Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bethany's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 47% at North American

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    North American has 11 pts more first-gen students than Bethany (45% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    North American costs about $6.1K less per year on average than Bethany ($13,563 vs. $19,654, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Bethany graduates 7 pts more of its students than North American (41% vs. 33%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Bethany has 6 pts more Pell recipients than North American (51% vs. 45%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Bethany is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.70)

    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

Bethany admits 59%; North American doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Bethany59%
North AmericanNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BethanyAccessible
  • North AmericanNot rated
SAT middle 50%
BethanyTest-blind
North AmericanNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BethanyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • North AmericanNot reported

Who's on each campus

Bethany and North American are about the same size; Bethany has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bethany614
North American609
Pell Grant share
Bethany51%
North American45%

Majors and faculty

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching leads at Bethany, and Computer Science at North American; Bethany has 12 students per faculty member to North American's 17.

Students per faculty member
Bethany12 to 1
North American17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BethanyPhysical Education Teaching and Coaching24%
  • North AmericanComputer Science49%

What each costs

North American costs about $6.1K less a year than Bethany on average; Bethany's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bethany$19.7K
North American$13.6K
Aid generosity
Bethany62%
North American47%

What each pays off

Bethany's former students earn a median $44.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 41% at Bethany to 33% at North American.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bethany$44.5K
North AmericanNot reported
Graduation rate
Bethany41%
North American33%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Bethany, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BethanySteady−3%
  • North AmericanNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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