Quad

Head-to-head

U. La Verne
Clark Atlanta

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. La Verne's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Clark Atlanta

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. La Verne grads earn $22.8K more ten years out than Clark Atlanta's ($65,464 vs. $42,712)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. La Verne graduates 22 pts more of its students than Clark Atlanta (63% vs. 42%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Clark Atlanta has 19 pts more Pell recipients than U. La Verne (70% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. La Verne has 18 pts more first-gen students than Clark Atlanta (51% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. La Verne costs about $6.6K less per year on average than Clark Atlanta ($25,931 vs. $32,556, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

Clark Atlanta admits 64%, U. La Verne 71%; U. La Verne's yield is higher, at 10%.

Acceptance rate
U. La Verne71%
Clark Atlanta64%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. La VerneAccessible
  • Clark AtlantaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. La Verne
986–1236
Clark AtlantaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. La VerneGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Clark AtlantaGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Clark Atlanta is a bit larger than U. La Verne (3,603 vs. 3,050 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. La Verne3.1K
Clark Atlanta3.6K
Pell Grant share
U. La Verne51%
Clark Atlanta70%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; U. La Verne has 10 students per faculty member to Clark Atlanta's 16.

Students per faculty member
U. La Verne10 to 1
Clark Atlanta16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. La VerneBusiness Administration and Management, General22%
  • Clark AtlantaBusiness Administration and Management, General23%

What each costs

U. La Verne costs about $6.6K less a year than Clark Atlanta on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. La Verne$25.9K
Clark Atlanta$32.6K
Aid generosity
U. La Verne61%
Clark Atlanta25%

What each pays off

U. La Verne's former students earn more, a median $65.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 63% at U. La Verne to 42% at Clark Atlanta.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. La Verne$65.5K
Clark Atlanta$42.7K
Graduation rate
U. La Verne63%
Clark Atlanta42%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Clark Atlanta but fell at U. La Verne; Clark Atlanta got more selective while U. La Verne got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. La VerneShrinking−14%
  • Clark AtlantaGrowing+430%
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