Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Athens State graduates 17 pts more of its students than Shawnee State (58% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Athens State grads earn $10.7K more ten years out than Shawnee State's ($50,273 vs. $39,596)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Athens State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Shawnee State (48% vs. 43%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Athens State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Shawnee State (43% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Shawnee State is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.43)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Athens State is a bit larger (2,446 vs. 2,247)

    Undergrads

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 on each campus

Athens State and Shawnee State are about the same size; Athens State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Athens State2.4K
Shawnee State2.2K
Pell Grant share
Athens State43%
Shawnee State39%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies leads at Athens State, and Health and Medical Administrative Services at Shawnee State.

Students per faculty member
Athens State14 to 1
Shawnee State12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Athens StateLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies12%
  • Shawnee StateHealth and Medical Administrative Services, Other17%

What each costs

Only Shawnee State reports an average cost ($19.9K).

Average cost, all students
Athens StateNot reported
Shawnee State$19.9K
Aid generosity
Athens StateNot reported
Shawnee State25%

What each pays off

Athens State's former students earn more, a median $50.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Athens State to 40% at Shawnee State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Athens State$50.3K
Shawnee State$39.6K
Graduation rate
Athens State58%
Shawnee State40%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why