Quad

Head-to-head

U. New Mexico
Cleveland State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. New Mexico's grants cover 45% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Cleveland State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. New Mexico's yield is 16 pts higher than Cleveland State's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. New Mexico costs about $8K less per year on average than Cleveland State ($15,862 vs. $23,883, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    U. New Mexico has 1.9× as many undergrads as Cleveland State

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Cleveland State grads earn $7.3K more ten years out than U. New Mexico's ($52,131 vs. $44,792)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. New Mexico has 3 pts more first-gen students than Cleveland State (41% vs. 38%)

    First-generation 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

Cleveland State admits 91%, U. New Mexico 95%; U. New Mexico's yield is higher, at 31%.

Acceptance rate
U. New Mexico95%
Cleveland State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. New MexicoOpen
  • Cleveland StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. New Mexico
890–1170
Cleveland StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. New MexicoGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Cleveland StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. New Mexico has 1.9× as many undergrads as Cleveland State; Cleveland State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. New Mexico17.2K
Cleveland State9K
Pell Grant share
U. New Mexico39%
Cleveland State41%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. New Mexico, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Cleveland State.

Students per faculty member
U. New Mexico15 to 1
Cleveland State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. New MexicoBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • Cleveland StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%

What each costs

U. New Mexico costs about $8K less a year than Cleveland State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. New Mexico$15.9K
Cleveland State$23.9K
Aid generosity
U. New Mexico45%
Cleveland State27%

What each pays off

Cleveland State's former students earn more, a median $52.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. New Mexico$44.8K
Cleveland State$52.1K
Graduation rate
U. New Mexico57%
Cleveland State56%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Cleveland State but held steady at U. New Mexico; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. New MexicoSteady−2%
  • Cleveland StateGrowing+121%
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