Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Coe's grants cover 69% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Lancaster Bible

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Lancaster Bible's yield is 28 pts higher than Coe's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Coe grads earn $13K more ten years out than Lancaster Bible's ($57,125 vs. $44,096)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Lancaster Bible has 12 pts more first-gen students than Coe (36% vs. 24%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Coe costs about $6.8K less per year on average than Lancaster Bible ($21,244 vs. $28,072, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Lancaster Bible is a bit larger (1,569 vs. 1,164)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Lancaster Bible admits 56%, Coe 64%; Lancaster Bible's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Lancaster Bible56%
Coe64%
Quad's selectivity
  • Lancaster BibleSelective
  • CoeAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Lancaster Bible
1070–1280
Coe
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Lancaster BibleGPA and school record required
  • CoeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Lancaster Bible is a bit larger than Coe (1,569 vs. 1,164 undergrads); Coe has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lancaster Bible1.6K
Coe1.2K
Pell Grant share
Lancaster Bible35%
Coe36%

Majors and faculty

Bible/Biblical Studies leads at Lancaster Bible, and Business Administration and Management at Coe; Coe has 11 students per faculty member to Lancaster Bible's 19.

Students per faculty member
Lancaster Bible19 to 1
Coe11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Lancaster BibleBible/Biblical Studies36%
  • CoeBusiness Administration and Management, General17%

What each costs

Coe costs about $6.8K less a year than Lancaster Bible on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lancaster Bible$28.1K
Coe$21.2K
Aid generosity
Lancaster Bible39%
Coe69%

What each pays off

Coe's former students earn more, a median $57.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lancaster Bible$44.1K
Coe$57.1K
Graduation rate
Lancaster Bible65%
Coe65%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Lancaster Bible got more selective while Coe got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Lancaster BibleGrowing+173%
  • CoeGrowing+154%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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