Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Alabama State has 16 pts more Pell recipients than U. Maryland Eastern Shore (71% vs. 56%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.25)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than Alabama State's ($47,697 vs. $34,502)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore graduates 9 pts more of its students than Alabama State (40% vs. 31%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Alabama State's yield is 6 pts higher than U. Maryland Eastern Shore's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 36% at Alabama State

    Aid generosity

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. Maryland Eastern Shore admits 96%, Alabama State 98%; Alabama State's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
U. Maryland Eastern Shore96%
Alabama State98%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreOpen
  • Alabama StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 600–1600
U. Maryland Eastern ShoreTest-blind
Alabama State
749–967
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreGPA and school record required
  • Alabama StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Alabama State is a bit larger than U. Maryland Eastern Shore (3,477 vs. 2,391 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Maryland Eastern Shore2.4K
Alabama State3.5K
Pell Grant share
U. Maryland Eastern Shore56%
Alabama State71%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at both; U. Maryland Eastern Shore has 11 students per faculty member to Alabama State's 15.

Students per faculty member
U. Maryland Eastern Shore11 to 1
Alabama State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%
  • Alabama StateBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%

What each costs

U. Maryland Eastern Shore and Alabama State cost about the same a year on average; U. Maryland Eastern Shore's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Maryland Eastern Shore$17.3K
Alabama State$17.7K
Aid generosity
U. Maryland Eastern Shore42%
Alabama State36%

What each pays off

U. Maryland Eastern Shore's former students earn more, a median $47.7K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Maryland Eastern Shore$47.7K
Alabama State$34.5K
Graduation rate
U. Maryland Eastern Shore40%
Alabama State31%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Maryland Eastern Shore but held steady at Alabama State; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreGrowing+125%
  • Alabama StateSteady−6%
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