Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Wake Forest's yield is 14 pts higher than Lafayette's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   Lafayette grads earn $13.3K more ten years out than Wake Forest's ($91,410 vs. $78,158)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Lafayette costs about $9.6K less per year on average than Wake Forest ($55,911 vs. $65,515, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Wake Forest has 2.0× as many undergrads as Lafayette

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Lafayette's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Wake Forest

   Aid generosity
6. 6

   Wake Forest admits 22% vs. 31% at Lafayette

   Acceptance rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.