Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Hawaii at Manoa graduates 21 pts more of its students than Thomas Edison State (64% vs. 43%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Thomas Edison State grads earn $11.7K more ten years out than U. Hawaii at Manoa's ($69,331 vs. $57,624)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Hawaii at Manoa has 2.2× as many undergrads as Thomas Edison State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Thomas Edison State has 11 pts more first-gen students than U. Hawaii at Manoa (44% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Hawaii at Manoa is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.74)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Hawaii at Manoa has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Thomas Edison State (26% vs. 24%)

    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. Hawaii at Manoa admits 87%; Thomas Edison State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Hawaii at Manoa87%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaAccessible
  • Thomas Edison StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Hawaii at Manoa
1081–1293
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • Thomas Edison StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Hawaii at Manoa has 2.2× as many undergrads as Thomas Edison State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Hawaii at Manoa15K
Thomas Edison State6.7K
Pell Grant share
U. Hawaii at Manoa26%
Thomas Edison State24%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. Hawaii at Manoa, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Thomas Edison State.

Students per faculty member
U. Hawaii at Manoa15 to 1
Thomas Edison State20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaPsychology, General8%
  • Thomas Edison StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other28%

What each costs

Only U. Hawaii at Manoa reports an average cost ($36.5K).

Average cost, all students
U. Hawaii at Manoa$36.5K
Thomas Edison StateNot reported
Aid generosity
U. Hawaii at Manoa13%
Thomas Edison StateNot reported

What each pays off

Thomas Edison State's former students earn more, a median $69.3K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Hawaii at Manoa$57.6K
Thomas Edison State$69.3K
Graduation rate
U. Hawaii at Manoa64%
Thomas Edison State43%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Hawaii at Manoa, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Hawaii at ManoaGrowing+122%
  • Thomas Edison 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