Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Baltimore grads earn $17K more ten years out than Adams State's ($61,335 vs. $44,372)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. Baltimore graduates 16 pts more of its students than Adams State (55% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Baltimore has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Adams State (45% vs. 38%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Adams State is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Adams State has 2 pts more first-gen students than U. Baltimore (42% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Adams State is a bit larger (1,250 vs. 1,133)

    Undergrads

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

U. Baltimore admits 79%; Adams State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Baltimore79%
Adams StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. BaltimoreAccessible
  • Adams StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 600–1600
U. Baltimore
740–1330
Adams StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. BaltimoreGPA very important
  • Adams StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Adams State is a bit larger than U. Baltimore (1,250 vs. 1,133 undergrads); U. Baltimore has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Baltimore1.1K
Adams State1.3K
Pell Grant share
U. Baltimore45%
Adams State38%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at both; U. Baltimore has 10 students per faculty member to Adams State's 14.

Students per faculty member
U. Baltimore10 to 1
Adams State14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. BaltimoreBusiness/Commerce, General26%
  • Adams StateBusiness/Commerce, General29%

What each costs

Only Adams State reports an average cost ($18.5K).

Average cost, all students
U. BaltimoreNot reported
Adams State$18.5K
Aid generosity
U. BaltimoreNot reported
Adams State35%

What each pays off

U. Baltimore's former students earn more, a median $61.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 55% at U. Baltimore to 39% at Adams State.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Baltimore$61.3K
Adams State$44.4K
Graduation rate
U. Baltimore55%
Adams State39%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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