Quad

Head-to-head

Great Northern
Pacific Bible

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Great Northern's yield is 52 pts higher than Pacific Bible's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Great Northern graduates 38 pts more of its students than Pacific Bible (50% vs. 12%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Great Northern has 2.2× as many undergrads as Pacific Bible

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Great Northern is more diverse (index 0.19 vs. 0.17)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Great Northern has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Pacific Bible (42% vs. 41%)

    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

Great Northern admits 100%, Pacific Bible 100%; Great Northern's yield is higher, at 92%.

Acceptance rate
Great Northern100%
Pacific Bible100%
Quad's selectivity
  • Great NorthernAccessible
  • Pacific BibleAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Great NorthernTest-blind
Pacific BibleTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Great NorthernNot reported
  • Pacific BibleGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Great Northern has 2.2× as many undergrads as Pacific Bible and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Great Northern48
Pacific Bible22
Pell Grant share
Great Northern42%
Pacific Bible41%

Majors and faculty

Counseling Psychology leads at Great Northern, and Bible/Biblical Studies at Pacific Bible; both have 3 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Great Northern3 to 1
Pacific Bible3 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Great NorthernCounseling Psychology75%
  • Pacific BibleBible/Biblical Studies100%

What each costs

Only Great Northern reports an average cost ($31.2K).

Average cost, all students
Great Northern$31.2K
Pacific BibleNot reported
Aid generosity
Great Northern9%
Pacific BibleNot reported

What each pays off

Six-year graduation runs from 50% at Great Northern to 12% at Pacific Bible.

Graduation rate
Great Northern50%
Pacific Bible12%
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