Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bay Path grads earn $11K more ten years out than Mary Baldwin's ($55,383 vs. $44,427)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Bay Path has 10 pts more first-gen students than Mary Baldwin (50% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Bay Path has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Mary Baldwin (64% vs. 55%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Mary Baldwin costs about $6K less per year on average than Bay Path ($18,964 vs. $24,968, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Mary Baldwin's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Bay Path

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Bay Path graduates 2 pts more of its students than Mary Baldwin (57% vs. 56%)

    Graduation 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

Bay Path admits 85%; Mary Baldwin doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

Bay Path and Mary Baldwin are about the same size; Bay Path has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bay Path1.1K
Mary Baldwin1.1K
Pell Grant share
Bay Path64%
Mary Baldwin55%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Bay Path, and Business Administration and Management at Mary Baldwin; Bay Path has 8 students per faculty member to Mary Baldwin's 15.

Students per faculty member
Bay Path8 to 1
Mary Baldwin15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Bay PathPsychology, General16%
  • Mary BaldwinBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

Mary Baldwin costs about $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
Mary Baldwin$19K
Aid generosity
Bay Path54%
Mary Baldwin59%

What each pays off

Bay Path's former students earn more, a median $55.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bay Path$55.4K
Mary Baldwin$44.4K
Graduation rate
Bay Path57%
Mary Baldwin56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bay Path, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Bay PathGrowing+17%
  • Mary BaldwinNot reported
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