Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Our Lady of the Lake graduates 25 pts more of its students than Benedict (47% vs. 22%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Our Lady of the Lake grads earn $16.8K more ten years out than Benedict's ($48,675 vs. $31,902)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Our Lady of the Lake is more diverse (index 0.44 vs. 0.37)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Our Lady of the Lake has 7 pts more first-gen students than Benedict (48% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Benedict has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Our Lady of the Lake (62% vs. 57%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Benedict is a bit larger (1,536 vs. 1,066)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Benedict admits 96%; Our Lady of the Lake doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Benedict96%
Our Lady of the LakeNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • BenedictOpen
  • Our Lady of the LakeNot rated
SAT middle 50%
BenedictTest-blind
Our Lady of the LakeNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BenedictGPA and school record required
  • Our Lady of the LakeNot reported

Who's on each campus

Benedict is a bit larger than Our Lady of the Lake (1,536 vs. 1,066 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Benedict1.5K
Our Lady of the Lake1.1K
Pell Grant share
Benedict62%
Our Lady of the Lake57%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at Benedict, and Social Work at Our Lady of the Lake; Our Lady of the Lake has 11 students per faculty member to Benedict's 13.

Students per faculty member
Benedict13 to 1
Our Lady of the Lake11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BenedictBiology/Biological Sciences, General17%
  • Our Lady of the LakeSocial Work16%

What each costs

Only Benedict reports an average cost ($19.3K).

Average cost, all students
Benedict$19.3K
Our Lady of the LakeNot reported
Aid generosity
Benedict40%
Our Lady of the LakeNot reported

What each pays off

Our Lady of the Lake's former students earn more, a median $48.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 47% at Our Lady of the Lake to 22% at Benedict.

Median earnings, 10 years
Benedict$31.9K
Our Lady of the Lake$48.7K
Graduation rate
Benedict22%
Our Lady of the Lake47%
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