Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Minnesota-Twin Cities graduates 15 pts more of its students than Oregon State (83% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Minnesota-Twin Cities's SAT midpoint is 130 points higher than Oregon State's

    SAT midpoint
  3. 3

    Oregon State has 13 pts more first-gen students than U. Minnesota-Twin Cities (31% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Minnesota-Twin Cities is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Oregon State has 5 pts more Pell recipients than U. Minnesota-Twin Cities (23% vs. 18%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Minnesota-Twin Cities grads earn $5K more ten years out than Oregon State's ($69,020 vs. $64,010)

    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

Who's hardest to get into

Oregon State admits 79%, U. Minnesota-Twin Cities 80%; U. Minnesota-Twin Cities's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities80%
Oregon State79%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Minnesota-Twin CitiesSelective
  • Oregon StateSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities
1300–1500
Oregon State
1140–1400
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Minnesota-Twin CitiesRigor, GPA, and rank very important
  • Oregon StateRigor and GPA very important50%

Who's on each campus

U. Minnesota-Twin Cities and Oregon State are about the same size; Oregon State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities31.9K
Oregon State31.1K
Pell Grant share
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities18%
Oregon State23%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at both; U. Minnesota-Twin Cities has 17 students per faculty member to Oregon State's 18.

Students per faculty member
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities17 to 1
Oregon State18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Minnesota-Twin CitiesComputer Science8%
  • Oregon StateComputer Science17%

What each costs

U. Minnesota-Twin Cities and Oregon State cost about the same a year on average; Oregon State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities$31.4K
Oregon State$31.2K
Aid generosity
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities21%
Oregon State24%

What each pays off

U. Minnesota-Twin Cities's former students earn more, a median $69K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities$69K
Oregon State$64K
Graduation rate
U. Minnesota-Twin Cities83%
Oregon State67%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Oregon State but held steady at U. Minnesota-Twin Cities; U. Minnesota-Twin Cities got less selective while Oregon State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Minnesota-Twin CitiesSteady−7%
  • Oregon StateGrowing+115%
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