Quad

Head-to-head

Lebanon Valley
Elizabethtown

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Lebanon Valley's grants cover 56% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Elizabethtown

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Elizabethtown graduates 6 pts more of its students than Lebanon Valley (73% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Lebanon Valley has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Elizabethtown (25% vs. 21%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Elizabethtown costs about $2K less per year on average than Lebanon Valley ($28,882 vs. $30,875, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Elizabethtown has 2 pts more first-gen students than Lebanon Valley (30% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Lebanon Valley's yield is 2 pts higher than Elizabethtown'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

Who's hardest to get into

Elizabethtown admits 78%, Lebanon Valley 84%; Lebanon Valley's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Lebanon Valley84%
Elizabethtown78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Lebanon ValleyAccessible
  • ElizabethtownAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Lebanon Valley
1140–1302
Elizabethtown
1105–1310
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Lebanon ValleyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • ElizabethtownGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Elizabethtown is a bit larger than Lebanon Valley (1,868 vs. 1,684 undergrads); Lebanon Valley has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lebanon Valley1.7K
Elizabethtown1.9K
Pell Grant share
Lebanon Valley25%
Elizabethtown21%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at Lebanon Valley, and Behavioral Sciences at Elizabethtown.

Students per faculty member
Lebanon Valley11 to 1
Elizabethtown13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Lebanon ValleyExercise Science and Kinesiology18%
  • ElizabethtownBehavioral Sciences12%

What each costs

Elizabethtown costs about $2K less a year than Lebanon Valley on average; Lebanon Valley's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lebanon Valley$30.9K
Elizabethtown$28.9K
Aid generosity
Lebanon Valley56%
Elizabethtown44%

What each pays off

Lebanon Valley's former students earn more, a median $62.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lebanon Valley$62.6K
Elizabethtown$62.4K
Graduation rate
Lebanon Valley67%
Elizabethtown73%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Elizabethtown but fell at Lebanon Valley; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Lebanon ValleyShrinking−25%
  • ElizabethtownSteady+5%
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