Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Metropolitan State's yield is 14 pts higher than Texas Woman's's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Metropolitan State grads earn $8.2K more ten years out than Texas Woman's's ($64,705 vs. $56,544)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Texas Woman's has 1.6× as many undergrads as Metropolitan State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Metropolitan State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Texas Woman's (48% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Texas Woman's has 4 pts more first-gen students than Metropolitan State (42% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Texas Woman's graduates 1 pts more of its students than Metropolitan State (58% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

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

Texas Woman's admits 96%, Metropolitan State 99%; Metropolitan State's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
Metropolitan State99%
Texas Woman's96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Metropolitan StateOpen
  • Texas Woman'sOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 12–36
Metropolitan State
16–21
Texas Woman'sTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Metropolitan StateGPA and school record required
  • Texas Woman'sGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Texas Woman's has 1.6× as many undergrads as Metropolitan State; Metropolitan State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Metropolitan State5.6K
Texas Woman's8.8K
Pell Grant share
Metropolitan State48%
Texas Woman's42%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Metropolitan State, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Texas Woman's.

Students per faculty member
Metropolitan State15 to 1
Texas Woman's16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Metropolitan StateBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • Texas Woman'sRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

Only Texas Woman's reports an average cost ($15.9K).

Average cost, all students
Metropolitan StateNot reported
Texas Woman's$15.9K
Aid generosity
Metropolitan StateNot reported
Texas Woman's36%

What each pays off

Metropolitan State's former students earn more, a median $64.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Metropolitan State$64.7K
Texas Woman's$56.5K
Graduation rate
Metropolitan State57%
Texas Woman's58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Texas Woman's got less selective while Metropolitan State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Metropolitan StateGrowing+86%
  • Texas Woman'sGrowing+82%
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why