Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Erskine graduates 13 pts more of its students than Bethany (50% vs. 37%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bethany has 11 pts more first-gen students than Erskine (33% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Erskine's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at Bethany

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Erskine costs about $4.4K less per year on average than Bethany ($24,186 vs. $28,575, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Erskine is a bit larger (766 vs. 569)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Erskine grads earn $3.8K more ten years out than Bethany's ($53,459 vs. $49,694)

    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

Bethany admits 56%, Erskine 63%; both have the same yield, 22%.

Acceptance rate
Erskine63%
Bethany56%
Quad's selectivity
  • ErskineAccessible
  • BethanyAccessible
SAT middle 50%
ErskineTest-blind
BethanyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ErskineGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • BethanyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Erskine is a bit larger than Bethany (766 vs. 569 undergrads); Bethany has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Erskine766
Bethany569
Pell Grant share
Erskine47%
Bethany48%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Erskine, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching at Bethany.

Students per faculty member
Erskine15 to 1
Bethany12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ErskineBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • BethanyPhysical Education Teaching and Coaching11%

What each costs

Erskine costs about $4.4K less a year than Bethany on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Erskine$24.2K
Bethany$28.6K
Aid generosity
Erskine56%
Bethany47%

What each pays off

Erskine's former students earn more, a median $53.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 50% at Erskine to 37% at Bethany.

Median earnings, 10 years
Erskine$53.5K
Bethany$49.7K
Graduation rate
Erskine50%
Bethany37%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Bethany got more selective while Erskine held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ErskineGrowing+107%
  • BethanyGrowing+147%
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