Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Florida Southern's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Lindenwood

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Lindenwood costs about $7.8K less per year on average than Florida Southern ($21,659 vs. $29,455, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Lindenwood's yield is 9 pts higher than Florida Southern's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Lindenwood has 7 pts more first-gen students than Florida Southern (35% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Florida Southern graduates 7 pts more of its students than Lindenwood (64% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Lindenwood has 1.7× as many undergrads as Florida Southern

    Undergrads

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

Lindenwood admits 60%, Florida Southern 64%; Lindenwood's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Florida Southern64%
Lindenwood60%
Quad's selectivity
  • Florida SouthernSelective
  • LindenwoodSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Florida Southern
1150–1330
LindenwoodNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Florida SouthernGPA and school record required
  • LindenwoodGPA very important30%

Who's on each campus

Lindenwood has 1.7× as many undergrads as Florida Southern and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Florida Southern2.7K
Lindenwood4.4K
Pell Grant share
Florida Southern28%
Lindenwood30%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Florida Southern, and Business/Commerce at Lindenwood.

Students per faculty member
Florida Southern11 to 1
Lindenwood14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Florida SouthernBusiness Administration and Management, General12%
  • LindenwoodBusiness/Commerce, General17%

What each costs

Lindenwood costs about $7.8K less a year than Florida Southern on average; Florida Southern's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Florida Southern$29.5K
Lindenwood$21.7K
Aid generosity
Florida Southern52%
Lindenwood40%

What each pays off

Florida Southern's former students earn more, a median $55.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Florida Southern$55.3K
Lindenwood$53.3K
Graduation rate
Florida Southern64%
Lindenwood57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Florida SouthernGrowing+93%
  • LindenwoodGrowing+73%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why