Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Trine has 14 pts more first-gen students than Bethel (32% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Bethel graduates 10 pts more of its students than Trine (72% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Bethel is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.31)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Bethel's yield is 8 pts higher than Trine's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Bethel grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than Trine's ($63,764 vs. $57,165)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Trine costs about $4.7K less per year on average than Bethel ($27,942 vs. $32,629, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Trine admits 85%, Bethel 88%; Bethel's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Bethel88%
Trine85%
Quad's selectivity
  • BethelAccessible
  • TrineAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Bethel
1190–1300
TrineTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BethelGPA and school record required
  • TrineGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Trine is a bit larger than Bethel (2,324 vs. 1,871 undergrads); Bethel has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bethel1.9K
Trine2.3K
Pell Grant share
Bethel19%
Trine16%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Bethel, and Mechanical Engineering at Trine; Bethel has 14 students per faculty member to Trine's 16.

Students per faculty member
Bethel14 to 1
Trine16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BethelBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • TrineMechanical Engineering12%

What each costs

Trine costs about $4.7K less a year than Bethel on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bethel$32.6K
Trine$27.9K
Aid generosity
Bethel45%
Trine47%

What each pays off

Bethel's former students earn more, a median $63.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bethel$63.8K
Trine$57.2K
Graduation rate
Bethel72%
Trine62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Trine but fell at Bethel; Bethel got more selective while Trine got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BethelShrinking−15%
  • TrineGrowing+38%
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