Quad

Head-to-head

La Salle
Fairleigh Dickinson

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    La Salle costs about $7.7K less per year on average than Fairleigh Dickinson ($22,577 vs. $30,276, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    La Salle grads earn $10.1K more ten years out than Fairleigh Dickinson's ($67,416 vs. $57,273)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    La Salle's grants cover 58% of its full price on average, vs. 48% at Fairleigh Dickinson

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    La Salle is more diverse (index 0.75 vs. 0.68)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 6 pts more first-gen students than La Salle (43% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 1 pts more Pell recipients than La Salle (36% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Fairleigh Dickinson admits 95%, La Salle 97%; Fairleigh Dickinson's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
La Salle97%
Fairleigh Dickinson95%
Quad's selectivity
  • La SalleOpen
  • Fairleigh DickinsonOpen
SAT middle 50%
La SalleTest-blind
Fairleigh DickinsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • La SalleGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

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

Undergrads
La Salle2K
Fairleigh Dickinson2K
Pell Grant share
La Salle35%
Fairleigh Dickinson36%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at La Salle, and Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson; Fairleigh Dickinson has 11 students per faculty member to La Salle's 12.

Students per faculty member
La Salle12 to 1
Fairleigh Dickinson11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • La SalleRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonPsychology, General14%

What each costs

La Salle costs about $7.7K less a year than Fairleigh Dickinson on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
La Salle$22.6K
Fairleigh Dickinson$30.3K
Aid generosity
La Salle58%
Fairleigh Dickinson48%

What each pays off

La Salle's former students earn more, a median $67.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
La Salle$67.4K
Fairleigh Dickinson$57.3K
Graduation rate
La Salle63%
Fairleigh Dickinson64%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • La SalleShrinking−17%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGrowing+48%
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