Quad

Head-to-head

Eastern Kentucky
Bowie State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Eastern Kentucky's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 13% at Bowie State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Eastern Kentucky costs about $11K less per year on average than Bowie State ($14,330 vs. $25,371, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Eastern Kentucky has 2.4× as many undergrads as Bowie State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Bowie State grads earn $8.7K more ten years out than Eastern Kentucky's ($54,537 vs. $45,795)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Bowie State's yield is 7 pts higher than Eastern Kentucky's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Eastern Kentucky has 4 pts more first-gen students than Bowie State (40% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students

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

Bowie State admits 72%, Eastern Kentucky 78%; Bowie State's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Eastern Kentucky78%
Bowie State72%
Quad's selectivity
  • Eastern KentuckyOpen
  • Bowie StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Eastern Kentucky
880–1080
Bowie StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Eastern KentuckyGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • Bowie StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Eastern Kentucky has 2.4× as many undergrads as Bowie State; Bowie State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eastern Kentucky12.3K
Bowie State5K
Pell Grant share
Eastern Kentucky41%
Bowie State44%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Eastern Kentucky, and Business Administration and Management at Bowie State; Bowie State has 15 students per faculty member to Eastern Kentucky's 17.

Students per faculty member
Eastern Kentucky17 to 1
Bowie State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Eastern KentuckyPsychology, General11%
  • Bowie StateBusiness Administration and Management, General16%

What each costs

Eastern Kentucky costs about $11K less a year than Bowie State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Eastern Kentucky$14.3K
Bowie State$25.4K
Aid generosity
Eastern Kentucky44%
Bowie State13%

What each pays off

Bowie State's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 51% at Eastern Kentucky to 49% at Bowie State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Eastern Kentucky$45.8K
Bowie State$54.5K
Graduation rate
Eastern Kentucky51%
Bowie State49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Eastern KentuckyGrowing+74%
  • Bowie StateGrowing+58%
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