Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Touro's yield is 23 pts higher than Lindenwood's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Lindenwood's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Touro

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Lindenwood costs about $15K less per year on average than Touro ($21,659 vs. $36,660, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Touro is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Touro has 3 pts more first-gen students than Lindenwood (38% vs. 35%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Touro graduates 2 pts more of its students than Lindenwood (60% vs. 57%)

    Graduation 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Lindenwood admits 60%, Touro 61%; Touro's yield is higher, at 43%.

Acceptance rate
Touro61%
Lindenwood60%
Quad's selectivity
  • TouroVery selective
  • LindenwoodSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Touro
1218–1453
LindenwoodNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • TouroSchool record required
  • LindenwoodGPA very important30%

Who's on each campus

Touro and Lindenwood are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 30%.

Undergrads
Touro4K
Lindenwood4.4K
Pell Grant share
Touro30%
Lindenwood30%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Touro, and Business/Commerce at Lindenwood; Touro has 10 students per faculty member to Lindenwood's 14.

Students per faculty member
Touro10 to 1
Lindenwood14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • TouroPsychology, General23%
  • LindenwoodBusiness/Commerce, General17%

What each costs

Lindenwood costs about $15K less a year than Touro on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Touro$36.7K
Lindenwood$21.7K
Aid generosity
Touro19%
Lindenwood40%

What each pays off

Touro's former students earn more, a median $53.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Touro$53.4K
Lindenwood$53.3K
Graduation rate
Touro60%
Lindenwood57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Lindenwood but fell at Touro; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • TouroShrinking−32%
  • LindenwoodGrowing+73%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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