Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    McNeese State's yield is 19 pts higher than Arkansas State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Arkansas State's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at McNeese State

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Arkansas State has 1.8× as many undergrads as McNeese State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Arkansas State graduates 7 pts more of its students than McNeese State (54% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Arkansas State costs about $3.4K less per year on average than McNeese State ($14,620 vs. $17,993, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    McNeese State grads earn $3.8K more ten years out than Arkansas State's ($46,453 vs. $42,617)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

McNeese State admits 78%, Arkansas State 82%; McNeese State's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
Arkansas State82%
McNeese State78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Arkansas StateAccessible
  • McNeese StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Arkansas State
970–1190
McNeese State
940–1198
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Arkansas StateGPA and school record required
  • McNeese StateGPA and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Arkansas State has 1.8× as many undergrads as McNeese State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Arkansas State9.1K
McNeese State5K
Pell Grant share
Arkansas State38%
McNeese State35%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Arkansas State, and General Studies at McNeese State.

Students per faculty member
Arkansas State17 to 1
McNeese State20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Arkansas StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%
  • McNeese StateGeneral Studies14%

What each costs

Arkansas State costs about $3.4K less a year than McNeese State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Arkansas State$14.6K
McNeese State$18K
Aid generosity
Arkansas State47%
McNeese State32%

What each pays off

McNeese State's former students earn more, a median $46.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Arkansas State to 47% at McNeese State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Arkansas State$42.6K
McNeese State$46.5K
Graduation rate
Arkansas State54%
McNeese State47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Arkansas State got less selective while McNeese State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Arkansas StateGrowing+141%
  • McNeese StateGrowing+43%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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