Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Brescia's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at York

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    York's yield is 24 pts higher than Brescia's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Brescia has 12 pts more first-gen students than York (45% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    York graduates 7 pts more of its students than Brescia (50% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Brescia admits 35% vs. 52% at York

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Brescia costs about $3.9K less per year on average than York ($18,232 vs. $22,128, 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

Brescia admits 35%, York 52%; York's yield is higher, at 42%.

Acceptance rate
York52%
Brescia35%
Quad's selectivity
  • YorkAccessible
  • BresciaSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
York
880–1110
BresciaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • YorkGPA and school record required
  • BresciaGPA required

Who's on each campus

Brescia is a bit larger than York (545 vs. 428 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
York428
Brescia545
Pell Grant share
York40%
Brescia43%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at York, and Social Work at Brescia; York has 11 students per faculty member to Brescia's 13.

Students per faculty member
York11 to 1
Brescia13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • YorkBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • BresciaSocial Work19%

What each costs

Brescia costs about $3.9K less a year than York on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
York$22.1K
Brescia$18.2K
Aid generosity
York36%
Brescia61%

What each pays off

Brescia's former students earn more, a median $45.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at York to 43% at Brescia.

Median earnings, 10 years
York$44.1K
Brescia$45.5K
Graduation rate
York50%
Brescia43%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at York but fell at Brescia; Brescia got more selective while York got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • YorkSteady+6%
  • BresciaShrinking−43%
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