Quad

Head-to-head

Bluefield
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. 44% at Bluefield

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Bluefield has 6 pts more first-gen students than Briar Cliff (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Briar Cliff grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than Bluefield's ($54,475 vs. $48,896)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Briar Cliff graduates 3 pts more of its students than Bluefield (54% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Briar Cliff has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Bluefield (53% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Briar Cliff is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.60)

    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

Bluefield admits 59%; Briar Cliff doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Bluefield59%
Briar CliffNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BluefieldAccessible
  • Briar CliffNot rated
SAT middle 50%
BluefieldTest-blind
Briar CliffNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BluefieldGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Briar CliffNot reported

Who's on each campus

Bluefield and Briar Cliff are about the same size; Briar Cliff has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bluefield614
Briar Cliff624
Pell Grant share
Bluefield51%
Briar Cliff53%

Majors and faculty

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

Students per faculty member
Bluefield14 to 1
Briar Cliff10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BluefieldBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • Briar CliffBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Bluefield$24.2K
Briar Cliff$23.4K
Aid generosity
Bluefield44%
Briar Cliff55%

What each pays off

Briar Cliff's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bluefield$48.9K
Briar Cliff$54.5K
Graduation rate
Bluefield51%
Briar Cliff54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bluefield, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BluefieldGrowing+114%
  • 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