Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    St Lawrence's SAT midpoint is 67 points higher than Wofford's

    SAT midpoint
  2. 2

    St Lawrence has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Wofford (21% vs. 16%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Wofford's yield is 6 pts higher than St Lawrence's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    St Lawrence is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.37)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Wofford costs about $2.3K less per year on average than St Lawrence ($31,371 vs. $33,663, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    St Lawrence's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 57% at Wofford

    Aid generosity

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

Wofford admits 52%, St Lawrence 56%; Wofford's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
St Lawrence56%
Wofford52%
Quad's selectivity
  • St LawrenceVery selective
  • WoffordVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
St Lawrence
1255–1420
Wofford
1198–1343
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St LawrenceGPA and prep program required
  • WoffordGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

St Lawrence and Wofford are about the same size; St Lawrence has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St Lawrence1.9K
Wofford1.8K
Pell Grant share
St Lawrence21%
Wofford16%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at St Lawrence, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Wofford; St Lawrence has 11 students per faculty member to Wofford's 12.

Students per faculty member
St Lawrence11 to 1
Wofford12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St LawrencePsychology, General12%
  • WoffordBiology/Biological Sciences, General20%

What each costs

Wofford costs about $2.3K less a year than St Lawrence on average; St Lawrence's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St Lawrence$33.7K
Wofford$31.4K
Aid generosity
St Lawrence59%
Wofford57%

What each pays off

Wofford's former students earn more, a median $69K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
St Lawrence$67.3K
Wofford$69K
Graduation rate
St Lawrence83%
Wofford81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Wofford got more selective while St Lawrence got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St LawrenceGrowing+41%
  • WoffordGrowing+74%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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