Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bellevue costs about $20.5K less per year on average than Adelphi ($20,909 vs. $41,424, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Adelphi's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at Bellevue

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Adelphi graduates 21 pts more of its students than Bellevue (72% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Adelphi grads earn $14.2K more ten years out than Bellevue's ($75,482 vs. $61,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Bellevue has 10 pts more first-gen students than Adelphi (45% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Bellevue has 1.9× as many undergrads as Adelphi

    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

Adelphi admits 66%; Bellevue doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Adelphi66%
BellevueNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • AdelphiSelective
  • BellevueNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Adelphi
1120–1340
BellevueNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AdelphiGPA and school record required
  • BellevueNot reported

Who's on each campus

Bellevue has 1.9× as many undergrads as Adelphi; Adelphi has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Adelphi5.3K
Bellevue10.2K
Pell Grant share
Adelphi31%
Bellevue30%

Majors and faculty

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

Students per faculty member
Adelphi12 to 1
Bellevue12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AdelphiRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%
  • BellevueBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Bellevue costs about $20.5K less a year than Adelphi on average; Adelphi's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Adelphi$41.4K
Bellevue$20.9K
Aid generosity
Adelphi42%
Bellevue17%

What each pays off

Adelphi's former students earn more, a median $75.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 72% at Adelphi to 51% at Bellevue.

Median earnings, 10 years
Adelphi$75.5K
Bellevue$61.3K
Graduation rate
Adelphi72%
Bellevue51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Adelphi, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AdelphiGrowing+124%
  • BellevueNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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