Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY Old Westbury costs about $11.3K less per year on average than U. Massachusetts-Boston ($18,855 vs. $30,109, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Massachusetts-Boston has 2.8× as many undergrads as SUNY Old Westbury

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    SUNY Old Westbury has 8 pts more Pell recipients than U. Massachusetts-Boston (49% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    U. Massachusetts-Boston grads earn $7.3K more ten years out than SUNY Old Westbury's ($65,865 vs. $58,526)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    SUNY Old Westbury graduates 6 pts more of its students than U. Massachusetts-Boston (62% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Massachusetts-Boston is more diverse (index 0.80 vs. 0.76)

    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

SUNY Old Westbury admits 84%, U. Massachusetts-Boston 84%; both have the same yield, 12%.

Acceptance rate
U. Massachusetts-Boston84%
SUNY Old Westbury84%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Massachusetts-BostonAccessible
  • SUNY Old WestburyAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Massachusetts-Boston
1070–1290
SUNY Old WestburyTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Massachusetts-BostonRigor and GPA very important33%
  • SUNY Old WestburyGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. Massachusetts-Boston has 2.8× as many undergrads as SUNY Old Westbury; SUNY Old Westbury has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Massachusetts-Boston11.5K
SUNY Old Westbury4.2K
Pell Grant share
U. Massachusetts-Boston42%
SUNY Old Westbury49%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Massachusetts-Boston, and Psychology at SUNY Old Westbury.

Students per faculty member
U. Massachusetts-Boston15 to 1
SUNY Old Westbury17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Massachusetts-BostonBusiness Administration and Management, General16%
  • SUNY Old WestburyPsychology, General12%

What each costs

SUNY Old Westbury costs about $11.3K less a year than U. Massachusetts-Boston on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 29%.

Average cost, all students
U. Massachusetts-Boston$30.1K
SUNY Old Westbury$18.9K
Aid generosity
U. Massachusetts-Boston29%
SUNY Old Westbury29%

What each pays off

U. Massachusetts-Boston's former students earn more, a median $65.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Massachusetts-Boston$65.9K
SUNY Old Westbury$58.5K
Graduation rate
U. Massachusetts-Boston56%
SUNY Old Westbury62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Massachusetts-BostonGrowing+152%
  • SUNY Old WestburyGrowing+122%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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