Quad

Head-to-head

U. California-Riverside
Kean

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. California-Riverside graduates 19 pts more of its students than Kean (79% vs. 60%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. California-Riverside grads earn $10.5K more ten years out than Kean's ($67,699 vs. $57,237)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. California-Riverside has 2.0× as many undergrads as Kean

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Kean's yield is 6 pts higher than U. California-Riverside's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    U. California-Riverside's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Kean

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Kean is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index

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

Kean admits 76%, U. California-Riverside 76%; Kean's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
U. California-Riverside76%
Kean76%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. California-RiversideSelective
  • KeanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. California-RiversideTest-blind
Kean
930–1150
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. California-RiversideRigor and GPA very important51%
  • KeanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. California-Riverside is twice Kean's size; Kean has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. California-Riverside22.6K
Kean11.4K
Pell Grant share
U. California-Riverside47%
Kean48%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. California-Riverside, and Psychology at Kean; Kean has 17 students per faculty member to U. California-Riverside's 22.

Students per faculty member
U. California-Riverside22 to 1
Kean17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. California-RiversideBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • KeanPsychology, General13%

What each costs

Kean costs about $2.4K less a year than U. California-Riverside on average; U. California-Riverside's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. California-Riverside$23.7K
Kean$21.2K
Aid generosity
U. California-Riverside44%
Kean39%

What each pays off

U. California-Riverside's former students earn more, a median $67.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. California-Riverside$67.7K
Kean$57.2K
Graduation rate
U. California-Riverside79%
Kean60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. California-RiversideGrowing+61%
  • KeanGrowing+144%
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;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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;University of California-Riverside Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;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