Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Texas Permian Basin's yield is 33 pts higher than Salem State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Salem State graduates 13 pts more of its students than U. Texas Permian Basin (62% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Texas Permian Basin has 6 pts more first-gen students than Salem State (46% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Texas Permian Basin has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Salem State (39% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Salem State is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.63)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Texas Permian Basin costs about $1.3K less per year on average than Salem State ($20,670 vs. $21,984, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Texas Permian Basin admits 95%, Salem State 96%; U. Texas Permian Basin's yield is higher, at 44%.

Acceptance rate
Salem State96%
U. Texas Permian Basin95%
Quad's selectivity
  • Salem StateOpen
  • U. Texas Permian BasinOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Salem State
873–1148
U. Texas Permian Basin
910–1130
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Salem StateRigor, GPA, rank, and tests very important21%
  • U. Texas Permian BasinGPA required

Who's on each campus

Salem State and U. Texas Permian Basin are about the same size; U. Texas Permian Basin has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Salem State4.3K
U. Texas Permian Basin3.9K
Pell Grant share
Salem State35%
U. Texas Permian Basin39%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Salem State, and Psychology at U. Texas Permian Basin.

Students per faculty member
Salem State12 to 1
U. Texas Permian Basin19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Salem StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse12%
  • U. Texas Permian BasinPsychology, General14%

What each costs

U. Texas Permian Basin costs about $1.3K less a year than Salem State on average; Salem State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Salem State$22K
U. Texas Permian Basin$20.7K
Aid generosity
Salem State32%
U. Texas Permian Basin30%

What each pays off

Salem State's former students earn more, a median $56.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 62% at Salem State to 49% at U. Texas Permian Basin.

Median earnings, 10 years
Salem State$56.7K
U. Texas Permian Basin$56.1K
Graduation rate
Salem State62%
U. Texas Permian Basin49%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Salem StateGrowing+53%
  • U. Texas Permian BasinGrowing+34%
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