Quad

Head-to-head

Daemen
Southwest Baptist

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southwest Baptist's yield is 23 pts higher than Daemen's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Daemen grads earn $18.7K more ten years out than Southwest Baptist's ($61,808 vs. $43,112)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Daemen graduates 12 pts more of its students than Southwest Baptist (64% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Daemen has 10 pts more Pell recipients than Southwest Baptist (46% vs. 36%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Southwest Baptist has 7 pts more first-gen students than Daemen (35% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Daemen's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Southwest Baptist

    Aid generosity

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

Daemen admits 68%, Southwest Baptist 68%; Southwest Baptist's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Daemen68%
Southwest Baptist68%
Quad's selectivity
  • DaemenAccessible
  • Southwest BaptistAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
DaemenTest-blind
Southwest Baptist
810–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DaemenRigor and GPA very important
  • Southwest BaptistGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Daemen is a bit larger than Southwest Baptist (1,643 vs. 1,341 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Daemen1.6K
Southwest Baptist1.3K
Pell Grant share
Daemen46%
Southwest Baptist36%

Majors and faculty

Natural Sciences leads at Daemen, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Southwest Baptist; Southwest Baptist has 10 students per faculty member to Daemen's 12.

Students per faculty member
Daemen12 to 1
Southwest Baptist10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DaemenNatural Sciences27%
  • Southwest BaptistExercise Science and Kinesiology14%

What each costs

Southwest Baptist costs about $2.2K less a year than Daemen on average; Daemen's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Daemen$24.3K
Southwest Baptist$22.1K
Aid generosity
Daemen52%
Southwest Baptist46%

What each pays off

Daemen's former students earn more, a median $61.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Daemen$61.8K
Southwest Baptist$43.1K
Graduation rate
Daemen64%
Southwest Baptist52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Daemen but fell at Southwest Baptist; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DaemenGrowing+31%
  • Southwest BaptistShrinking−21%
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;Daemen University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;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