Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Keene State graduates 6 pts more of its students than Plymouth State (62% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Plymouth State is more diverse (index 0.34 vs. 0.30)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Plymouth State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Keene State (27% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Keene State's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Plymouth State

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Plymouth State grads earn $2.9K more ten years out than Keene State's ($57,304 vs. $54,368)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Keene State costs about $1.6K less per year on average than Plymouth State ($24,047 vs. $25,624, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

Plymouth State admits 88%, Keene State 90%; both have the same yield, 14%.

Acceptance rate
Plymouth State88%
Keene State90%
Quad's selectivity
  • Plymouth StateOpen
  • Keene StateOpen
SAT middle 50%
Plymouth StateTest-blind
Keene StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Plymouth StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Keene StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Plymouth State is a bit larger than Keene State (3,153 vs. 2,699 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Plymouth State3.2K
Keene State2.7K
Pell Grant share
Plymouth State28%
Keene State26%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Plymouth State, and Psychology at Keene State; Plymouth State has 15 students per faculty member to Keene State's 17.

Students per faculty member
Plymouth State15 to 1
Keene State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Plymouth StateBusiness/Commerce, General12%
  • Keene StatePsychology, General10%

What each costs

Keene State costs about $1.6K less a year than Plymouth State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Plymouth State$25.6K
Keene State$24K
Aid generosity
Plymouth State30%
Keene State34%

What each pays off

Plymouth State's former students earn more, a median $57.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Plymouth State$57.3K
Keene State$54.4K
Graduation rate
Plymouth State56%
Keene State62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Plymouth State but fell at Keene State; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Plymouth StateGrowing+44%
  • Keene StateShrinking−18%
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