Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Salisbury grads earn $15.9K more ten years out than Idaho State's ($61,515 vs. $45,608)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Salisbury graduates 13 pts more of its students than Idaho State (70% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Idaho State costs about $8.4K less per year on average than Salisbury ($15,215 vs. $23,627, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Idaho State's grants cover 36% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Salisbury

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Idaho State has 7 pts more first-gen students than Salisbury (36% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Idaho State is a bit larger (7,583 vs. 6,057)

    Undergrads

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

Salisbury admits 88%; Idaho State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Idaho StateNot reported
Salisbury88%
Quad's selectivity
  • Idaho StateNot rated
  • SalisburyAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Idaho StateNot reported
Salisbury
1190–1300
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Idaho StateNot reported
  • SalisburyRigor and GPA very important51%

Who's on each campus

Idaho State is a bit larger than Salisbury (7,583 vs. 6,057 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Idaho State7.6K
Salisbury6.1K
Pell Grant share
Idaho State28%
Salisbury26%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Idaho State, and Speech Communication and Rhetoric at Salisbury; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Idaho State14 to 1
Salisbury14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Idaho StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%
  • SalisburySpeech Communication and Rhetoric9%

What each costs

Idaho State costs about $8.4K less a year than Salisbury on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Idaho State$15.2K
Salisbury$23.6K
Aid generosity
Idaho State36%
Salisbury25%

What each pays off

Salisbury's former students earn more, a median $61.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Idaho State$45.6K
Salisbury$61.5K
Graduation rate
Idaho State56%
Salisbury70%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Salisbury, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Idaho StateNot reported
  • SalisburySteady+1%
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

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