Quad

Head-to-head

Bluefield
LaGrange

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Bluefield has 17 pts more first-gen students than LaGrange (43% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    LaGrange's grants cover 54% of its full price on average, vs. 44% at Bluefield

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Bluefield has 8 pts more Pell recipients than LaGrange (51% vs. 43%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    LaGrange's yield is 6 pts higher than Bluefield's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    LaGrange grads earn $2.8K more ten years out than Bluefield's ($51,745 vs. $48,896)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Bluefield graduates 3 pts more of its students than LaGrange (51% vs. 49%)

    Graduation 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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Bluefield admits 59%, LaGrange 62%; LaGrange's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Bluefield59%
LaGrange62%
Quad's selectivity
  • BluefieldAccessible
  • LaGrangeAccessible
SAT middle 50%
BluefieldTest-blind
LaGrangeTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BluefieldGPA, school record, and rank required
  • LaGrangeGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Bluefield and LaGrange are about the same size; Bluefield has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bluefield614
LaGrange636
Pell Grant share
Bluefield51%
LaGrange43%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; LaGrange has 13 students per faculty member to Bluefield's 14.

Students per faculty member
Bluefield14 to 1
LaGrange13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BluefieldBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • LaGrangeBusiness Administration and Management, General25%

What each costs

Bluefield and LaGrange cost about the same a year on average; LaGrange's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bluefield$24.2K
LaGrange$23.6K
Aid generosity
Bluefield44%
LaGrange54%

What each pays off

LaGrange's former students earn more, a median $51.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 51% at Bluefield to 49% at LaGrange.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bluefield$48.9K
LaGrange$51.7K
Graduation rate
Bluefield51%
LaGrange49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Bluefield got more selective while LaGrange got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BluefieldGrowing+114%
  • LaGrangeGrowing+13%
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