Quad

Head-to-head

Lindenwood
U. Charleston

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Charleston's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Lindenwood

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Lindenwood has 2.0× as many undergrads as U. Charleston

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Charleston has 8 pts more first-gen students than Lindenwood (43% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Lindenwood is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Lindenwood's yield is 3 pts higher than U. Charleston's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Lindenwood graduates 3 pts more of its students than U. Charleston (57% vs. 54%)

    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%, U. Charleston 62%; Lindenwood's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Lindenwood60%
U. Charleston62%
Quad's selectivity
  • LindenwoodSelective
  • U. CharlestonAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 18–36
Lindenwood
22–28
U. CharlestonTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LindenwoodGPA very important30%
  • U. CharlestonGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lindenwood is twice U. Charleston's size; U. Charleston has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lindenwood4.4K
U. Charleston2.3K
Pell Grant share
Lindenwood30%
U. Charleston31%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Lindenwood, and Organizational Leadership at U. Charleston; Lindenwood has 14 students per faculty member to U. Charleston's 15.

Students per faculty member
Lindenwood14 to 1
U. Charleston15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LindenwoodBusiness/Commerce, General17%
  • U. CharlestonOrganizational Leadership61%

What each costs

Lindenwood costs about $1.6K less a year than U. Charleston on average; U. Charleston's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lindenwood$21.7K
U. Charleston$23.3K
Aid generosity
Lindenwood40%
U. Charleston52%

What each pays off

U. Charleston's former students earn more, a median $55.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lindenwood$53.3K
U. Charleston$55.8K
Graduation rate
Lindenwood57%
U. Charleston54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Lindenwood got less selective while U. Charleston held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LindenwoodGrowing+73%
  • U. CharlestonGrowing+44%
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