Quad

Head-to-head

Liberty
Franklin

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Liberty has 9.0× as many undergrads as Franklin

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Franklin has 8 pts more first-gen students than Liberty (50% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Franklin grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than Liberty's ($51,892 vs. $44,813)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Franklin graduates 5 pts more of its students than Liberty (49% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Franklin is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.63)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Liberty has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Franklin (38% vs. 37%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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

Liberty admits 99%; Franklin doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Liberty99%
FranklinNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • LibertyOpen
  • FranklinNot rated
SAT middle 50%
LibertyTest-blind
FranklinNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LibertyGPA and school record required
  • FranklinNot reported

Who's on each campus

Liberty is nine times Franklin's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Liberty50K
Franklin5.6K
Pell Grant share
Liberty38%
Franklin37%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Franklin has 17 students per faculty member to Liberty's 18.

Students per faculty member
Liberty18 to 1
Franklin17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LibertyBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • FranklinBusiness Administration and Management, General22%

What each costs

Only Liberty reports an average cost ($30.5K).

Average cost, all students
Liberty$30.5K
FranklinNot reported
Aid generosity
Liberty28%
FranklinNot reported

What each pays off

Franklin's former students earn more, a median $51.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 49% at Franklin to 44% at Liberty.

Median earnings, 10 years
Liberty$44.8K
Franklin$51.9K
Graduation rate
Liberty44%
Franklin49%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Liberty, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LibertyShrinking−45%
  • FranklinNot reported
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