Quad

Head-to-head

Newberry
Nelson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Nelson's yield is 47 pts higher than Newberry's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Newberry's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Nelson

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Nelson has 7 pts more first-gen students than Newberry (38% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Newberry graduates 6 pts more of its students than Nelson (53% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Nelson is more diverse (index 0.66 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Newberry grads earn $1.8K more ten years out than Nelson's ($48,040 vs. $46,238)

    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

Nelson admits 89%, Newberry 90%; Nelson's yield is higher, at 57%.

Acceptance rate
Newberry90%
Nelson89%
Quad's selectivity
  • NewberryOpen
  • NelsonOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
NewberryTest-blind
Nelson
890–1090
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • NewberryGPA required
  • NelsonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Newberry and Nelson are about the same size; Newberry has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Newberry1.5K
Nelson1.5K
Pell Grant share
Newberry49%
Nelson48%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Newberry, and Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries at Nelson; both have 15 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Newberry15 to 1
Nelson15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • NewberryBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • NelsonPastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other20%

What each costs

Newberry and Nelson cost about the same a year on average; Newberry's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Newberry$23K
Nelson$23.7K
Aid generosity
Newberry51%
Nelson33%

What each pays off

Newberry's former students earn more, a median $48K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 53% at Newberry to 47% at Nelson.

Median earnings, 10 years
Newberry$48K
Nelson$46.2K
Graduation rate
Newberry53%
Nelson47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Newberry but fell at Nelson; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • NewberryGrowing+348%
  • NelsonShrinking−51%
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