Quad

Head-to-head

U. Southern Maine
Morehead State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morehead State's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at U. Southern Maine

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Morehead State costs about $10.9K less per year on average than U. Southern Maine ($11,086 vs. $22,020, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Southern Maine is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.29)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Morehead State has 9 pts more first-gen students than U. Southern Maine (41% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    U. Southern Maine grads earn $6.8K more ten years out than Morehead State's ($49,958 vs. $43,197)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Morehead State's yield is 3 pts higher than U. Southern Maine's

    Yield 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

Morehead State admits 77%, U. Southern Maine 79%; Morehead State's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
U. Southern Maine79%
Morehead State77%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Southern MaineAccessible
  • Morehead StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. Southern Maine
990–1250
Morehead StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Southern MaineSchool record required
  • Morehead StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Southern Maine and Morehead State are about the same size; Morehead State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Southern Maine4.2K
Morehead State4.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Southern Maine28%
Morehead State30%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at U. Southern Maine, and General Studies at Morehead State.

Students per faculty member
U. Southern Maine14 to 1
Morehead State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Southern MaineRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse12%
  • Morehead StateGeneral Studies10%

What each costs

Morehead State costs about $10.9K less a year than U. Southern Maine on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Southern Maine$22K
Morehead State$11.1K
Aid generosity
U. Southern Maine33%
Morehead State51%

What each pays off

U. Southern Maine's former students earn more, a median $50K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 51% at Morehead State to 49% at U. Southern Maine.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Southern Maine$50K
Morehead State$43.2K
Graduation rate
U. Southern Maine49%
Morehead State51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Southern MaineGrowing+54%
  • Morehead StateGrowing+74%
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