Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rhodes's SAT midpoint is 113 points higher than DePauw's

    SAT midpoint
  2. 2

    DePauw grads earn $3.9K more ten years out than Rhodes's ($70,527 vs. $66,651)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Rhodes's yield is 4 pts higher than DePauw's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    DePauw has 4 pts more first-gen students than Rhodes (16% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Rhodes admits 52% vs. 57% at DePauw

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    DePauw's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 56% at Rhodes

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Rhodes admits 52%, DePauw 57%; Rhodes's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Rhodes52%
DePauw57%
Quad's selectivity
  • RhodesVery selective
  • DePauwVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Rhodes
1360–1470
DePauw
1200–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • RhodesRigor, GPA, and rank very important64%
  • DePauwRigor and GPA very important69%

Who's on each campus

DePauw is a bit larger than Rhodes (1,905 vs. 1,715 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 16%.

Undergrads
Rhodes1.7K
DePauw1.9K
Pell Grant share
Rhodes16%
DePauw16%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Rhodes, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at DePauw; Rhodes has 9 students per faculty member to DePauw's 10.

Students per faculty member
Rhodes9 to 1
DePauw10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • RhodesBiology/Biological Sciences, General12%
  • DePauwEconometrics and Quantitative Economics12%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Rhodes$31.5K
DePauw$31.7K
Aid generosity
Rhodes56%
DePauw57%

What each pays off

DePauw's former students earn more, a median $70.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Rhodes$66.7K
DePauw$70.5K
Graduation rate
Rhodes83%
DePauw81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Rhodes got more selective while DePauw held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • RhodesGrowing+88%
  • DePauwGrowing+26%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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