Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bryan College-Dayton has 23 pts more first-gen students than Bennington (36% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Bennington's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Bryan College-Dayton

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Bryan College-Dayton costs about $15K less per year on average than Bennington ($19,239 vs. $34,220, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Bryan College-Dayton grads earn $16.1K more ten years out than Bennington's ($54,434 vs. $38,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Bennington graduates 10 pts more of its students than Bryan College-Dayton (65% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Bennington is more diverse (index 0.56 vs. 0.50)

    Diversity index

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

Bennington admits 45%; Bryan College-Dayton doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Bennington45%
Bryan College-DaytonNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BenningtonVery selective
  • Bryan College-DaytonNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Bennington
1291–1403
Bryan College-DaytonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BenningtonRigor very important52%
  • Bryan College-DaytonNot reported

Who's on each campus

Bennington and Bryan College-Dayton are about the same size; Bryan College-Dayton has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bennington780
Bryan College-Dayton814
Pell Grant share
Bennington25%
Bryan College-Dayton27%

Majors and faculty

Dance leads at Bennington, and Business Administration and Management at Bryan College-Dayton; Bennington has 9 students per faculty member to Bryan College-Dayton's 14.

Students per faculty member
Bennington9 to 1
Bryan College-Dayton14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BenningtonDance, General13%
  • Bryan College-DaytonBusiness Administration and Management, General26%

What each costs

Bryan College-Dayton costs about $15K less a year than Bennington on average; Bennington's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bennington$34.2K
Bryan College-Dayton$19.2K
Aid generosity
Bennington61%
Bryan College-Dayton41%

What each pays off

Bryan College-Dayton's former students earn more, a median $54.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bennington$38.3K
Bryan College-Dayton$54.4K
Graduation rate
Bennington65%
Bryan College-Dayton55%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bennington, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BenningtonGrowing+172%
  • Bryan College-DaytonNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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