Quad

Head-to-head

La Salle
Benedictine

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    La Salle's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Benedictine

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    La Salle costs about $4.6K less per year on average than Benedictine ($22,577 vs. $27,163, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Benedictine's yield is 6 pts higher than La Salle's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Benedictine has 4 pts more Pell recipients than La Salle (39% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    La Salle graduates 4 pts more of its students than Benedictine (63% vs. 59%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    La Salle grads earn $4K more ten years out than Benedictine's ($67,416 vs. $63,446)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Benedictine admits 95%, La Salle 97%; Benedictine's yield is higher, at 16%.

Acceptance rate
La Salle97%
Benedictine95%
Quad's selectivity
  • La SalleOpen
  • BenedictineOpen
SAT middle 50%
La SalleTest-blind
BenedictineNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • La SalleGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • BenedictineGPA required

Who's on each campus

La Salle and Benedictine are about the same size; Benedictine has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
La Salle2K
Benedictine1.9K
Pell Grant share
La Salle35%
Benedictine39%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at La Salle, and Biology/Biological Sciences at Benedictine; La Salle has 12 students per faculty member to Benedictine's 15.

Students per faculty member
La Salle12 to 1
Benedictine15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • La SalleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%
  • BenedictineBiology/Biological Sciences, General18%

What each costs

La Salle costs about $4.6K less a year than Benedictine on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
La Salle$22.6K
Benedictine$27.2K
Aid generosity
La Salle58%
Benedictine46%

What each pays off

La Salle's former students earn more, a median $67.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
La Salle$67.4K
Benedictine$63.4K
Graduation rate
La Salle63%
Benedictine59%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Benedictine but fell at La Salle; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • La SalleShrinking−17%
  • BenedictineGrowing+19%
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