Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Linfield grads earn $20.1K more ten years out than Whitworth's ($78,638 vs. $58,561)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Linfield has 6 pts more first-gen students than Whitworth (30% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Whitworth's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 54% at Linfield

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Linfield graduates 3 pts more of its students than Whitworth (75% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Linfield is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Linfield's yield is 3 pts higher than Whitworth'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

Linfield admits 85%, Whitworth 90%; Linfield's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Linfield85%
Whitworth90%
Quad's selectivity
  • LinfieldAccessible
  • WhitworthAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
LinfieldTest-blind
Whitworth
1090–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LinfieldGPA and school record required
  • WhitworthGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Whitworth is a bit larger than Linfield (1,858 vs. 1,621 undergrads); Linfield has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Linfield1.6K
Whitworth1.9K
Pell Grant share
Linfield30%
Whitworth29%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Linfield, and Biological and Physical Sciences at Whitworth; Linfield has 10 students per faculty member to Whitworth's 11.

Students per faculty member
Linfield10 to 1
Whitworth11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LinfieldRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse48%
  • WhitworthBiological and Physical Sciences13%

What each costs

Whitworth costs about $1.4K less a year than Linfield on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Linfield$30.8K
Whitworth$29.5K
Aid generosity
Linfield54%
Whitworth57%

What each pays off

Linfield's former students earn more, a median $78.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Linfield$78.6K
Whitworth$58.6K
Graduation rate
Linfield75%
Whitworth71%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Linfield but held steady at Whitworth; Linfield got more selective while Whitworth got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LinfieldGrowing+28%
  • WhitworthSteady−1%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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