Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Dallas Baptist has 10 pts more first-gen students than Palm Beach Atlantic (32% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Dallas Baptist grads earn $7.6K more ten years out than Palm Beach Atlantic's ($56,807 vs. $49,232)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Dallas Baptist costs about $4.9K less per year on average than Palm Beach Atlantic ($30,921 vs. $35,776, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Dallas Baptist is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Dallas Baptist's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Palm Beach Atlantic

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Dallas Baptist's yield is 1 pts higher than Palm Beach Atlantic'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

Who's hardest to get into

Palm Beach Atlantic admits 82%, Dallas Baptist 89%; Dallas Baptist's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Dallas Baptist89%
Palm Beach Atlantic82%
Quad's selectivity
  • Dallas BaptistOpen
  • Palm Beach AtlanticOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Dallas Baptist
960–1213
Palm Beach Atlantic
950–1220
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Dallas BaptistGPA and school record required
  • Palm Beach AtlanticGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Dallas Baptist and Palm Beach Atlantic are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 23%.

Undergrads
Dallas Baptist2.4K
Palm Beach Atlantic2.6K
Pell Grant share
Dallas Baptist23%
Palm Beach Atlantic23%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Dallas Baptist, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Palm Beach Atlantic.

Students per faculty member
Dallas Baptist16 to 1
Palm Beach Atlantic13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Dallas BaptistPsychology, General15%
  • Palm Beach AtlanticRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Dallas Baptist costs about $4.9K less a year than Palm Beach Atlantic on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Dallas Baptist$30.9K
Palm Beach Atlantic$35.8K
Aid generosity
Dallas Baptist42%
Palm Beach Atlantic39%

What each pays off

Dallas Baptist's former students earn more, a median $56.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Dallas Baptist$56.8K
Palm Beach Atlantic$49.2K
Graduation rate
Dallas Baptist54%
Palm Beach Atlantic56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Palm Beach Atlantic got more selective while Dallas Baptist got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Dallas BaptistGrowing+121%
  • Palm Beach AtlanticGrowing+561%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why