Quad

Head-to-head

SUNY Old Westbury
Lamar

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY Old Westbury graduates 16 pts more of its students than Lamar (62% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Lamar's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at SUNY Old Westbury

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Lamar's yield is 10 pts higher than SUNY Old Westbury's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Lamar has 2.0× as many undergrads as SUNY Old Westbury

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    SUNY Old Westbury grads earn $8.9K more ten years out than Lamar's ($58,526 vs. $49,652)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Lamar costs about $4.4K less per year on average than SUNY Old Westbury ($14,443 vs. $18,855, all students)

    Average cost, all 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

SUNY Old Westbury admits 84%, Lamar 86%; Lamar's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
SUNY Old Westbury84%
Lamar86%
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY Old WestburyAccessible
  • LamarOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
SUNY Old WestburyTest-blind
Lamar
930–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY Old WestburyGPA and school record required
  • LamarSchool record and rank required

Who's on each campus

Lamar is twice SUNY Old Westbury's size; SUNY Old Westbury has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
SUNY Old Westbury4.2K
Lamar8.2K
Pell Grant share
SUNY Old Westbury49%
Lamar46%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at SUNY Old Westbury, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Lamar; SUNY Old Westbury has 17 students per faculty member to Lamar's 20.

Students per faculty member
SUNY Old Westbury17 to 1
Lamar20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY Old WestburyPsychology, General12%
  • LamarMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other21%

What each costs

Lamar costs about $4.4K less a year than SUNY Old Westbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
SUNY Old Westbury$18.9K
Lamar$14.4K
Aid generosity
SUNY Old Westbury29%
Lamar44%

What each pays off

SUNY Old Westbury's former students earn more, a median $58.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 62% at SUNY Old Westbury to 46% at Lamar.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY Old Westbury$58.5K
Lamar$49.7K
Graduation rate
SUNY Old Westbury62%
Lamar46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY Old WestburyGrowing+122%
  • LamarGrowing+97%
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 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