Quad

Head-to-head

Bowie State
SUNY at Fredonia

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY at Fredonia's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 13% at Bowie State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    SUNY at Fredonia graduates 14 pts more of its students than Bowie State (63% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Bowie State's yield is 13 pts higher than SUNY at Fredonia's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Bowie State has 13 pts more first-gen students than SUNY at Fredonia (36% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    SUNY at Fredonia costs about $7.2K less per year on average than Bowie State ($18,125 vs. $25,371, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    SUNY at Fredonia is more diverse (index 0.42 vs. 0.33)

    Diversity index

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%, SUNY at Fredonia 78%; Bowie State's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Bowie State72%
SUNY at Fredonia78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Bowie StateAccessible
  • SUNY at FredoniaAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Bowie StateNot reported
SUNY at Fredonia
1160–1370
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Bowie StateGPA and school record required
  • SUNY at FredoniaGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Bowie State has 1.8× as many undergrads as SUNY at Fredonia and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Bowie State5K
SUNY at Fredonia2.8K
Pell Grant share
Bowie State44%
SUNY at Fredonia39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Bowie State, and Psychology at SUNY at Fredonia; SUNY at Fredonia has 11 students per faculty member to Bowie State's 15.

Students per faculty member
Bowie State15 to 1
SUNY at Fredonia11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Bowie StateBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • SUNY at FredoniaPsychology, General8%

What each costs

SUNY at Fredonia costs about $7.2K less a year than Bowie State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Bowie State$25.4K
SUNY at Fredonia$18.1K
Aid generosity
Bowie State13%
SUNY at Fredonia34%

What each pays off

Bowie State's former students earn more, a median $54.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 63% at SUNY at Fredonia to 49% at Bowie State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Bowie State$54.5K
SUNY at Fredonia$54.2K
Graduation rate
Bowie State49%
SUNY at Fredonia63%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Bowie State but held steady at SUNY at Fredonia; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Bowie StateGrowing+58%
  • SUNY at FredoniaSteady+4%
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