Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mars Hill's yield is 22 pts higher than Bluffton's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Bluffton graduates 17 pts more of its students than Mars Hill (58% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Mars Hill has 1.8× as many undergrads as Bluffton

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Bluffton grads earn $4.8K more ten years out than Mars Hill's ($49,547 vs. $44,781)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Mars Hill has 2 pts more first-gen students than Bluffton (34% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Mars Hill has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Bluffton (46% vs. 45%)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Bluffton admits 67%, Mars Hill 68%; Mars Hill's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Mars Hill68%
Bluffton67%
Quad's selectivity
  • Mars HillAccessible
  • BlufftonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Mars HillTest-blind
Bluffton
860–1130
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Mars HillGPA and school record required
  • BlufftonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Mars Hill has 1.8× as many undergrads as Bluffton and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Mars Hill1K
Bluffton582
Pell Grant share
Mars Hill46%
Bluffton45%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Mars Hill11 to 1
Bluffton11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Mars HillBusiness Administration and Management, General24%
  • BlufftonBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Only Bluffton reports an average cost ($21K).

Average cost, all students
Mars HillNot reported
Bluffton$21K
Aid generosity
Mars HillNot reported
Bluffton60%

What each pays off

Bluffton's former students earn more, a median $49.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Bluffton to 41% at Mars Hill.

Median earnings, 10 years
Mars Hill$44.8K
Bluffton$49.5K
Graduation rate
Mars Hill41%
Bluffton58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bluffton but fell at Mars Hill; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Mars HillShrinking−48%
  • BlufftonGrowing+35%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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