Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    San Francisco State grads earn $11.5K more ten years out than Texas Woman's's ($68,077 vs. $56,544)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Texas Woman's's yield is 11 pts higher than San Francisco State's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    San Francisco State has 2.1× as many undergrads as Texas Woman's

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    San Francisco State graduates 9 pts more of its students than Texas Woman's (67% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Texas Woman's costs about $5.2K less per year on average than San Francisco State ($15,941 vs. $21,104, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    San Francisco State has 7 pts more first-gen students than Texas Woman's (48% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students

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

Texas Woman's admits 96%, San Francisco State 96%; Texas Woman's's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
San Francisco State96%
Texas Woman's96%
Quad's selectivity
  • San Francisco StateOpen
  • Texas Woman'sOpen
SAT middle 50%
San Francisco StateTest-blind
Texas Woman'sTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • San Francisco StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Texas Woman'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

San Francisco State has 2.1× as many undergrads as Texas Woman's; both have the same Pell share, 42%.

Undergrads
San Francisco State18.6K
Texas Woman's8.8K
Pell Grant share
San Francisco State42%
Texas Woman's42%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at San Francisco State, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Texas Woman's.

Students per faculty member
San Francisco State19 to 1
Texas Woman's16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • San Francisco StateBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • Texas Woman'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

Texas Woman's costs about $5.2K less a year than San Francisco State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
San Francisco State$21.1K
Texas Woman's$15.9K
Aid generosity
San Francisco State32%
Texas Woman's36%

What each pays off

San Francisco State's former students earn more, a median $68.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
San Francisco State$68.1K
Texas Woman's$56.5K
Graduation rate
San Francisco State67%
Texas Woman's58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Texas Woman's but fell at San Francisco State; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • San Francisco StateShrinking−12%
  • Texas Woman'sGrowing+82%
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