Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lees-McRae has 26 pts more first-gen students than Hampshire (40% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Hampshire's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Lees-McRae

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Hampshire grads earn $3.5K more ten years out than Lees-McRae's ($46,938 vs. $43,415)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Hampshire costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Lees-McRae ($28,129 vs. $30,613, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Lees-McRae is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.58)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Hampshire has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Lees-McRae (39% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Hampshire admits 75%, Lees-McRae 77%; both have the same yield, 14%.

Acceptance rate
Hampshire75%
Lees-McRae77%
Quad's selectivity
  • HampshireAccessible
  • Lees-McRaeAccessible
SAT middle 50%
HampshireTest-blind
Lees-McRaeTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HampshireSchool record required
  • Lees-McRaeGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Hampshire and Lees-McRae are about the same size; Hampshire has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hampshire839
Lees-McRae873
Pell Grant share
Hampshire39%
Lees-McRae37%

Majors and faculty

Art/Art Studies leads at Hampshire, and Wildlife Biology at Lees-McRae; Lees-McRae has 11 students per faculty member to Hampshire's 13.

Students per faculty member
Hampshire13 to 1
Lees-McRae11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HampshireArt/Art Studies, General17%
  • Lees-McRaeWildlife Biology22%

What each costs

Hampshire costs about $2.5K less a year than Lees-McRae on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hampshire$28.1K
Lees-McRae$30.6K
Aid generosity
Hampshire62%
Lees-McRae39%

What each pays off

Hampshire's former students earn more, a median $46.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hampshire$46.9K
Lees-McRae$43.4K
Graduation rate
Hampshire63%
Lees-McRae62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Lees-McRae but fell at Hampshire; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HampshireShrinking−20%
  • Lees-McRaeGrowing+38%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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