Quad

Head-to-head

U. Illinois Springfield
Southwestern Oklahoma State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Illinois Springfield's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Southwestern Oklahoma State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Illinois Springfield grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than Southwestern Oklahoma State's ($57,103 vs. $45,744)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Illinois Springfield graduates 8 pts more of its students than Southwestern Oklahoma State (57% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Southwestern Oklahoma State has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. Illinois Springfield

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Southwestern Oklahoma State has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Illinois Springfield (41% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Southwestern Oklahoma State has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Illinois Springfield (39% vs. 37%)

    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. Illinois Springfield admits 86%; Southwestern Oklahoma State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Illinois Springfield86%
Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Illinois SpringfieldOpen
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Illinois Springfield
940–1200
Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Illinois SpringfieldGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Southwestern Oklahoma State has 1.6× as many undergrads as U. Illinois Springfield and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Illinois Springfield2.3K
Southwestern Oklahoma State3.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Illinois Springfield37%
Southwestern Oklahoma State39%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at U. Illinois Springfield, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Students per faculty member
U. Illinois Springfield13 to 1
Southwestern Oklahoma State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Illinois SpringfieldComputer Science16%
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

U. Illinois Springfield and Southwestern Oklahoma State cost about the same a year on average; U. Illinois Springfield's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Illinois Springfield$15.9K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$16.7K
Aid generosity
U. Illinois Springfield47%
Southwestern Oklahoma State32%

What each pays off

U. Illinois Springfield's former students earn more, a median $57.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Illinois Springfield$57.1K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$45.7K
Graduation rate
U. Illinois Springfield57%
Southwestern Oklahoma State48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Illinois Springfield, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Illinois SpringfieldGrowing+66%
  • Southwestern Oklahoma 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

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