Quad

Head-to-head

Monmouth
Otterbein

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Otterbein costs about $14.1K less per year on average than Monmouth ($24,616 vs. $38,721, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Monmouth grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than Otterbein's ($67,991 vs. $53,313)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Otterbein's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Monmouth

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Otterbein's yield is 8 pts higher than Monmouth's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Monmouth has 1.7× as many undergrads as Otterbein

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Monmouth has 6 pts more first-gen students than Otterbein (32% vs. 26%)

    First-generation 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

Otterbein admits 85%, Monmouth 89%; Otterbein's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Monmouth89%
Otterbein85%
Quad's selectivity
  • MonmouthAccessible
  • OtterbeinAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Monmouth
1140–1310
OtterbeinNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • MonmouthGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • OtterbeinGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Monmouth has 1.7× as many undergrads as Otterbein; Otterbein has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Monmouth3.7K
Otterbein2.2K
Pell Grant share
Monmouth30%
Otterbein31%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Monmouth, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Otterbein; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Monmouth12 to 1
Otterbein12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • MonmouthBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • OtterbeinRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

Otterbein costs about $14.1K less a year than Monmouth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Monmouth$38.7K
Otterbein$24.6K
Aid generosity
Monmouth43%
Otterbein53%

What each pays off

Monmouth's former students earn more, a median $68K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Monmouth$68K
Otterbein$53.3K
Graduation rate
Monmouth72%
Otterbein67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • MonmouthGrowing+21%
  • OtterbeinGrowing+52%
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