria10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Bay PathPsychology, General16%
  • Villa MariaBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Only Bay Path reports an average cost ($25K).

Average cost, all students
Bay Path$25K
Villa MariaNot reported
Aid generosity
Bay Path54%
Villa MariaNot reported

What each pays off

Bay Path's former students earn more, a median $55.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 57% at Bay Path to 39% at Villa Maria.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bay Path$55.4K
Villa Maria$38.9K
Graduation rate
Bay Path57%
Villa Maria39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Bay PathGrowing+17%
  • Villa MariaGrowing+303%
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