Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Maine Maritime Academy grads earn $40.5K more ten years out than Wright State's ($89,964 vs. $49,500)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Maine Maritime Academy graduates 49 pts more of its students than Wright State (72% vs. 23%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Wright State costs about $12.5K less per year on average than Maine Maritime Academy ($19,672 vs. $32,175, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Wright State has 14 pts more first-gen students than Maine Maritime Academy (35% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Maine Maritime Academy is more diverse (index 0.34 vs. 0.20)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Maine Maritime Academy has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Wright State (25% vs. 21%)

    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

Maine Maritime Academy admits 54%; Wright State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Maine Maritime Academy54%
Wright StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Maine Maritime AcademySelective
  • Wright StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Maine Maritime Academy
1095–1260
Wright StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Maine Maritime AcademyGPA and school record required
  • Wright StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Maine Maritime Academy and Wright State are about the same size; Maine Maritime Academy has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Maine Maritime Academy942
Wright State892
Pell Grant share
Maine Maritime Academy25%
Wright State21%

Majors and faculty

Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer leads at Maine Maritime Academy, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Wright State.

Students per faculty member
Maine Maritime Academy10 to 1
Wright State13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Maine Maritime AcademyMarine Science/Merchant Marine Officer32%
  • Wright StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%

What each costs

Wright State costs about $12.5K less a year than Maine Maritime Academy on average; Maine Maritime Academy's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Maine Maritime Academy$32.2K
Wright State$19.7K
Aid generosity
Maine Maritime Academy19%
Wright State16%

What each pays off

Maine Maritime Academy's former students earn more, a median $90K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Maine Maritime Academy$90K
Wright State$49.5K
Graduation rate
Maine Maritime Academy72%
Wright State23%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Maine Maritime Academy, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Maine Maritime AcademyGrowing+70%
  • Wright 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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why