Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Fairleigh Dickinson graduates 8 pts more of its students than Texas Lutheran (64% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 7 pts more first-gen students than Texas Lutheran (43% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Texas Lutheran's yield is 6 pts higher than Fairleigh Dickinson's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Fairleigh Dickinson has 1.5× as many undergrads as Texas Lutheran

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Texas Lutheran costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Fairleigh Dickinson ($26,589 vs. $30,276, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Fairleigh Dickinson grads earn $3.4K more ten years out than Texas Lutheran's ($57,273 vs. $53,863)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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%, Texas Lutheran 96%; Texas Lutheran's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Texas Lutheran96%
Fairleigh Dickinson95%
Quad's selectivity
  • Texas LutheranOpen
  • Fairleigh DickinsonOpen
SAT middle 50%
Texas LutheranTest-blind
Fairleigh DickinsonNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Texas LutheranGPA and school record required
  • Fairleigh DickinsonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Fairleigh Dickinson has 1.5× as many undergrads as Texas Lutheran and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Texas Lutheran1.3K
Fairleigh Dickinson2K
Pell Grant share
Texas Lutheran35%
Fairleigh Dickinson36%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Texas Lutheran, and Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Texas Lutheran11 to 1
Fairleigh Dickinson11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Texas LutheranRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse42%
  • Fairleigh DickinsonPsychology, General14%

What each costs

Texas Lutheran costs about $3.7K less a year than Fairleigh Dickinson on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 48%.

Average cost, all students
Texas Lutheran$26.6K
Fairleigh Dickinson$30.3K
Aid generosity
Texas Lutheran48%
Fairleigh Dickinson48%

What each pays off

Fairleigh Dickinson's former students earn more, a median $57.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Texas Lutheran$53.9K
Fairleigh Dickinson$57.3K
Graduation rate
Texas Lutheran56%
Fairleigh Dickinson64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas LutheranGrowing+52%
  • 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

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