Quad

Head-to-head

Sterling
King's

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Sterling graduates 16 pts more of its students than King's (41% vs. 25%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Sterling's yield is 11 pts higher than King's's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Sterling has 2.1× as many undergrads as King's

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    King's has 6 pts more first-gen students than Sterling (40% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Sterling grads earn $4.4K more ten years out than King's's ($45,846 vs. $41,471)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Sterling admits 48% vs. 61% at King's

    Acceptance rate

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

Sterling admits 48%, King's 61%; Sterling's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Sterling48%
King's61%
Quad's selectivity
  • SterlingAccessible
  • King'sAccessible
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SterlingGPA and school record required
  • King'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Sterling has 2.1× as many undergrads as King's; King's has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Sterling538
King's251
Pell Grant share
Sterling37%
King's39%

Majors and faculty

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management leads at Sterling, and Theology and Religious Vocations at King's; Sterling has 8 students per faculty member to King's's 10.

Students per faculty member
Sterling8 to 1
King's10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SterlingSport and Fitness Administration/Management13%
  • King'sTheology and Religious Vocations, Other30%

What each costs

Only Sterling reports an average cost ($23.6K).

Average cost, all students
Sterling$23.6K
King'sNot reported
Aid generosity
Sterling50%
King'sNot reported

What each pays off

Sterling's former students earn more, a median $45.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 41% at Sterling to 25% at King's.

Median earnings, 10 years
Sterling$45.8K
King's$41.5K
Graduation rate
Sterling41%
King's25%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Sterling, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SterlingShrinking−32%
  • King'sNot enough data
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