Quad

Head-to-head

Marymount Manhattan
California Lutheran

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California Lutheran graduates 20 pts more of its students than Marymount Manhattan (76% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    California Lutheran grads earn $19.6K more ten years out than Marymount Manhattan's ($68,712 vs. $49,131)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    California Lutheran has 13 pts more first-gen students than Marymount Manhattan (35% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    California Lutheran's grants cover 49% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Marymount Manhattan

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    California Lutheran is a bit larger (2,296 vs. 1,577)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    California Lutheran's yield is 5 pts higher than Marymount Manhattan's

    Yield 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

Who's hardest to get into

California Lutheran admits 76%, Marymount Manhattan 83%; California Lutheran's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
Marymount Manhattan83%
California Lutheran76%
Quad's selectivity
  • Marymount ManhattanAccessible
  • California LutheranAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Marymount Manhattan
1105–1323
California Lutheran
1150–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Marymount ManhattanGPA, school record, and rank required
  • California LutheranRank and tests very important50%

Who's on each campus

California Lutheran is a bit larger than Marymount Manhattan (2,296 vs. 1,577 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Marymount Manhattan1.6K
California Lutheran2.3K
Pell Grant share
Marymount Manhattan28%
California Lutheran31%

Majors and faculty

Musical Theatre leads at Marymount Manhattan, and Psychology at California Lutheran; Marymount Manhattan has 7 students per faculty member to California Lutheran's 13.

Students per faculty member
Marymount Manhattan7 to 1
California Lutheran13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Marymount ManhattanMusical Theatre18%
  • California LutheranPsychology, General13%

What each costs

California Lutheran costs about $2.9K less a year than Marymount Manhattan on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Marymount Manhattan$40.6K
California Lutheran$37.7K
Aid generosity
Marymount Manhattan40%
California Lutheran49%

What each pays off

California Lutheran's former students earn more, a median $68.7K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Marymount Manhattan$49.1K
California Lutheran$68.7K
Graduation rate
Marymount Manhattan56%
California Lutheran76%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Marymount Manhattan but held steady at California Lutheran; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Marymount ManhattanGrowing+80%
  • California LutheranSteady−7%
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:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;California Lutheran University Common Data Set 2017–18, Fall 2017About 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