Quad

Head-to-head

Bay Path
Ferrum

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bay Path graduates 25 pts more of its students than Ferrum (57% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bay Path grads earn $11.1K more ten years out than Ferrum's ($55,383 vs. $44,296)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Bay Path has 11 pts more first-gen students than Ferrum (50% vs. 39%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Bay Path has 10 pts more Pell recipients than Ferrum (64% vs. 54%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Ferrum's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Bay Path

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Bay Path has 1.6× as many undergrads as Ferrum

    Undergrads

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%, Ferrum 89%; Bay Path's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
Bay Path85%
Ferrum89%
Quad's selectivity
  • Bay PathOpen
  • FerrumOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bay Path
1010–1210
FerrumNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Bay PathGPA, school record, and rank required
  • FerrumGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Bay Path has 1.6× as many undergrads as Ferrum and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bay Path1.1K
Ferrum699
Pell Grant share
Bay Path64%
Ferrum54%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Bay Path, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching at Ferrum; Bay Path has 8 students per faculty member to Ferrum's 11.

Students per faculty member
Bay Path8 to 1
Ferrum11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Bay PathPsychology, General16%
  • FerrumPhysical Education Teaching and Coaching15%

What each costs

Ferrum costs about $3.6K less a year than Bay Path on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bay Path$25K
Ferrum$21.4K
Aid generosity
Bay Path54%
Ferrum61%

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 33% at Ferrum.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bay Path$55.4K
Ferrum$44.3K
Graduation rate
Bay Path57%
Ferrum33%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bay Path but fell at Ferrum; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Bay PathGrowing+17%
  • FerrumShrinking−46%
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