Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bellevue costs about $25.5K less per year on average than Drexel ($20,909 vs. $46,436, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Drexel's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 17% at Bellevue

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Drexel grads earn $23.4K more ten years out than Bellevue's ($84,648 vs. $61,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Drexel graduates 22 pts more of its students than Bellevue (74% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

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

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Drexel is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.71)

    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

Drexel admits 79%; Bellevue doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Drexel79%
BellevueNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • DrexelSelective
  • BellevueNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Drexel
1240–1440
BellevueNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DrexelGPA and school record required
  • BellevueNot reported

Who's on each campus

Drexel is a bit larger than Bellevue (13,233 vs. 10,220 undergrads); Bellevue has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Drexel13.2K
Bellevue10.2K
Pell Grant share
Drexel27%
Bellevue30%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Drexel, and Business Administration and Management at Bellevue; Drexel has 9 students per faculty member to Bellevue's 12.

Students per faculty member
Drexel9 to 1
Bellevue12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DrexelRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse12%
  • BellevueBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

Bellevue costs about $25.5K less a year than Drexel on average; Drexel's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Drexel$46.4K
Bellevue$20.9K
Aid generosity
Drexel43%
Bellevue17%

What each pays off

Drexel's former students earn more, a median $84.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 74% at Drexel to 51% at Bellevue.

Median earnings, 10 years
Drexel$84.6K
Bellevue$61.3K
Graduation rate
Drexel74%
Bellevue51%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Drexel, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DrexelShrinking−21%
  • BellevueNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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