Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Mount Mary graduates 20 pts more of its students than Bethany (61% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Bethany's yield is 13 pts higher than Mount Mary's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Mount Mary has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Bethany (59% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Bethany's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Mount Mary

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Bethany costs about $4.2K less per year on average than Mount Mary ($19,654 vs. $23,889, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Mount Mary has 5 pts more first-gen students than Bethany (39% vs. 34%)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Bethany admits 59%, Mount Mary 62%; Bethany's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Bethany59%
Mount Mary62%
Quad's selectivity
  • BethanyAccessible
  • Mount MaryAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
BethanyTest-blind
Mount Mary
18–21
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BethanyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Mount MaryGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Bethany and Mount Mary are about the same size; Mount Mary has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bethany614
Mount Mary631
Pell Grant share
Bethany51%
Mount Mary59%

Majors and faculty

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching leads at Bethany, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Mount Mary.

Students per faculty member
Bethany12 to 1
Mount Mary9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BethanyPhysical Education Teaching and Coaching24%
  • Mount MaryRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%

What each costs

Bethany costs about $4.2K less a year than Mount Mary on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bethany$19.7K
Mount Mary$23.9K
Aid generosity
Bethany62%
Mount Mary55%

What each pays off

Mount Mary's former students earn more, a median $48.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 61% at Mount Mary to 41% at Bethany.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bethany$44.5K
Mount Mary$48.7K
Graduation rate
Bethany41%
Mount Mary61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Mount Mary but held steady at Bethany; Bethany got more selective while Mount Mary got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BethanySteady−3%
  • Mount MaryGrowing+107%
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