Quad

Head-to-head

Belmont
Robert Morris

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Robert Morris costs about $12.3K less per year on average than Belmont ($27,930 vs. $40,195, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Robert Morris has 14 pts more first-gen students than Belmont (30% vs. 16%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Belmont has 2.5× as many undergrads as Robert Morris

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Robert Morris's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Belmont

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Belmont graduates 9 pts more of its students than Robert Morris (71% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Belmont's yield is 8 pts higher than Robert Morris'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

Robert Morris admits 90%, Belmont 95%; Belmont's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Belmont95%
Robert Morris90%
Quad's selectivity
  • BelmontOpen
  • Robert MorrisAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Belmont
1160–1360
Robert MorrisNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BelmontRigor and GPA very important70%
  • Robert MorrisGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Belmont has 2.5× as many undergrads as Robert Morris; Robert Morris has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Belmont7.1K
Robert Morris2.9K
Pell Grant share
Belmont21%
Robert Morris23%

Majors and faculty

Music Management leads at Belmont, and Marketing/Marketing Management at Robert Morris; Belmont has 12 students per faculty member to Robert Morris's 14.

Students per faculty member
Belmont12 to 1
Robert Morris14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BelmontMusic Management12%
  • Robert MorrisMarketing/Marketing Management, General13%

What each costs

Robert Morris costs about $12.3K less a year than Belmont on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Belmont$40.2K
Robert Morris$27.9K
Aid generosity
Belmont36%
Robert Morris48%

What each pays off

Robert Morris's former students earn more, a median $62.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Belmont$55.9K
Robert Morris$62.1K
Graduation rate
Belmont71%
Robert Morris62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BelmontGrowing+62%
  • Robert MorrisGrowing+14%
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;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Belmont University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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