Quad

Head-to-head

U. Northern Colorado
U. North Alabama

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. North Alabama's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at U. Northern Colorado

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. North Alabama costs about $10.3K less per year on average than U. Northern Colorado ($13,899 vs. $24,183, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. North Alabama's yield is 9 pts higher than U. Northern Colorado's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    U. Northern Colorado grads earn $6.8K more ten years out than U. North Alabama's ($52,231 vs. $45,415)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    U. Northern Colorado is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.51)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Northern Colorado graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. North Alabama (58% vs. 54%)

    Graduation 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

U. Northern Colorado admits 86%, U. North Alabama 87%; U. North Alabama's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
U. Northern Colorado86%
U. North Alabama87%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Northern ColoradoOpen
  • U. North AlabamaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Northern Colorado
950–1190
U. North AlabamaTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Northern ColoradoGPA and school record required
  • U. North AlabamaGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Northern Colorado and U. North Alabama are about the same size; U. Northern Colorado has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Northern Colorado5.6K
U. North Alabama5.8K
Pell Grant share
U. Northern Colorado26%
U. North Alabama24%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Northern Colorado, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. North Alabama.

Students per faculty member
U. Northern Colorado14 to 1
U. North Alabama18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Northern ColoradoBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • U. North AlabamaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse14%

What each costs

U. North Alabama costs about $10.3K less a year than U. Northern Colorado on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Northern Colorado$24.2K
U. North Alabama$13.9K
Aid generosity
U. Northern Colorado28%
U. North Alabama45%

What each pays off

U. Northern Colorado's former students earn more, a median $52.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Northern Colorado$52.2K
U. North Alabama$45.4K
Graduation rate
U. Northern Colorado58%
U. North Alabama54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Northern ColoradoGrowing+42%
  • U. North AlabamaGrowing+83%
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