Quad

Head-to-head

U. Pittsburgh-Bradford
New Mexico Highlands

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    New Mexico Highlands has 24 pts more first-gen students than U. Pittsburgh-Bradford (45% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Pittsburgh-Bradford grads earn $20.2K more ten years out than New Mexico Highlands's ($66,125 vs. $45,937)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    New Mexico Highlands costs about $5.7K less per year on average than U. Pittsburgh-Bradford ($14,488 vs. $20,221, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    New Mexico Highlands graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Pittsburgh-Bradford (49% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    New Mexico Highlands is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Pittsburgh-Bradford's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at New Mexico Highlands

    Aid generosity

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

U. Pittsburgh-Bradford admits 89%; New Mexico Highlands doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford89%
New Mexico HighlandsNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Pittsburgh-BradfordOpen
  • New Mexico HighlandsNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford
1010–1200
New Mexico HighlandsNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Pittsburgh-BradfordGPA and school record required
  • New Mexico HighlandsNot reported

Who's on each campus

New Mexico Highlands is a bit larger than U. Pittsburgh-Bradford (1,451 vs. 995 undergrads); U. Pittsburgh-Bradford has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford995
New Mexico Highlands1.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford47%
New Mexico Highlands45%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at U. Pittsburgh-Bradford, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at New Mexico Highlands.

Students per faculty member
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford12 to 1
New Mexico Highlands10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Pittsburgh-BradfordBiology/Biological Sciences, General14%
  • New Mexico HighlandsRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

New Mexico Highlands costs about $5.7K less a year than U. Pittsburgh-Bradford on average; U. Pittsburgh-Bradford's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford$20.2K
New Mexico Highlands$14.5K
Aid generosity
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford44%
New Mexico Highlands38%

What each pays off

U. Pittsburgh-Bradford's former students earn more, a median $66.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford$66.1K
New Mexico Highlands$45.9K
Graduation rate
U. Pittsburgh-Bradford43%
New Mexico Highlands49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Pittsburgh-Bradford, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Pittsburgh-BradfordGrowing+82%
  • New Mexico HighlandsNot reported
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