Quad

Head-to-head

Harris-Stowe State
Kentucky State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kentucky State graduates 18 pts more of its students than Harris-Stowe State (44% vs. 26%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Harris-Stowe State has 15 pts more Pell recipients than Kentucky State (74% vs. 58%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Harris-Stowe State has 7 pts more first-gen students than Kentucky State (47% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Harris-Stowe State's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 40% at Kentucky State

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Kentucky State grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than Harris-Stowe State's ($36,382 vs. $31,088)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Kentucky State is more diverse (index 0.37 vs. 0.33)

    Diversity index

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

Kentucky State admits 96%; Harris-Stowe State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Harris-Stowe StateNot reported
Kentucky State96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Harris-Stowe StateNot rated
  • Kentucky StateOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 10–36
Harris-Stowe StateNot reported
Kentucky State
14–17
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Harris-Stowe StateNot reported
  • Kentucky StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Kentucky State is a bit larger than Harris-Stowe State (1,309 vs. 960 undergrads); Harris-Stowe State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Harris-Stowe State960
Kentucky State1.3K
Pell Grant share
Harris-Stowe State74%
Kentucky State58%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Harris-Stowe State, and Business/Commerce at Kentucky State.

Students per faculty member
Harris-Stowe State12 to 1
Kentucky State10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Harris-Stowe StateBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • Kentucky StateBusiness/Commerce, General25%

What each costs

Harris-Stowe State and Kentucky State cost about the same a year on average; Harris-Stowe State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Harris-Stowe State$14.7K
Kentucky State$14.6K
Aid generosity
Harris-Stowe State46%
Kentucky State40%

What each pays off

Kentucky State's former students earn more, a median $36.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 44% at Kentucky State to 26% at Harris-Stowe State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Harris-Stowe State$31.1K
Kentucky State$36.4K
Graduation rate
Harris-Stowe State26%
Kentucky State44%

How each has changed

Applications fell at Kentucky State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Harris-Stowe StateNot reported
  • Kentucky StateShrinking−78%
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