Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Central Florida costs about $13.7K less per year on average than San Diego State ($17,649 vs. $31,319, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Central Florida's grants cover 32% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at San Diego State

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. Central Florida's yield is 14 pts higher than San Diego State's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    San Diego State graduates 10 pts more of its students than U. Central Florida (82% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Central Florida has 1.7× as many undergrads as San Diego State

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    San Diego State grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than U. Central Florida's ($64,909 vs. $58,308)

    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

San Diego State admits 37%, U. Central Florida 40%; U. Central Florida's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
San Diego State37%
U. Central Florida40%
Quad's selectivity
  • San Diego StateVery selectivefrom CaliforniaAccessiblefrom other states
  • U. Central FloridaVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
San Diego StateTest-blind
U. Central Florida
1200–1350
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • San Diego StateRigor and GPA very important65%
  • U. Central FloridaRigor, GPA, and tests very importantweighted GPAs

Who's on each campus

U. Central Florida has 1.7× as many undergrads as San Diego State; both have the same Pell share, 32%.

Undergrads
San Diego State35.4K
U. Central Florida59.1K
Pell Grant share
San Diego State32%
U. Central Florida32%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at San Diego State, and Psychology at U. Central Florida.

Students per faculty member
San Diego State27 to 1
U. Central Florida28 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • San Diego StateBusiness Administration and Management, General24%
  • U. Central FloridaPsychology, General10%

What each costs

U. Central Florida costs about $13.7K less a year than San Diego State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
San Diego State$31.3K
U. Central Florida$17.6K
Aid generosity
San Diego State15%
U. Central Florida32%

What each pays off

San Diego State's former students earn more, a median $64.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
San Diego State$64.9K
U. Central Florida$58.3K
Graduation rate
San Diego State82%
U. Central Florida72%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Central Florida got more selective while San Diego State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • San Diego StateGrowing+58%
  • U. Central FloridaGrowing+85%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why