Quad

Head-to-head

Millsaps
Brescia

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Brescia has 28 pts more first-gen students than Millsaps (45% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Millsaps graduates 22 pts more of its students than Brescia (65% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Brescia costs about $14.6K less per year on average than Millsaps ($18,232 vs. $32,811, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Brescia's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Millsaps

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Millsaps grads earn $8.3K more ten years out than Brescia's ($53,848 vs. $45,500)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Brescia has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Millsaps (43% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Brescia admits 35%, Millsaps 43%; Brescia's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Millsaps43%
Brescia35%
Quad's selectivity
  • MillsapsSelective
  • BresciaSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Millsaps
1025–1150
BresciaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MillsapsGPA required
  • BresciaGPA required

Who's on each campus

Millsaps and Brescia are about the same size; Brescia has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Millsaps549
Brescia545
Pell Grant share
Millsaps37%
Brescia43%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Millsaps, and Social Work at Brescia; Millsaps has 9 students per faculty member to Brescia's 13.

Students per faculty member
Millsaps9 to 1
Brescia13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MillsapsBiology/Biological Sciences, General24%
  • BresciaSocial Work19%

What each costs

Brescia costs about $14.6K less a year than Millsaps on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Millsaps$32.8K
Brescia$18.2K
Aid generosity
Millsaps46%
Brescia61%

What each pays off

Millsaps's former students earn more, a median $53.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 65% at Millsaps to 43% at Brescia.

Median earnings, 10 years
Millsaps$53.8K
Brescia$45.5K
Graduation rate
Millsaps65%
Brescia43%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MillsapsShrinking−18%
  • BresciaShrinking−43%
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