Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    College of New Jersey graduates 47 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Fairbanks (86% vs. 39%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    College of New Jersey grads earn $24.5K more ten years out than U. Alaska Fairbanks's ($73,323 vs. $48,866)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    U. Alaska Fairbanks has 19 pts more first-gen students than College of New Jersey (40% vs. 21%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    U. Alaska Fairbanks costs about $13.1K less per year on average than College of New Jersey ($19,331 vs. $32,400, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Alaska Fairbanks's grants cover 32% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at College of New Jersey

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    College of New Jersey has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Alaska Fairbanks

    Undergrads

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

College of New Jersey admits 62%; U. Alaska Fairbanks doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
College of New Jersey62%
U. Alaska FairbanksNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • College of New JerseySelective
  • U. Alaska FairbanksNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
College of New Jersey
1140–1340
U. Alaska FairbanksNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • College of New JerseySchool record required
  • U. Alaska FairbanksNot reported

Who's on each campus

College of New Jersey has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Alaska Fairbanks; U. Alaska Fairbanks has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
College of New Jersey7.1K
U. Alaska Fairbanks4.2K
Pell Grant share
College of New Jersey21%
U. Alaska Fairbanks22%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at College of New Jersey, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at U. Alaska Fairbanks.

Students per faculty member
College of New Jersey14 to 1
U. Alaska Fairbanks11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • College of New JerseyBusiness Administration and Management, General19%
  • U. Alaska FairbanksMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other11%

What each costs

U. Alaska Fairbanks costs about $13.1K less a year than College of New Jersey on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
College of New Jersey$32.4K
U. Alaska Fairbanks$19.3K
Aid generosity
College of New Jersey20%
U. Alaska Fairbanks32%

What each pays off

College of New Jersey's former students earn more, a median $73.3K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
College of New Jersey$73.3K
U. Alaska Fairbanks$48.9K
Graduation rate
College of New Jersey86%
U. Alaska Fairbanks39%

How each has changed

Applications grew at College of New Jersey, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • College of New JerseyGrowing+17%
  • U. Alaska FairbanksNot reported
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