Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    CUNY Lehman graduates 23 pts more of its students than Dalton State (58% vs. 35%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    CUNY Lehman grads earn $17.8K more ten years out than Dalton State's ($58,013 vs. $40,251)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    CUNY Lehman has 2.3× as many undergrads as Dalton State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    CUNY Lehman has 10 pts more Pell recipients than Dalton State (60% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Dalton State is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    CUNY Lehman has 1 pts more first-gen students than Dalton State (52% vs. 51%)

    First-generation 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

CUNY Lehman admits 57%; Dalton State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
CUNY Lehman57%
Dalton StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY LehmanAccessible
  • Dalton StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
CUNY Lehman
850–1150
Dalton StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY LehmanGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Dalton StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

CUNY Lehman has 2.3× as many undergrads as Dalton State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
CUNY Lehman10.7K
Dalton State4.6K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Lehman60%
Dalton State50%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at CUNY Lehman, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Dalton State; CUNY Lehman has 15 students per faculty member to Dalton State's 21.

Students per faculty member
CUNY Lehman15 to 1
Dalton State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY LehmanPsychology, General15%
  • Dalton StateElementary Education and Teaching14%

What each costs

Only Dalton State reports an average cost ($11.4K).

Average cost, all students
CUNY LehmanNot reported
Dalton State$11.4K
Aid generosity
CUNY LehmanNot reported
Dalton State35%

What each pays off

CUNY Lehman's former students earn more, a median $58K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at CUNY Lehman to 35% at Dalton State.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY Lehman$58K
Dalton State$40.3K
Graduation rate
CUNY Lehman58%
Dalton State35%

How each has changed

Applications grew at CUNY Lehman, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY LehmanGrowing+53%
  • Dalton StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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