Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Life Pacific graduates 34 pts more of its students than East-West (53% vs. 19%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    East-West has 17 pts more first-gen students than Life Pacific (54% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Life Pacific grads earn $13.3K more ten years out than East-West's ($43,299 vs. $29,963)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    East-West has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Life Pacific (62% vs. 54%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    East-West is a bit larger (468 vs. 456)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Life Pacific is more diverse (index 0.67 vs. 0.67)

    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

Life Pacific admits 96%; East-West doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Life Pacific96%
East-WestNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Life PacificOpen
  • East-WestNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Life PacificTest-blind
East-WestNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Life PacificGPA and school record required
  • East-WestNot reported

Who's on each campus

Life Pacific and East-West are about the same size; East-West has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Life Pacific456
East-West468
Pell Grant share
Life Pacific54%
East-West62%

Majors and faculty

Pastoral Studies/Counseling leads at Life Pacific, and Biology/Biological Sciences at East-West; Life Pacific has 12 students per faculty member to East-West's 20.

Students per faculty member
Life Pacific12 to 1
East-West20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Life PacificPastoral Studies/Counseling30%
  • East-WestBiology/Biological Sciences, General23%

What each costs

Only Life Pacific reports an average cost ($23.5K).

Average cost, all students
Life Pacific$23.5K
East-WestNot reported
Aid generosity
Life Pacific37%
East-WestNot reported

What each pays off

Life Pacific's former students earn more, a median $43.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 53% at Life Pacific to 19% at East-West.

Median earnings, 10 years
Life Pacific$43.3K
East-West$30K
Graduation rate
Life Pacific53%
East-West19%
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