Quad

Head-to-head

U. Maryland Eastern Shore
Kentucky State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kentucky State's yield is 18 pts higher than U. Maryland Eastern Shore's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore grads earn $11.3K more ten years out than Kentucky State's ($47,697 vs. $36,382)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore has 1.8× as many undergrads as Kentucky State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Kentucky State has 4 pts more first-gen students than U. Maryland Eastern Shore (40% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Kentucky State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Maryland Eastern Shore (44% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Maryland Eastern Shore is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.37)

    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

Kentucky State admits 96%, U. Maryland Eastern Shore 96%; Kentucky State's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
U. Maryland Eastern Shore96%
Kentucky State96%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreOpen
  • Kentucky StateOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 10–36
U. Maryland Eastern ShoreTest-blind
Kentucky State
14–17
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreGPA and school record required
  • Kentucky StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Maryland Eastern Shore has 1.8× as many undergrads as Kentucky State; Kentucky State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Maryland Eastern Shore2.4K
Kentucky State1.3K
Pell Grant share
U. Maryland Eastern Shore56%
Kentucky State58%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at U. Maryland Eastern Shore, and Business/Commerce at Kentucky State.

Students per faculty member
U. Maryland Eastern Shore11 to 1
Kentucky State10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%
  • Kentucky StateBusiness/Commerce, General25%

What each costs

Kentucky State costs about $2.7K less a year than U. Maryland Eastern Shore 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
Kentucky State$14.6K
Aid generosity
U. Maryland Eastern Shore42%
Kentucky State40%

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
Kentucky State$36.4K
Graduation rate
U. Maryland Eastern Shore40%
Kentucky State44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. Maryland Eastern Shore but fell at Kentucky State; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Maryland Eastern ShoreGrowing+125%
  • Kentucky StateShrinking−78%
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