Quad

Head-to-head

Georgia Southwestern State
U. South Carolina Beaufort

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Georgia Southwestern State's grants cover 39% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at U. South Carolina Beaufort

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Georgia Southwestern State costs about $5.3K less per year on average than U. South Carolina Beaufort ($13,281 vs. $18,576, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Georgia Southwestern State's yield is 5 pts higher than U. South Carolina Beaufort's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Georgia Southwestern State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (44% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Georgia Southwestern State has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (35% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Georgia Southwestern State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. South Carolina Beaufort (43% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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. South Carolina Beaufort admits 73%, Georgia Southwestern State 75%; Georgia Southwestern State's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
Georgia Southwestern State75%
U. South Carolina Beaufort73%
Quad's selectivity
  • Georgia Southwestern StateOpen
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Georgia Southwestern State
890–1110
U. South Carolina BeaufortTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Georgia Southwestern StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Georgia Southwestern State is a bit larger than U. South Carolina Beaufort (2,424 vs. 2,052 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Georgia Southwestern State2.4K
U. South Carolina Beaufort2.1K
Pell Grant share
Georgia Southwestern State43%
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%

Majors and faculty

Elementary Education and Teaching leads at Georgia Southwestern State, and Psychology at U. South Carolina Beaufort.

Students per faculty member
Georgia Southwestern State18 to 1
U. South Carolina Beaufort15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Georgia Southwestern StateElementary Education and Teaching16%
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortPsychology, General18%

What each costs

Georgia Southwestern State costs about $5.3K less a year than U. South Carolina Beaufort on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Georgia Southwestern State$13.3K
U. South Carolina Beaufort$18.6K
Aid generosity
Georgia Southwestern State39%
U. South Carolina Beaufort29%

What each pays off

Georgia Southwestern State's former students earn more, a median $48.8K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Georgia Southwestern State$48.8K
U. South Carolina Beaufort$48.1K
Graduation rate
Georgia Southwestern State44%
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Georgia Southwestern StateGrowing+97%
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortGrowing+72%
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