Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pace's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at Bellevue

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Bellevue costs about $20.3K less per year on average than Pace ($20,909 vs. $41,203, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Bellevue has 16 pts more first-gen students than Pace (45% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Pace graduates 11 pts more of its students than Bellevue (62% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Pace grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than Bellevue's ($70,378 vs. $61,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Bellevue is a bit larger (10,220 vs. 7,665)

    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

Pace admits 76%; Bellevue doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Pace76%
BellevueNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • PaceAccessible
  • BellevueNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Pace
1180–1340
BellevueNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PaceGPA and school record required
  • BellevueNot reported

Who's on each campus

Bellevue is a bit larger than Pace (10,220 vs. 7,665 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pace7.7K
Bellevue10.2K
Pell Grant share
Pace27%
Bellevue30%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Pace, and Business Administration and Management at Bellevue; Bellevue has 12 students per faculty member to Pace's 14.

Students per faculty member
Pace14 to 1
Bellevue12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PaceRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • BellevueBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Bellevue costs about $20.3K less a year than Pace on average; Pace's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pace$41.2K
Bellevue$20.9K
Aid generosity
Pace46%
Bellevue17%

What each pays off

Pace's former students earn more, a median $70.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pace$70.4K
Bellevue$61.3K
Graduation rate
Pace62%
Bellevue51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Pace, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PaceGrowing+91%
  • BellevueNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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