Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Yeshiva's yield is 39 pts higher than Lafayette's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Lafayette grads earn $20.1K more ten years out than Yeshiva's ($91,410 vs. $71,353)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Yeshiva costs about $14K less per year on average than Lafayette ($41,876 vs. $55,911, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Yeshiva's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Lafayette

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Lafayette is 1.8× more selective than Yeshiva

    Acceptance rate
  6. 6

    Lafayette graduates 6 pts more of its students than Yeshiva (89% vs. 83%)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Lafayette admits 31%, Yeshiva 56%; Yeshiva's yield is higher, at 61%.

Acceptance rate
Yeshiva56%
Lafayette31%
Quad's selectivity
  • YeshivaVery selective
  • LafayetteVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Yeshiva
1340–1510
Lafayette
1360–1490
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • YeshivaRigor, GPA, and tests very important38%
  • LafayetteRigor and GPA very important37%

Who's on each campus

Yeshiva and Lafayette are about the same size; Yeshiva has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Yeshiva2.9K
Lafayette2.8K
Pell Grant share
Yeshiva13%
Lafayette12%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at Yeshiva, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Lafayette; Yeshiva has 7 students per faculty member to Lafayette's 10.

Students per faculty member
Yeshiva7 to 1
Lafayette10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • YeshivaFinance, General13%
  • LafayetteEconometrics and Quantitative Economics18%

What each costs

Yeshiva costs about $14K less a year than Lafayette on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Yeshiva$41.9K
Lafayette$55.9K
Aid generosity
Yeshiva41%
Lafayette33%

What each pays off

Lafayette's former students earn more, a median $91.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Yeshiva$71.4K
Lafayette$91.4K
Graduation rate
Yeshiva83%
Lafayette89%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Lafayette but held steady at Yeshiva; Yeshiva got more selective while Lafayette held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • YeshivaSteady−2%
  • LafayetteGrowing+31%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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