Quad

Head-to-head

Bluffton
Montreat

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bluffton's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Montreat

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Bluffton graduates 21 pts more of its students than Montreat (58% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Bluffton costs about $8.3K less per year on average than Montreat ($21,033 vs. $29,358, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Montreat's yield is 9 pts higher than Bluffton's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Bluffton has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Montreat (45% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Bluffton grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than Montreat's ($49,547 vs. $45,151)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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%, Montreat 69%; Montreat's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Bluffton67%
Montreat69%
Quad's selectivity
  • BlufftonAccessible
  • MontreatAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Bluffton
860–1130
MontreatTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BlufftonGPA and school record required
  • MontreatGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Montreat is a bit larger than Bluffton (762 vs. 582 undergrads); Bluffton has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bluffton582
Montreat762
Pell Grant share
Bluffton45%
Montreat39%

Majors and faculty

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

Students per faculty member
Bluffton11 to 1
Montreat11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BlufftonBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • MontreatBusiness Administration and Management, General21%

What each costs

Bluffton costs about $8.3K less a year than Montreat on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bluffton$21K
Montreat$29.4K
Aid generosity
Bluffton60%
Montreat38%

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 37% at Montreat.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bluffton$49.5K
Montreat$45.2K
Graduation rate
Bluffton58%
Montreat37%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BlufftonGrowing+35%
  • MontreatGrowing+118%
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;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