Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Linfield grads earn $24.2K more ten years out than Curry's ($78,638 vs. $54,400)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Linfield graduates 17 pts more of its students than Curry (75% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Linfield's yield is 6 pts higher than Curry's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Curry is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Linfield's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Curry

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Linfield costs about $2.2K less per year on average than Curry ($30,834 vs. $33,065, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

Linfield admits 85%, Curry 88%; Linfield's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Curry88%
Linfield85%
Quad's selectivity
  • CurryOpen
  • LinfieldAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Curry
1050–1230
LinfieldTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CurryGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • LinfieldGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Curry and Linfield are about the same size; Curry has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Curry1.8K
Linfield1.6K
Pell Grant share
Curry31%
Linfield30%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Linfield has 10 students per faculty member to Curry's 12.

Students per faculty member
Curry12 to 1
Linfield10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CurryRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse32%
  • LinfieldRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse48%

What each costs

Linfield costs about $2.2K less a year than Curry on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Curry$33.1K
Linfield$30.8K
Aid generosity
Curry51%
Linfield54%

What each pays off

Linfield's former students earn more, a median $78.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Curry$54.4K
Linfield$78.6K
Graduation rate
Curry58%
Linfield75%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Linfield but held steady at Curry; Linfield got more selective while Curry held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CurrySteady−2%
  • LinfieldGrowing+28%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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