Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bryant's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at Elon

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Bryant grads earn $15.5K more ten years out than Elon's ($90,008 vs. $74,545)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Elon has 1.9× as many undergrads as Bryant

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Bryant costs about $5.3K less per year on average than Elon ($43,407 vs. $48,751, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Bryant has 7 pts more first-gen students than Elon (16% vs. 9%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Bryant has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Elon (13% vs. 10%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Bryant admits 61%, Elon 63%; Bryant's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Elon63%
Bryant61%
Quad's selectivity
  • ElonSelective
  • BryantSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Elon
1190–1340
Bryant
1190–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ElonRigor and GPA very important70%
  • BryantGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Elon has 1.9× as many undergrads as Bryant; Bryant has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Elon6.2K
Bryant3.2K
Pell Grant share
Elon10%
Bryant13%

Majors and faculty

Communication Management and Strategic Communications leads at Elon, and Finance at Bryant; Elon has 11 students per faculty member to Bryant's 13.

Students per faculty member
Elon11 to 1
Bryant13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ElonCommunication Management and Strategic Communications9%
  • BryantFinance, General27%

What each costs

Bryant costs about $5.3K less a year than Elon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Elon$48.8K
Bryant$43.4K
Aid generosity
Elon22%
Bryant39%

What each pays off

Bryant's former students earn more, a median $90K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Elon$74.5K
Bryant$90K
Graduation rate
Elon83%
Bryant84%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Bryant got more selective while Elon got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ElonGrowing+73%
  • BryantGrowing+58%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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