Quad

Head-to-head

Lindenwood
William Carey

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    William Carey's yield is 28 pts higher than Lindenwood's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Lindenwood grads earn $10.2K more ten years out than William Carey's ($53,278 vs. $43,087)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Lindenwood has 2.0× as many undergrads as William Carey

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    William Carey costs about $5.1K less per year on average than Lindenwood ($16,519 vs. $21,659, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    William Carey's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Lindenwood

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Lindenwood graduates 6 pts more of its students than William Carey (57% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate

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

Lindenwood admits 60%, William Carey 60%; William Carey's yield is higher, at 48%.

Acceptance rate
Lindenwood60%
William Carey60%
Quad's selectivity
  • LindenwoodSelective
  • William CareySelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
LindenwoodNot reported
William Carey
1040–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LindenwoodGPA very important30%
  • William CareyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lindenwood is twice William Carey's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lindenwood4.4K
William Carey2.2K
Pell Grant share
Lindenwood30%
William Carey27%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Lindenwood, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at William Carey; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Lindenwood14 to 1
William Carey14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LindenwoodBusiness/Commerce, General17%
  • William CareyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

William Carey costs about $5.1K less a year than Lindenwood on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lindenwood$21.7K
William Carey$16.5K
Aid generosity
Lindenwood40%
William Carey47%

What each pays off

Lindenwood's former students earn more, a median $53.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lindenwood$53.3K
William Carey$43.1K
Graduation rate
Lindenwood57%
William Carey52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Lindenwood but held steady at William Carey; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LindenwoodGrowing+73%
  • William CareySteady+1%
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:Lindenwood University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;Lindenwood 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;Lindenwood University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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