Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wilkes has 7 pts more first-gen students than Bellarmine (35% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Bellarmine's yield is 4 pts higher than Wilkes's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Wilkes has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Bellarmine (34% vs. 31%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Bellarmine graduates 4 pts more of its students than Wilkes (65% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Wilkes grads earn $1.4K more ten years out than Bellarmine's ($63,454 vs. $62,069)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Wilkes is more diverse (index 0.53 vs. 0.52)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Bellarmine admits 86%, Wilkes 91%; Bellarmine's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Wilkes91%
Bellarmine86%
Quad's selectivity
  • WilkesOpen
  • BellarmineAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Wilkes
1020–1250
Bellarmine
1030–1250
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WilkesGPA, school record, and rank required
  • BellarmineRigor and GPA very important36%

Who's on each campus

Wilkes and Bellarmine are about the same size; Wilkes has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wilkes2K
Bellarmine2.2K
Pell Grant share
Wilkes34%
Bellarmine31%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Bellarmine has 12 students per faculty member to Wilkes's 13.

Students per faculty member
Wilkes13 to 1
Bellarmine12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WilkesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%
  • BellarmineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Only Wilkes reports an average cost ($33.6K).

Average cost, all students
Wilkes$33.6K
BellarmineNot reported
Aid generosity
Wilkes46%
BellarmineNot reported

What each pays off

Wilkes's former students earn more, a median $63.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wilkes$63.5K
Bellarmine$62.1K
Graduation rate
Wilkes61%
Bellarmine65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Wilkes but fell at Bellarmine; Wilkes got less selective while Bellarmine held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WilkesGrowing+172%
  • BellarmineShrinking−15%
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