Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Marian's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Lasell

   Aid generosity
2. 2

   Marian has 10 pts more first-gen students than Lasell (39% vs. 29%)

   First-generation students
3. 3

   Marian costs about $4.8K less per year on average than Lasell ($24,148 vs. $28,972, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Lasell graduates 5 pts more of its students than Marian (62% vs. 58%)

   Graduation rate
5. 5

   Lasell is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.54)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   Marian's yield is 4 pts higher than Lasell's

   Yield rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.