Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Hartwick grads earn $10.7K more ten years out than Lake Erie's ($61,107 vs. $50,417)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lake Erie costs about $7.9K less per year on average than Hartwick ($24,435 vs. $32,327, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Lake Erie's yield is 10 pts higher than Hartwick's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Hartwick graduates 10 pts more of its students than Lake Erie (56% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Lake Erie has 6 pts more first-gen students than Hartwick (33% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Hartwick is a bit larger (1,087 vs. 852)

    Undergrads

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

Hartwick admits 70%, Lake Erie 70%; Lake Erie's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Lake Erie70%
Hartwick70%
Quad's selectivity
  • Lake ErieAccessible
  • HartwickAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Lake ErieTest-blind
Hartwick
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Lake ErieGPA and school record required
  • HartwickGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Hartwick is a bit larger than Lake Erie (1,087 vs. 852 undergrads); Lake Erie has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lake Erie852
Hartwick1.1K
Pell Grant share
Lake Erie37%
Hartwick36%

Majors and faculty

Early Childhood Education and Teaching leads at Lake Erie, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Hartwick.

Students per faculty member
Lake Erie12 to 1
Hartwick10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Lake ErieEarly Childhood Education and Teaching18%
  • HartwickRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse21%

What each costs

Lake Erie costs about $7.9K less a year than Hartwick on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 53%.

Average cost, all students
Lake Erie$24.4K
Hartwick$32.3K
Aid generosity
Lake Erie53%
Hartwick53%

What each pays off

Hartwick's former students earn more, a median $61.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 56% at Hartwick to 46% at Lake Erie.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lake Erie$50.4K
Hartwick$61.1K
Graduation rate
Lake Erie46%
Hartwick56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Lake Erie but held steady at Hartwick; Hartwick got more selective while Lake Erie held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Lake ErieGrowing+54%
  • HartwickSteady−7%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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