Quad

Head-to-head

Baptist Health Sciences
Stephens

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Baptist Health Sciences grads earn $29.5K more ten years out than Stephens's ($72,529 vs. $43,071)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Baptist Health Sciences's yield is 20 pts higher than Stephens's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Stephens graduates 13 pts more of its students than Baptist Health Sciences (69% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Baptist Health Sciences costs about $9.1K less per year on average than Stephens ($14,666 vs. $23,792, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Baptist Health Sciences has 12 pts more first-gen students than Stephens (43% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Baptist Health Sciences has 2.0× as many undergrads as Stephens

    Undergrads

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

Stephens admits 77%, Baptist Health Sciences 82%; Baptist Health Sciences's yield is higher, at 35%.

Acceptance rate
Baptist Health Sciences82%
Stephens77%
Quad's selectivity
  • Baptist Health SciencesOpen
  • StephensAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 13–36
Baptist Health Sciences
17–22
StephensTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Baptist Health SciencesGPA and school record required
  • StephensGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Baptist Health Sciences is twice Stephens's size; both have the same Pell share, 45%.

Undergrads
Baptist Health Sciences770
Stephens391
Pell Grant share
Baptist Health Sciences45%
Stephens45%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Baptist Health Sciences, and Musical Theatre at Stephens.

Students per faculty member
Baptist Health Sciences6 to 1
Stephens8 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Baptist Health SciencesRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse60%
  • StephensMusical Theatre18%

What each costs

Baptist Health Sciences costs about $9.1K less a year than Stephens on average; Stephens's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Baptist Health Sciences$14.7K
Stephens$23.8K
Aid generosity
Baptist Health Sciences41%
Stephens50%

What each pays off

Baptist Health Sciences's former students earn more, a median $72.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Baptist Health Sciences$72.5K
Stephens$43.1K
Graduation rate
Baptist Health Sciences56%
Stephens69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Baptist Health Sciences but held steady at Stephens; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Baptist Health SciencesGrowing+14%
  • StephensSteady−8%
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