Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Morgan State graduates 24 pts more of its students than CUNY Medgar Evers (54% vs. 30%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    CUNY Medgar Evers has 17 pts more first-gen students than Morgan State (50% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Morgan State has 2.8× as many undergrads as CUNY Medgar Evers

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Morgan State's yield is 7 pts higher than CUNY Medgar Evers's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    CUNY Medgar Evers is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.40)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Morgan State grads earn $4.2K more ten years out than CUNY Medgar Evers's ($50,698 vs. $46,498)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Morgan State admits 82%, CUNY Medgar Evers 86%; Morgan State's yield is higher, at 12%.

Acceptance rate
CUNY Medgar Evers86%
Morgan State82%
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY Medgar EversOpen
  • Morgan StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
CUNY Medgar Evers
850–1020
Morgan State
840–1070
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY Medgar EversGPA required
  • Morgan StateGPA required

Who's on each campus

Morgan State has 2.8× as many undergrads as CUNY Medgar Evers and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
CUNY Medgar Evers3.2K
Morgan State9K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Medgar Evers56%
Morgan State57%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at CUNY Medgar Evers, and Business Administration and Management at Morgan State.

Students per faculty member
CUNY Medgar Evers13 to 1
Morgan State18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY Medgar EversPsychology, General23%
  • Morgan StateBusiness Administration and Management, General10%

What each costs

Only Morgan State reports an average cost ($21.6K).

Average cost, all students
CUNY Medgar EversNot reported
Morgan State$21.6K
Aid generosity
CUNY Medgar EversNot reported
Morgan State33%

What each pays off

Morgan State's former students earn more, a median $50.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 54% at Morgan State to 30% at CUNY Medgar Evers.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY Medgar Evers$46.5K
Morgan State$50.7K
Graduation rate
CUNY Medgar Evers30%
Morgan State54%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; CUNY Medgar Evers got more selective while Morgan State got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY Medgar EversGrowing+55%
  • Morgan StateGrowing+386%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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