Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Benedictine grads earn $11.8K more ten years out than Eastern's ($63,446 vs. $51,655)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Eastern's yield is 5 pts higher than Benedictine's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Benedictine costs about $2.4K less per year on average than Eastern ($27,163 vs. $29,572, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Eastern is a bit larger (2,404 vs. 1,942)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Eastern has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Benedictine (42% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Benedictine is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.72)

    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

Eastern admits 91%, Benedictine 95%; Eastern's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Eastern91%
Benedictine95%
Quad's selectivity
  • EasternOpen
  • BenedictineOpen
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EasternGPA and school record required
  • BenedictineGPA required

Who's on each campus

Eastern is a bit larger than Benedictine (2,404 vs. 1,942 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eastern2.4K
Benedictine1.9K
Pell Grant share
Eastern42%
Benedictine39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Eastern, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Benedictine; Benedictine has 15 students per faculty member to Eastern's 21.

Students per faculty member
Eastern21 to 1
Benedictine15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EasternBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • BenedictineBiology/Biological Sciences, General18%

What each costs

Benedictine costs about $2.4K less a year than Eastern on average; Eastern's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Eastern$29.6K
Benedictine$27.2K
Aid generosity
Eastern48%
Benedictine46%

What each pays off

Benedictine's former students earn more, a median $63.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Eastern$51.7K
Benedictine$63.4K
Graduation rate
Eastern58%
Benedictine59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EasternGrowing+47%
  • BenedictineGrowing+19%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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