Quad

Head-to-head

Huston-Tillotson
Briar Cliff

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Briar Cliff's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Huston-Tillotson

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Briar Cliff grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Huston-Tillotson's ($54,475 vs. $42,937)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Briar Cliff graduates 11 pts more of its students than Huston-Tillotson (54% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Huston-Tillotson has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Briar Cliff (61% vs. 53%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Huston-Tillotson has 7 pts more first-gen students than Briar Cliff (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Huston-Tillotson has 1.6× as many undergrads as Briar Cliff

    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

Huston-Tillotson admits 39%; Briar Cliff doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Huston-Tillotson39%
Briar CliffNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Huston-TillotsonSelective
  • Briar CliffNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Huston-Tillotson
800–1160
Briar CliffNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Huston-TillotsonSchool record required
  • Briar CliffNot reported

Who's on each campus

Huston-Tillotson has 1.6× as many undergrads as Briar Cliff and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Huston-Tillotson1K
Briar Cliff624
Pell Grant share
Huston-Tillotson61%
Briar Cliff53%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Briar Cliff has 10 students per faculty member to Huston-Tillotson's 14.

Students per faculty member
Huston-Tillotson14 to 1
Briar Cliff10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Huston-TillotsonBusiness Administration and Management, General27%
  • Briar CliffBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

Huston-Tillotson costs about $2.6K less a year than Briar Cliff on average; Briar Cliff's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Huston-Tillotson$20.8K
Briar Cliff$23.4K
Aid generosity
Huston-Tillotson19%
Briar Cliff55%

What each pays off

Briar Cliff's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Briar Cliff to 43% at Huston-Tillotson.

Median earnings, 10 years
Huston-Tillotson$42.9K
Briar Cliff$54.5K
Graduation rate
Huston-Tillotson43%
Briar Cliff54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Huston-Tillotson, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Huston-TillotsonGrowing+56%
  • Briar CliffNot reported
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