Quad

Head-to-head

Lawrence
DePauw

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    DePauw grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than Lawrence's ($70,527 vs. $55,789)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Lawrence costs about $4.5K less per year on average than DePauw ($27,161 vs. $31,668, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Lawrence has 6 pts more Pell recipients than DePauw (22% vs. 16%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    DePauw is a bit larger (1,905 vs. 1,396)

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Lawrence's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 57% at DePauw

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Lawrence's yield is 4 pts higher than DePauw's

    Yield 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

Who's hardest to get into

DePauw admits 57%, Lawrence 64%; Lawrence's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Lawrence64%
DePauw57%
Quad's selectivity
  • LawrenceSelective
  • DePauwVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Lawrence
1200–1420
DePauw
1200–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • LawrenceRigor, GPA, and rank very important
  • DePauwRigor and GPA very important69%

Who's on each campus

DePauw is a bit larger than Lawrence (1,905 vs. 1,396 undergrads); Lawrence has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Lawrence1.4K
DePauw1.9K
Pell Grant share
Lawrence22%
DePauw16%

Majors and faculty

Music Performance leads at Lawrence, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at DePauw; Lawrence has 7 students per faculty member to DePauw's 10.

Students per faculty member
Lawrence7 to 1
DePauw10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • LawrenceMusic Performance, General11%
  • DePauwEconometrics and Quantitative Economics12%

What each costs

Lawrence costs about $4.5K less a year than DePauw on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Lawrence$27.2K
DePauw$31.7K
Aid generosity
Lawrence61%
DePauw57%

What each pays off

DePauw's former students earn more, a median $70.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Lawrence$55.8K
DePauw$70.5K
Graduation rate
Lawrence79%
DePauw81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Lawrence got more selective while DePauw held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • LawrenceGrowing+19%
  • DePauwGrowing+26%
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;Lawrence University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;Lawrence University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;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 2018;DePauw University Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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