Quad

Head-to-head

U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Coppin State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff has 16 pts more Pell recipients than Coppin State (70% vs. 54%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Coppin State grads earn $10.9K more ten years out than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff's ($46,490 vs. $35,550)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Coppin State has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff (47% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Coppin State's grants cover 48% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Coppin State is more diverse (index 0.27 vs. 0.20)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduates 5 pts more of its students than Coppin State (44% vs. 39%)

    Graduation 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

U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff admits 41%, Coppin State 46%; U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff41%
Coppin State46%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffAccessible
  • Coppin StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff
845–1108
Coppin State
880–1020
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffGPA and school record required
  • Coppin StateGPA required

Who's on each campus

U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Coppin State are about the same size; U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff1.8K
Coppin State1.8K
Pell Grant share
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff70%
Coppin State54%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Coppin State; both have 12 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff12 to 1
Coppin State12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%
  • Coppin StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse18%

What each costs

Coppin State costs about $1.6K less a year than U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff$15.5K
Coppin State$13.9K
Aid generosity
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff40%
Coppin State48%

What each pays off

Coppin State's former students earn more, a median $46.5K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff$35.6K
Coppin State$46.5K
Graduation rate
U. Arkansas at Pine Bluff44%
Coppin State39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Arkansas at Pine BluffGrowing+89%
  • Coppin StateGrowing+105%
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