Quad

Head-to-head

Salisbury
Louisiana Tech

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Louisiana Tech's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Salisbury

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Louisiana Tech's yield is 15 pts higher than Salisbury's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Louisiana Tech costs about $9.5K less per year on average than Salisbury ($14,164 vs. $23,627, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Salisbury graduates 12 pts more of its students than Louisiana Tech (70% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Salisbury grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Louisiana Tech's ($61,515 vs. $52,279)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Louisiana Tech is a bit larger (8,312 vs. 6,057)

    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

Louisiana Tech admits 86%, Salisbury 88%; Louisiana Tech's yield is higher, at 33%.

Acceptance rate
Salisbury88%
Louisiana Tech86%
Quad's selectivity
  • SalisburyAccessible
  • Louisiana TechAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Salisbury
1190–1300
Louisiana Tech
1100–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SalisburyRigor and GPA very important51%
  • Louisiana TechGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Louisiana Tech is a bit larger than Salisbury (8,312 vs. 6,057 undergrads); Salisbury has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Salisbury6.1K
Louisiana Tech8.3K
Pell Grant share
Salisbury26%
Louisiana Tech22%

Majors and faculty

Speech Communication and Rhetoric leads at Salisbury, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Louisiana Tech.

Students per faculty member
Salisbury14 to 1
Louisiana Tech21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SalisburySpeech Communication and Rhetoric9%
  • Louisiana TechBiology/Biological Sciences, General7%

What each costs

Louisiana Tech costs about $9.5K less a year than Salisbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Salisbury$23.6K
Louisiana Tech$14.2K
Aid generosity
Salisbury25%
Louisiana Tech45%

What each pays off

Salisbury's former students earn more, a median $61.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Salisbury$61.5K
Louisiana Tech$52.3K
Graduation rate
Salisbury70%
Louisiana Tech58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Louisiana Tech but held steady at Salisbury; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SalisburySteady+1%
  • Louisiana TechGrowing+45%
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:Salisbury University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Salisbury University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;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 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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