Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduates 26 pts more of its students than U. Wisconsin-Parkside (70% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside costs about $15K less per year on average than Massachusetts College of Art and Design ($19,134 vs. $34,161, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside has 18 pts more first-gen students than Massachusetts College of Art and Design (41% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside's yield is 9 pts higher than Massachusetts College of Art and Design's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside grads earn $7.5K more ten years out than Massachusetts College of Art and Design's ($51,129 vs. $43,582)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside has 1.6× as many undergrads as Massachusetts College of Art and Design

    Undergrads

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. Wisconsin-Parkside admits 75%, Massachusetts College of Art and Design 76%; U. Wisconsin-Parkside's yield is higher, at 26%.

Acceptance rate
Massachusetts College of Art and Design76%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside75%
Quad's selectivity
  • Massachusetts College of Art and DesignSelective
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 13–36
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignTest-blind
U. Wisconsin-Parkside
17–25
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Massachusetts College of Art and DesignGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideRigor and GPA very important19%

Who's on each campus

U. Wisconsin-Parkside has 1.6× as many undergrads as Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Massachusetts College of Art and Design1.8K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside2.8K
Pell Grant share
Massachusetts College of Art and Design30%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside35%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Business Administration and Management at U. Wisconsin-Parkside.

Students per faculty member
Massachusetts College of Art and Design9 to 1
U. Wisconsin-Parkside20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Massachusetts College of Art and DesignIllustration22%
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

U. Wisconsin-Parkside costs about $15K less a year than Massachusetts College of Art and Design on average.

Average cost, all students
Massachusetts College of Art and Design$34.2K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$19.1K
Aid generosity
Massachusetts College of Art and Design20%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside18%

What each pays off

U. Wisconsin-Parkside's former students earn more, a median $51.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Massachusetts College of Art and Design$43.6K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$51.1K
Graduation rate
Massachusetts College of Art and Design70%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Wisconsin-Parkside got more selective while Massachusetts College of Art and Design got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Massachusetts College of Art and DesignGrowing+105%
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideGrowing+76%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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