Quad

Head-to-head

William Jessup
La Salle

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    La Salle's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 43% at William Jessup

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    La Salle costs about $9.2K less per year on average than William Jessup ($22,577 vs. $31,774, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    La Salle grads earn $11.2K more ten years out than William Jessup's ($67,416 vs. $56,257)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    William Jessup's yield is 10 pts higher than La Salle's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    La Salle has 1.5× as many undergrads as William Jessup

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    La Salle has 4 pts more first-gen students than William Jessup (37% 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

William Jessup admits 93%, La Salle 97%; William Jessup's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
William Jessup93%
La Salle97%
Quad's selectivity
  • William JessupOpen
  • La SalleOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
William Jessup
1041–1228
La SalleTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • William JessupGPA and school record required
  • La SalleGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

La Salle has 1.5× as many undergrads as William Jessup and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
William Jessup1.3K
La Salle2K
Pell Grant share
William Jessup32%
La Salle35%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at William Jessup, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at La Salle.

Students per faculty member
William Jessup10 to 1
La Salle12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • William JessupBusiness Administration and Management, General27%
  • La SalleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

La Salle costs about $9.2K less a year than William Jessup on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
William Jessup$31.8K
La Salle$22.6K
Aid generosity
William Jessup43%
La Salle58%

What each pays off

La Salle's former students earn more, a median $67.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
William Jessup$56.3K
La Salle$67.4K
Graduation rate
William Jessup61%
La Salle63%

How each has changed

Applications grew at William Jessup but fell at La Salle; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • William JessupGrowing+131%
  • La SalleShrinking−17%
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