Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Athens State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Bowie State (48% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Athens State is more diverse (index 0.43 vs. 0.33)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Bowie State has 2.1× as many undergrads as Athens State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Athens State graduates 8 pts more of its students than Bowie State (58% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Bowie State grads earn $4.3K more ten years out than Athens State's ($54,537 vs. $50,273)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Bowie State has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Athens State (44% vs. 43%)

    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

Bowie State admits 72%; Athens State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Bowie State72%
Athens StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Bowie StateAccessible
  • Athens StateNot rated
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Bowie StateGPA and school record required
  • Athens StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Bowie State has 2.1× as many undergrads as Athens State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bowie State5K
Athens State2.4K
Pell Grant share
Bowie State44%
Athens State43%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Bowie State, and Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at Athens State.

Students per faculty member
Bowie State15 to 1
Athens State14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Bowie StateBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • Athens StateLiberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies12%

What each costs

Only Bowie State reports an average cost ($25.4K).

Average cost, all students
Bowie State$25.4K
Athens StateNot reported
Aid generosity
Bowie State13%
Athens StateNot reported

What each pays off

Bowie State's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 58% at Athens State to 49% at Bowie State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bowie State$54.5K
Athens State$50.3K
Graduation rate
Bowie State49%
Athens State58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bowie State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Bowie StateGrowing+58%
  • Athens 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