Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Athens State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Delaware State (48% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Athens State graduates 10 pts more of its students than Delaware State (58% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Delaware State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Athens State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Delaware State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Athens State (49% vs. 43%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Athens State is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.41)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Athens State grads earn $966 more ten years out than Delaware State's ($50,273 vs. $49,307)

    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

Delaware State admits 47%; Athens State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Delaware State47%
Athens StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Delaware StateAccessible
  • Athens StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Delaware State
800–1020
Athens StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Delaware StateGPA and school record required
  • Athens StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Delaware State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Athens State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Delaware State4.4K
Athens State2.4K
Pell Grant share
Delaware State49%
Athens State43%

Majors and faculty

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities leads at Delaware State, and Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Athens State.

Students per faculty member
Delaware State17 to 1
Athens State14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Delaware StateLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other10%
  • Athens StateLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies12%

What each costs

Only Delaware State reports an average cost ($22.9K).

Average cost, all students
Delaware State$22.9K
Athens StateNot reported
Aid generosity
Delaware State34%
Athens StateNot reported

What each pays off

Athens State's former students earn more, a median $50.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Athens State to 48% at Delaware State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Delaware State$49.3K
Athens State$50.3K
Graduation rate
Delaware State48%
Athens State58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Delaware State, whose selectivity held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Delaware StateGrowing+17%
  • Athens StateNot reported
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