Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Radford grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than New Mexico State's ($53,739 vs. $39,067)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    New Mexico State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Radford (44% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    New Mexico State's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Radford

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    New Mexico State has 2.0× as many undergrads as Radford

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    Radford's SAT midpoint is 60 points higher than New Mexico State's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Radford graduates 6 pts more of its students than New Mexico State (60% vs. 55%)

    Graduation 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

Who's hardest to get into

New Mexico State admits 89%, Radford 89%; New Mexico State's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
New Mexico State89%
Radford89%
Quad's selectivity
  • New Mexico StateOpen
  • RadfordOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
New Mexico State
870–1110
Radford
950–1140
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • New Mexico StateGPA and school record required
  • RadfordGPA very important36%

Who's on each campus

New Mexico State is twice Radford's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
New Mexico State11.9K
Radford6.1K
Pell Grant share
New Mexico State38%
Radford37%

Majors and faculty

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies leads at New Mexico State, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Radford.

Students per faculty member
New Mexico State16 to 1
Radford14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • New Mexico StateCriminal Justice/Safety Studies6%
  • RadfordRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%

What each costs

New Mexico State costs about $3.6K less a year than Radford on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
New Mexico State$15.9K
Radford$19.5K
Aid generosity
New Mexico State47%
Radford37%

What each pays off

Radford's former students earn more, a median $53.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
New Mexico State$39.1K
Radford$53.7K
Graduation rate
New Mexico State55%
Radford60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • New Mexico StateGrowing+84%
  • RadfordGrowing+42%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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