Quad

Head-to-head

Lenoir-Rhyne
Hardin-Simmons

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Hardin-Simmons grads earn $9.2K more ten years out than Lenoir-Rhyne's ($54,771 vs. $45,543)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Hardin-Simmons's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Lenoir-Rhyne

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Hardin-Simmons costs about $4.4K less per year on average than Lenoir-Rhyne ($20,587 vs. $24,943, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Hardin-Simmons graduates 3 pts more of its students than Lenoir-Rhyne (54% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Hardin-Simmons is more diverse (index 0.62 vs. 0.59)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Hardin-Simmons's yield is 1 pts higher than Lenoir-Rhyne'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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Lenoir-Rhyne admits 85%, Hardin-Simmons 90%; Hardin-Simmons's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
Lenoir-Rhyne85%
Hardin-Simmons90%
Quad's selectivity
  • Lenoir-RhyneOpen
  • Hardin-SimmonsOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Lenoir-RhyneTest-blind
Hardin-Simmons
1010–1190
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Lenoir-RhyneGPA and school record required
  • Hardin-SimmonsGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lenoir-Rhyne and Hardin-Simmons are about the same size; Hardin-Simmons has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lenoir-Rhyne1.4K
Hardin-Simmons1.3K
Pell Grant share
Lenoir-Rhyne39%
Hardin-Simmons40%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Lenoir-Rhyne, and Business Administration and Management at Hardin-Simmons; both have 15 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Lenoir-Rhyne15 to 1
Hardin-Simmons15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Lenoir-RhyneExercise Science and Kinesiology15%
  • Hardin-SimmonsBusiness Administration and Management, General14%

What each costs

Hardin-Simmons costs about $4.4K less a year than Lenoir-Rhyne on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lenoir-Rhyne$24.9K
Hardin-Simmons$20.6K
Aid generosity
Lenoir-Rhyne48%
Hardin-Simmons56%

What each pays off

Hardin-Simmons's former students earn more, a median $54.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lenoir-Rhyne$45.5K
Hardin-Simmons$54.8K
Graduation rate
Lenoir-Rhyne51%
Hardin-Simmons54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Hardin-Simmons but fell at Lenoir-Rhyne; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Lenoir-RhyneShrinking−18%
  • Hardin-SimmonsGrowing+139%
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