Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ashland has 26 pts more first-gen students than Bob Jones (41% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Ashland grads earn $8.6K more ten years out than Bob Jones's ($52,928 vs. $44,354)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Bob Jones graduates 7 pts more of its students than Ashland (66% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Ashland's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Bob Jones

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Bob Jones has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Ashland (33% vs. 29%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Bob Jones is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index

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

Ashland admits 76%; Bob Jones doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Ashland76%
Bob JonesNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • AshlandAccessible
  • Bob JonesNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Ashland
1035–1208
Bob JonesNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • AshlandRigor, GPA, and tests very important
  • Bob JonesNot reported

Who's on each campus

Ashland and Bob Jones are about the same size; Bob Jones has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Ashland2.2K
Bob Jones2K
Pell Grant share
Ashland29%
Bob Jones33%

Majors and faculty

Nursing Practice leads at Ashland, and Business Administration and Management at Bob Jones; Bob Jones has 11 students per faculty member to Ashland's 14.

Students per faculty member
Ashland14 to 1
Bob Jones11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • AshlandNursing Practice12%
  • Bob JonesBusiness Administration and Management, General11%

What each costs

Bob Jones costs about $1.3K less a year than Ashland on average; Ashland's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ashland$23.6K
Bob Jones$22.3K
Aid generosity
Ashland47%
Bob Jones42%

What each pays off

Ashland's former students earn more, a median $52.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ashland$52.9K
Bob Jones$44.4K
Graduation rate
Ashland59%
Bob Jones66%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Ashland, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • AshlandGrowing+20%
  • Bob JonesNot reported
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