Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Niagara's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Dallas Baptist

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Niagara graduates 18 pts more of its students than Dallas Baptist (73% vs. 54%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Niagara costs about $10.4K less per year on average than Dallas Baptist ($20,510 vs. $30,921, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Dallas Baptist has 8 pts more first-gen students than Niagara (32% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Niagara's SAT midpoint is 61 points higher than Dallas Baptist's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Niagara has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Dallas Baptist (27% vs. 23%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Niagara admits 87%, Dallas Baptist 89%; Niagara's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
Dallas Baptist89%
Niagara87%
Quad's selectivity
  • Dallas BaptistOpen
  • NiagaraAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Dallas Baptist
960–1213
Niagara
1060–1235
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Dallas BaptistGPA and school record required
  • NiagaraGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Niagara is a bit larger than Dallas Baptist (2,653 vs. 2,403 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Dallas Baptist2.4K
Niagara2.7K
Pell Grant share
Dallas Baptist23%
Niagara27%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Dallas Baptist, and Education at Niagara; Niagara has 10 students per faculty member to Dallas Baptist's 16.

Students per faculty member
Dallas Baptist16 to 1
Niagara10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Dallas BaptistPsychology, General15%
  • NiagaraEducation, General24%

What each costs

Niagara costs about $10.4K less a year than Dallas Baptist on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Dallas Baptist$30.9K
Niagara$20.5K
Aid generosity
Dallas Baptist42%
Niagara62%

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
Niagara$56.2K
Graduation rate
Dallas Baptist54%
Niagara73%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Dallas BaptistGrowing+121%
  • NiagaraGrowing+18%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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