Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Centre costs about $9.6K less per year on average than St Lawrence ($24,020 vs. $33,663, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Centre has 7 pts more first-gen students than St Lawrence (20% vs. 13%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Centre's yield is 7 pts higher than St Lawrence's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Centre's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 59% at St Lawrence

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Centre is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.41)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    St Lawrence is a bit larger (1,918 vs. 1,400)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Centre admits 54%, St Lawrence 56%; Centre's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Centre54%
St Lawrence56%
Quad's selectivity
  • CentreVery selective
  • St LawrenceVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Centre
1160–1450
St Lawrence
1255–1420
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CentreGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • St LawrenceGPA and prep program required

Who's on each campus

St Lawrence is a bit larger than Centre (1,918 vs. 1,400 undergrads); Centre has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Centre1.4K
St Lawrence1.9K
Pell Grant share
Centre23%
St Lawrence21%

Majors and faculty

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics leads at Centre, and Psychology at St Lawrence; Centre has 10 students per faculty member to St Lawrence's 11.

Students per faculty member
Centre10 to 1
St Lawrence11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CentreEconometrics and Quantitative Economics14%
  • St LawrencePsychology, General12%

What each costs

Centre costs about $9.6K less a year than St Lawrence on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Centre$24K
St Lawrence$33.7K
Aid generosity
Centre65%
St Lawrence59%

What each pays off

St Lawrence's former students earn more, a median $67.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Centre$66.2K
St Lawrence$67.3K
Graduation rate
Centre84%
St Lawrence83%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Centre got more selective while St Lawrence got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CentreGrowing+50%
  • St LawrenceGrowing+41%
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