Quad

Head-to-head

Mission
Blackburn

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Blackburn's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Mission

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Blackburn grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Mission's ($46,802 vs. $38,641)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Blackburn graduates 8 pts more of its students than Mission (42% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Blackburn costs about $4.7K less per year on average than Mission ($19,622 vs. $24,284, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Mission has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Blackburn (56% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Blackburn is a bit larger (471 vs. 381)

    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

Blackburn admits 63%; Mission doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
MissionNot reported
Blackburn63%
Quad's selectivity
  • MissionNot rated
  • BlackburnAccessible
SAT middle 50%
MissionNot reported
BlackburnTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MissionNot reported
  • BlackburnGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Blackburn is a bit larger than Mission (471 vs. 381 undergrads); Mission has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mission381
Blackburn471
Pell Grant share
Mission56%
Blackburn50%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Mission, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching at Blackburn.

Students per faculty member
Mission7 to 1
Blackburn11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MissionBusiness Administration and Management, General42%
  • BlackburnEarly Childhood Education and Teaching26%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Mission$24.3K
Blackburn$19.6K
Aid generosity
Mission19%
Blackburn50%

What each pays off

Blackburn's former students earn more, a median $46.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 42% at Blackburn to 34% at Mission.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mission$38.6K
Blackburn$46.8K
Graduation rate
Mission34%
Blackburn42%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Blackburn, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MissionNot reported
  • BlackburnGrowing+15%
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