Quad

Head-to-head

Winona State
Morehead State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morehead State's grants cover 51% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at Winona State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Morehead State has 20 pts more first-gen students than Winona State (41% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Winona State grads earn $15.3K more ten years out than Morehead State's ($58,532 vs. $43,197)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Winona State graduates 14 pts more of its students than Morehead State (65% vs. 51%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Morehead State costs about $9.8K less per year on average than Winona State ($11,086 vs. $20,900, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Winona State's yield is 6 pts higher than Morehead State's

    Yield 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

Winona State admits 75%, Morehead State 77%; Winona State's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Winona State75%
Morehead State77%
Quad's selectivity
  • Winona StateAccessible
  • Morehead StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%
Winona StateTest-blind
Morehead StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Winona StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Morehead StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Winona State is a bit larger than Morehead State (5,144 vs. 4,578 undergrads); Morehead State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Winona State5.1K
Morehead State4.6K
Pell Grant share
Winona State24%
Morehead State30%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Winona State, and General Studies at Morehead State; Winona State has 14 students per faculty member to Morehead State's 16.

Students per faculty member
Winona State14 to 1
Morehead State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Winona StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse19%
  • Morehead StateGeneral Studies10%

What each costs

Morehead State costs about $9.8K less a year than Winona State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Winona State$20.9K
Morehead State$11.1K
Aid generosity
Winona State20%
Morehead State51%

What each pays off

Winona State's former students earn more, a median $58.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Winona State$58.5K
Morehead State$43.2K
Graduation rate
Winona State65%
Morehead State51%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Morehead State but held steady at Winona State; Morehead State got more selective while Winona State got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Winona StateSteady−6%
  • Morehead StateGrowing+74%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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