Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Newberry has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Hardin-Simmons (49% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Hardin-Simmons grads earn $6.7K more ten years out than Newberry's ($54,771 vs. $48,040)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Hardin-Simmons's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Newberry

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Hardin-Simmons costs about $2.4K less per year on average than Newberry ($20,587 vs. $22,991, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Hardin-Simmons is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Hardin-Simmons's yield is 2 pts higher than Newberry's

    Yield rate

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

Newberry admits 90%, Hardin-Simmons 90%; Hardin-Simmons's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Newberry90%
Hardin-Simmons90%
Quad's selectivity
  • NewberryOpen
  • Hardin-SimmonsOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
NewberryTest-blind
Hardin-Simmons
1010–1190
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NewberryGPA required
  • Hardin-SimmonsGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Newberry is a bit larger than Hardin-Simmons (1,479 vs. 1,283 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Newberry1.5K
Hardin-Simmons1.3K
Pell Grant share
Newberry49%
Hardin-Simmons40%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; both have 15 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Newberry15 to 1
Hardin-Simmons15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NewberryBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • Hardin-SimmonsBusiness Administration and Management, General14%

What each costs

Hardin-Simmons costs about $2.4K less a year than Newberry on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Newberry$23K
Hardin-Simmons$20.6K
Aid generosity
Newberry51%
Hardin-Simmons56%

What each pays off

Hardin-Simmons's former students earn more, a median $54.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Newberry$48K
Hardin-Simmons$54.8K
Graduation rate
Newberry53%
Hardin-Simmons54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NewberryGrowing+348%
  • Hardin-SimmonsGrowing+139%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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