Quad

Head-to-head

U. Louisiana at Lafayette
U. Nebraska at Omaha

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at U. Nebraska at Omaha

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette has 7 pts more Pell recipients than U. Nebraska at Omaha (42% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. Nebraska at Omaha grads earn $6.8K more ten years out than U. Louisiana at Lafayette's ($53,909 vs. $47,089)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette's yield is 5 pts higher than U. Nebraska at Omaha's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette graduates 5 pts more of its students than U. Nebraska at Omaha (56% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Louisiana at Lafayette has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Nebraska at Omaha (38% vs. 35%)

    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

U. Nebraska at Omaha admits 87%, U. Louisiana at Lafayette 87%; U. Louisiana at Lafayette's yield is higher, at 32%.

Acceptance rate
U. Louisiana at Lafayette87%
U. Nebraska at Omaha87%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Louisiana at LafayetteAccessible
  • U. Nebraska at OmahaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Louisiana at Lafayette
1120–1240
U. Nebraska at OmahaNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Louisiana at LafayetteGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Nebraska at OmahaGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Louisiana at Lafayette and U. Nebraska at Omaha are about the same size; U. Louisiana at Lafayette has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Louisiana at Lafayette12.4K
U. Nebraska at Omaha11.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Louisiana at Lafayette42%
U. Nebraska at Omaha35%

Majors and faculty

General Studies leads at both; U. Nebraska at Omaha has 15 students per faculty member to U. Louisiana at Lafayette's 18.

Students per faculty member
U. Louisiana at Lafayette18 to 1
U. Nebraska at Omaha15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Louisiana at LafayetteGeneral Studies14%
  • U. Nebraska at OmahaGeneral Studies14%

What each costs

U. Louisiana at Lafayette costs about $1.5K less a year than U. Nebraska at Omaha on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Louisiana at Lafayette$18.7K
U. Nebraska at Omaha$20.2K
Aid generosity
U. Louisiana at Lafayette37%
U. Nebraska at Omaha22%

What each pays off

U. Nebraska at Omaha's former students earn more, a median $53.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Louisiana at Lafayette$47.1K
U. Nebraska at Omaha$53.9K
Graduation rate
U. Louisiana at Lafayette56%
U. Nebraska at Omaha51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Louisiana at LafayetteGrowing+18%
  • U. Nebraska at OmahaGrowing+61%
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