Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bridgewater's grants cover 79% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at King's

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Bridgewater costs about $14.9K less per year on average than King's ($12,757 vs. $27,630, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Bridgewater is more diverse (index 0.54 vs. 0.47)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    King's grads earn $6K more ten years out than Bridgewater's ($59,498 vs. $53,453)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    King's's yield is 4 pts higher than Bridgewater's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Bridgewater has 3 pts more first-gen students than King's (32% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students

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

Bridgewater admits 92%, King's 93%; King's's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Bridgewater92%
King's93%
Quad's selectivity
  • BridgewaterAccessible
  • King'sOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bridgewater
1020–1360
King's
1070–1270
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BridgewaterGPA and school record required
  • King'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Bridgewater and King's are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 30%.

Undergrads
Bridgewater1.4K
King's1.5K
Pell Grant share
Bridgewater30%
King's30%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Bridgewater, and Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences at King's; both have 13 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Bridgewater13 to 1
King's13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BridgewaterBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • King'sHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other16%

What each costs

Bridgewater costs about $14.9K less a year than King's on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bridgewater$12.8K
King's$27.6K
Aid generosity
Bridgewater79%
King's55%

What each pays off

King's's former students earn more, a median $59.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bridgewater$53.5K
King's$59.5K
Graduation rate
Bridgewater61%
King's61%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at King's but fell at Bridgewater; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BridgewaterShrinking−36%
  • King'sSteady+3%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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