Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bellarmine grads earn $5.1K more ten years out than Carthage's ($62,069 vs. $56,950)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Bellarmine has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Carthage (31% vs. 27%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Carthage is a bit larger (2,660 vs. 2,161)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Carthage is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Bellarmine's yield is 2 pts higher than Carthage's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Bellarmine has 1 pts more first-gen students than Carthage (27% vs. 26%)

    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

Bellarmine admits 86%, Carthage 87%; Bellarmine's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Carthage87%
Bellarmine86%
Quad's selectivity
  • CarthageOpen
  • BellarmineAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
CarthageNot reported
Bellarmine
1030–1250
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CarthageGPA and school record required
  • BellarmineRigor and GPA very important36%

Who's on each campus

Carthage is a bit larger than Bellarmine (2,660 vs. 2,161 undergrads); Bellarmine has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Carthage2.7K
Bellarmine2.2K
Pell Grant share
Carthage27%
Bellarmine31%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Bellarmine has 12 students per faculty member to Carthage's 14.

Students per faculty member
Carthage14 to 1
Bellarmine12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CarthageRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%
  • BellarmineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse17%

What each costs

Only Carthage reports an average cost ($29.3K).

Average cost, all students
Carthage$29.3K
BellarmineNot reported
Aid generosity
Carthage45%
BellarmineNot reported

What each pays off

Bellarmine's former students earn more, a median $62.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Carthage$57K
Bellarmine$62.1K
Graduation rate
Carthage65%
Bellarmine65%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Carthage but fell at Bellarmine; Carthage got less selective while Bellarmine held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CarthageSteady+9%
  • BellarmineShrinking−15%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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