Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Northern Arizona has 14 pts more first-gen students than Georgia Southern (39% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Georgia Southern's yield is 12 pts higher than Northern Arizona's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Northern Arizona's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Georgia Southern

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Northern Arizona graduates 5 pts more of its students than Georgia Southern (60% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Georgia Southern has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Northern Arizona (36% vs. 31%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Georgia Southern costs about $1.6K less per year on average than Northern Arizona ($18,548 vs. $20,159, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Georgia Southern admits 88%, Northern Arizona 90%; Georgia Southern's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
Northern Arizona90%
Georgia Southern88%
Quad's selectivity
  • Northern ArizonaOpen
  • Georgia SouthernOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Northern ArizonaTest-blind
Georgia Southern
986–1133
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Northern ArizonaGPA and school record required
  • Georgia SouthernGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Northern Arizona and Georgia Southern are about the same size; Georgia Southern has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Northern Arizona22.9K
Georgia Southern21.8K
Pell Grant share
Northern Arizona31%
Georgia Southern36%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Northern Arizona has 19 students per faculty member to Georgia Southern's 25.

Students per faculty member
Northern Arizona19 to 1
Georgia Southern25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Northern ArizonaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%
  • Georgia SouthernRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse8%

What each costs

Georgia Southern costs about $1.6K less a year than Northern Arizona on average; Northern Arizona's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Northern Arizona$20.2K
Georgia Southern$18.5K
Aid generosity
Northern Arizona39%
Georgia Southern30%

What each pays off

Northern Arizona's former students earn more, a median $54.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Northern Arizona$54.4K
Georgia Southern$53.2K
Graduation rate
Northern Arizona60%
Georgia Southern55%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Northern ArizonaGrowing+14%
  • Georgia SouthernGrowing+115%
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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