Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bridgewater costs about $16.7K less per year on average than Whitworth ($12,757 vs. $29,476, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Bridgewater's grants cover 79% of its full price on average, vs. 57% at Whitworth

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Whitworth graduates 10 pts more of its students than Bridgewater (71% vs. 61%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Bridgewater has 8 pts more first-gen students than Whitworth (32% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Whitworth grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than Bridgewater's ($58,561 vs. $53,453)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

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

    Yield rate

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

Whitworth admits 90%, Bridgewater 92%; Whitworth's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Bridgewater92%
Whitworth90%
Quad's selectivity
  • BridgewaterAccessible
  • WhitworthAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Bridgewater
1020–1360
Whitworth
1090–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BridgewaterGPA and school record required
  • WhitworthGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Whitworth is a bit larger than Bridgewater (1,858 vs. 1,400 undergrads); Bridgewater has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bridgewater1.4K
Whitworth1.9K
Pell Grant share
Bridgewater30%
Whitworth29%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Bridgewater, and Biological and Physical Sciences at Whitworth.

Students per faculty member
Bridgewater13 to 1
Whitworth11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BridgewaterBusiness Administration and Management, General26%
  • WhitworthBiological and Physical Sciences13%

What each costs

Bridgewater costs about $16.7K less a year than Whitworth on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bridgewater$12.8K
Whitworth$29.5K
Aid generosity
Bridgewater79%
Whitworth57%

What each pays off

Whitworth's former students earn more, a median $58.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bridgewater$53.5K
Whitworth$58.6K
Graduation rate
Bridgewater61%
Whitworth71%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Whitworth but fell at Bridgewater; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BridgewaterShrinking−36%
  • WhitworthSteady−1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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