Quad

Head-to-head

Presbyterian
Lake Erie

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Presbyterian graduates 16 pts more of its students than Lake Erie (63% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Lake Erie has 13 pts more first-gen students than Presbyterian (33% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Presbyterian's grants cover 65% of its full price on average, vs. 53% at Lake Erie

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Presbyterian grads earn $9.8K more ten years out than Lake Erie's ($60,194 vs. $50,417)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Lake Erie's yield is 8 pts higher than Presbyterian's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Presbyterian costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Lake Erie ($21,164 vs. $24,435, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Presbyterian admits 68%, Lake Erie 70%; Lake Erie's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Presbyterian68%
Lake Erie70%
Quad's selectivity
  • PresbyterianAccessible
  • Lake ErieAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Presbyterian
980–1200
Lake ErieTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • PresbyterianRigor, GPA, and rank very important14%
  • Lake ErieGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Presbyterian and Lake Erie are about the same size; Lake Erie has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Presbyterian852
Lake Erie852
Pell Grant share
Presbyterian33%
Lake Erie37%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Presbyterian, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching at Lake Erie.

Students per faculty member
Presbyterian11 to 1
Lake Erie12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • PresbyterianBusiness Administration and Management, General27%
  • Lake ErieEarly Childhood Education and Teaching18%

What each costs

Presbyterian costs about $3.3K less a year than Lake Erie on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Presbyterian$21.2K
Lake Erie$24.4K
Aid generosity
Presbyterian65%
Lake Erie53%

What each pays off

Presbyterian's former students earn more, a median $60.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 63% at Presbyterian to 46% at Lake Erie.

Median earnings, 10 years
Presbyterian$60.2K
Lake Erie$50.4K
Graduation rate
Presbyterian63%
Lake Erie46%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Presbyterian got less selective while Lake Erie held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • PresbyterianGrowing+119%
  • Lake ErieGrowing+54%
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;Presbyterian College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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