Quad

Head-to-head

Beacon
Crown

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Crown costs about $21K less per year on average than Beacon ($27,845 vs. $48,868, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Crown grads earn $18.6K more ten years out than Beacon's ($48,057 vs. $29,420)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Crown is 1.9× more selective than Beacon

    Acceptance rate
  4. 4

    Crown's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 31% at Beacon

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Beacon graduates 8 pts more of its students than Crown (63% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Crown has 7 pts more first-gen students than Beacon (27% vs. 19%)

    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

Crown admits 23%, Beacon 43%; Beacon's yield is higher, at 39%.

Acceptance rate
Beacon43%
Crown23%
Quad's selectivity
  • BeaconSelective
  • CrownSelective
SAT middle 50%
BeaconTest-blind
CrownTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BeaconGPA and school record required
  • CrownGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Crown has 1.6× as many undergrads as Beacon; both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
Beacon506
Crown796
Pell Grant share
Beacon24%
Crown24%

Majors and faculty

Anthrozoology leads at Beacon, and Business Administration and Management at Crown; Beacon has 12 students per faculty member to Crown's 15.

Students per faculty member
Beacon12 to 1
Crown15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BeaconAnthrozoology24%
  • CrownBusiness Administration and Management, General11%

What each costs

Crown costs about $21K less a year than Beacon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Beacon$48.9K
Crown$27.8K
Aid generosity
Beacon31%
Crown40%

What each pays off

Crown's former students earn more, a median $48.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Beacon$29.4K
Crown$48.1K
Graduation rate
Beacon63%
Crown55%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Crown, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BeaconNot enough data
  • CrownGrowing+32%
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 2018About 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