Quad

Head-to-head

Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Coker

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Cal Poly Maritime Academy grads earn $54.7K more ten years out than Coker's ($94,784 vs. $40,117)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Coker's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Cal Poly Maritime Academy

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Cal Poly Maritime Academy graduates 19 pts more of its students than Coker (69% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Coker has 18 pts more first-gen students than Cal Poly Maritime Academy (38% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Coker costs about $3.4K less per year on average than Cal Poly Maritime Academy ($21,383 vs. $24,743, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Coker's yield is 2 pts higher than Cal Poly Maritime Academy's

    Yield 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Coker admits 94%, Cal Poly Maritime Academy 95%; Coker's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Cal Poly Maritime Academy95%
Coker94%
Quad's selectivity
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyOpen
  • CokerOpen
SAT middle 50%
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyTest-blind
CokerTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • CokerGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Cal Poly Maritime Academy and Coker are about the same size; Coker has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cal Poly Maritime Academy804
Coker840
Pell Grant share
Cal Poly Maritime Academy25%
Coker26%

Majors and faculty

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer leads at Cal Poly Maritime Academy, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Coker.

Students per faculty member
Cal Poly Maritime Academy11 to 1
Coker12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyMarine Science/Merchant Marine Officer41%
  • CokerRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse28%

What each costs

Coker costs about $3.4K less a year than Cal Poly Maritime Academy on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Cal Poly Maritime Academy$24.7K
Coker$21.4K
Aid generosity
Cal Poly Maritime Academy19%
Coker55%

What each pays off

Cal Poly Maritime Academy's former students earn more, a median $94.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cal Poly Maritime Academy$94.8K
Coker$40.1K
Graduation rate
Cal Poly Maritime Academy69%
Coker51%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyShrinking−13%
  • CokerShrinking−29%
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