Quad

Head-to-head

Huntingdon
Lake Erie

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lake Erie's grants cover 53% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at Huntingdon

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Huntingdon graduates 9 pts more of its students than Lake Erie (56% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Lake Erie is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Lake Erie's yield is 5 pts higher than Huntingdon's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Huntingdon has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Lake Erie (40% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Huntingdon has 2 pts more first-gen students than Lake Erie (35% vs. 33%)

    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

Huntingdon admits 69%, Lake Erie 70%; Lake Erie's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Huntingdon69%
Lake Erie70%
Quad's selectivity
  • HuntingdonAccessible
  • Lake ErieAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Huntingdon
1006–1220
Lake ErieTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HuntingdonGPA and school record required
  • Lake ErieGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Huntingdon and Lake Erie are about the same size; Huntingdon has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Huntingdon879
Lake Erie852
Pell Grant share
Huntingdon40%
Lake Erie37%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Huntingdon, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching at Lake Erie; Lake Erie has 12 students per faculty member to Huntingdon's 15.

Students per faculty member
Huntingdon15 to 1
Lake Erie12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HuntingdonBusiness/Commerce, General17%
  • Lake ErieEarly Childhood Education and Teaching18%

What each costs

Huntingdon and Lake Erie cost about the same a year on average; Lake Erie's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Huntingdon$24.1K
Lake Erie$24.4K
Aid generosity
Huntingdon43%
Lake Erie53%

What each pays off

Lake Erie's former students earn more, a median $50.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Huntingdon to 46% at Lake Erie.

Median earnings, 10 years
Huntingdon$49.6K
Lake Erie$50.4K
Graduation rate
Huntingdon56%
Lake Erie46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Huntingdon got less selective while Lake Erie held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HuntingdonGrowing+89%
  • Lake ErieGrowing+54%
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