Quad

Head-to-head

Pacific Lutheran
Barry

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Pacific Lutheran graduates 27 pts more of its students than Barry (72% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Barry has 14 pts more first-gen students than Pacific Lutheran (44% vs. 30%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Pacific Lutheran grads earn $11K more ten years out than Barry's ($66,990 vs. $55,966)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Pacific Lutheran's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 50% at Barry

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Pacific Lutheran's yield is 7 pts higher than Barry's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Barry has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Pacific Lutheran (39% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Barry admits 77%, Pacific Lutheran 78%; Pacific Lutheran's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Pacific Lutheran78%
Barry77%
Quad's selectivity
  • Pacific LutheranAccessible
  • BarryOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Pacific Lutheran
1040–1260
BarryTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Pacific LutheranGPA and school record required
  • BarryGPA and tests very important

Who's on each campus

Pacific Lutheran and Barry are about the same size; Barry has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Pacific Lutheran2.4K
Barry2.2K
Pell Grant share
Pacific Lutheran35%
Barry39%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Pacific Lutheran, and Business Administration and Management at Barry.

Students per faculty member
Pacific Lutheran12 to 1
Barry7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Pacific LutheranRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%
  • BarryBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

Pacific Lutheran and Barry cost about the same a year on average; Pacific Lutheran's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Pacific Lutheran$26.9K
Barry$26.7K
Aid generosity
Pacific Lutheran60%
Barry50%

What each pays off

Pacific Lutheran's former students earn more, a median $67K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 72% at Pacific Lutheran to 45% at Barry.

Median earnings, 10 years
Pacific Lutheran$67K
Barry$56K
Graduation rate
Pacific Lutheran72%
Barry45%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Pacific LutheranGrowing+45%
  • BarryGrowing+43%
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 2018;Barry University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020About 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