Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Daemen grads earn $20.7K more ten years out than Lindsey Wilson's ($61,808 vs. $41,129)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lindsey Wilson has 17 pts more first-gen students than Daemen (46% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Daemen graduates 16 pts more of its students than Lindsey Wilson (64% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Lindsey Wilson is more diverse (index 0.54 vs. 0.44)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Lindsey Wilson costs about $5.5K less per year on average than Daemen ($18,735 vs. $24,259, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Lindsey Wilson has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Daemen (52% vs. 46%)

    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

Daemen admits 68%; Lindsey Wilson doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Daemen68%
Lindsey WilsonNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • DaemenAccessible
  • Lindsey WilsonNot rated
SAT middle 50%
DaemenTest-blind
Lindsey WilsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • DaemenRigor and GPA very important
  • Lindsey WilsonNot reported

Who's on each campus

Daemen and Lindsey Wilson are about the same size; Lindsey Wilson has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Daemen1.6K
Lindsey Wilson1.6K
Pell Grant share
Daemen46%
Lindsey Wilson52%

Majors and faculty

Natural Sciences leads at Daemen, and Human Services at Lindsey Wilson; Daemen has 12 students per faculty member to Lindsey Wilson's 16.

Students per faculty member
Daemen12 to 1
Lindsey Wilson16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • DaemenNatural Sciences27%
  • Lindsey WilsonHuman Services, General37%

What each costs

Lindsey Wilson costs about $5.5K less a year than Daemen on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Daemen$24.3K
Lindsey Wilson$18.7K
Aid generosity
Daemen52%
Lindsey Wilson57%

What each pays off

Daemen's former students earn more, a median $61.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 64% at Daemen to 48% at Lindsey Wilson.

Median earnings, 10 years
Daemen$61.8K
Lindsey Wilson$41.1K
Graduation rate
Daemen64%
Lindsey Wilson48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Daemen, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • DaemenGrowing+31%
  • Lindsey WilsonNot reported
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