Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Utah State costs about $10.9K less per year on average than U. Kentucky ($19,195 vs. $30,092, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Kentucky graduates 10 pts more of its students than Utah State (68% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Kentucky is more diverse (index 0.41 vs. 0.34)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    U. Kentucky grads earn $5K more ten years out than Utah State's ($59,025 vs. $54,022)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Utah State has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Kentucky (28% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Utah State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. Kentucky (26% vs. 23%)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Utah State admits 92%, U. Kentucky 94%; Utah State's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
U. Kentucky94%
Utah State92%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. KentuckyOpen
  • Utah StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Kentucky
1058–1270
Utah State
1070–1290
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. KentuckyRigor and GPA very important45%
  • Utah StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Kentucky is a bit larger than Utah State (24,763 vs. 20,272 undergrads); Utah State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Kentucky24.8K
Utah State20.3K
Pell Grant share
U. Kentucky23%
Utah State26%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Kentucky, and Econometrics and Quantitative Economics at Utah State.

Students per faculty member
U. Kentucky18 to 1
Utah State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. KentuckyRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse7%
  • Utah StateEconometrics and Quantitative Economics8%

What each costs

Utah State costs about $10.9K less a year than U. Kentucky on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 29%.

Average cost, all students
U. Kentucky$30.1K
Utah State$19.2K
Aid generosity
U. Kentucky29%
Utah State29%

What each pays off

U. Kentucky's former students earn more, a median $59K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Kentucky$59K
Utah State$54K
Graduation rate
U. Kentucky68%
Utah State58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Utah State got more selective while U. Kentucky got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. KentuckyGrowing+52%
  • Utah StateGrowing+63%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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