Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cleary's yield is 10 pts higher than Bushnell's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Cleary has 8 pts more first-gen students than Bushnell (42% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Bushnell graduates 5 pts more of its students than Cleary (60% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Cleary is a bit larger (738 vs. 517)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Bushnell has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Cleary (33% vs. 30%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Cleary grads earn $563 more ten years out than Bushnell's ($54,186 vs. $53,623)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Bushnell admits 67%, Cleary 68%; Cleary's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Cleary68%
Bushnell67%
Quad's selectivity
  • ClearyAccessible
  • BushnellAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
ClearyTest-blind
Bushnell
18–20
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ClearyGPA and school record required
  • BushnellGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Cleary is a bit larger than Bushnell (738 vs. 517 undergrads); Bushnell has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cleary738
Bushnell517
Pell Grant share
Cleary30%
Bushnell33%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Cleary, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Bushnell; Bushnell has 12 students per faculty member to Cleary's 18.

Students per faculty member
Cleary18 to 1
Bushnell12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ClearyBusiness Administration and Management, General98%
  • BushnellRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse25%

What each costs

Only Bushnell reports an average cost ($24.4K).

Average cost, all students
ClearyNot reported
Bushnell$24.4K
Aid generosity
ClearyNot reported
Bushnell50%

What each pays off

Cleary's former students earn more, a median $54.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cleary$54.2K
Bushnell$53.6K
Graduation rate
Cleary54%
Bushnell60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bushnell, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ClearyNot enough data
  • BushnellGrowing+145%
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