Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    LaGrange's yield is 16 pts higher than Bluffton's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Bluffton graduates 9 pts more of its students than LaGrange (58% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Bluffton has 7 pts more first-gen students than LaGrange (33% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Bluffton's grants cover 60% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at LaGrange

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    LaGrange is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.56)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Bluffton costs about $2.6K less per year on average than LaGrange ($21,033 vs. $23,594, 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

LaGrange admits 62%, Bluffton 67%; LaGrange's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Bluffton67%
LaGrange62%
Quad's selectivity
  • BlufftonAccessible
  • LaGrangeAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Bluffton
860–1130
LaGrangeTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BlufftonGPA and school record required
  • LaGrangeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Bluffton and LaGrange are about the same size; Bluffton has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bluffton582
LaGrange636
Pell Grant share
Bluffton45%
LaGrange43%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Bluffton has 11 students per faculty member to LaGrange's 13.

Students per faculty member
Bluffton11 to 1
LaGrange13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BlufftonBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • LaGrangeBusiness Administration and Management, General25%

What each costs

Bluffton costs about $2.6K less a year than LaGrange on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bluffton$21K
LaGrange$23.6K
Aid generosity
Bluffton60%
LaGrange54%

What each pays off

LaGrange's former students earn more, a median $51.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Bluffton to 49% at LaGrange.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bluffton$49.5K
LaGrange$51.7K
Graduation rate
Bluffton58%
LaGrange49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BlufftonGrowing+35%
  • LaGrangeGrowing+13%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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