Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Ferris State's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Wright State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Ferris State graduates 12 pts more of its students than Wright State (60% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Ferris State costs about $7.7K less per year on average than Wright State ($11,793 vs. $19,524, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Wright State is more diverse (index 0.52 vs. 0.45)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Wright State's yield is 6 pts higher than Ferris State's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Ferris State grads earn $5.2K more ten years out than Wright State's ($54,735 vs. $49,500)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Ferris State admits 91%, Wright State 96%; Wright State's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Ferris State91%
Wright State96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Ferris StateOpen
  • Wright StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Ferris State
890–1120
Wright StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Ferris StateGPA and school record required
  • Wright StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Ferris State is a bit larger than Wright State (8,106 vs. 6,762 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 34%.

Undergrads
Ferris State8.1K
Wright State6.8K
Pell Grant share
Ferris State34%
Wright State34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Ferris State, and Psychology at Wright State; Ferris State has 15 students per faculty member to Wright State's 16.

Students per faculty member
Ferris State15 to 1
Wright State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Ferris StateBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • Wright StatePsychology, General9%

What each costs

Ferris State costs about $7.7K less a year than Wright State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ferris State$11.8K
Wright State$19.5K
Aid generosity
Ferris State57%
Wright State30%

What each pays off

Ferris State's former students earn more, a median $54.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 60% at Ferris State to 48% at Wright State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ferris State$54.7K
Wright State$49.5K
Graduation rate
Ferris State60%
Wright State48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Ferris State got less selective while Wright State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Ferris StateGrowing+20%
  • Wright StateGrowingsince fall 2015+59%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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