Quad

Head-to-head

Northern Arizona
Wichita State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Northern Arizona's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 24% at Wichita State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Northern Arizona has 2.1× as many undergrads as Wichita State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Northern Arizona graduates 7 pts more of its students than Wichita State (60% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Wichita State's yield is 4 pts higher than Northern Arizona's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Northern Arizona costs about $2.9K less per year on average than Wichita State ($20,159 vs. $23,096, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Northern Arizona grads earn $2.9K more ten years out than Wichita State's ($54,384 vs. $51,532)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Northern Arizona admits 90%, Wichita State 94%; Wichita State's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Northern Arizona90%
Wichita State94%
Quad's selectivity
  • Northern ArizonaOpen
  • Wichita StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Northern ArizonaTest-blind
Wichita State
905–1240
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Northern ArizonaGPA and school record required
  • Wichita StateGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

Northern Arizona has 2.1× as many undergrads as Wichita State; both have the same Pell share, 31%.

Undergrads
Northern Arizona22.9K
Wichita State10.8K
Pell Grant share
Northern Arizona31%
Wichita State31%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Northern Arizona, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Wichita State; both have 19 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Northern Arizona19 to 1
Wichita State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Northern ArizonaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%
  • Wichita StateElementary Education and Teaching10%

What each costs

Northern Arizona costs about $2.9K less a year than Wichita State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Northern Arizona$20.2K
Wichita State$23.1K
Aid generosity
Northern Arizona39%
Wichita State24%

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
Wichita State$51.5K
Graduation rate
Northern Arizona60%
Wichita State53%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Northern Arizona got less selective while Wichita State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Northern ArizonaGrowing+14%
  • Wichita StateGrowing+120%
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