Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    CUNY Medgar Evers has 16 pts more first-gen students than Virginia State (50% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    CUNY Medgar Evers is more diverse (index 0.46 vs. 0.30)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Virginia State graduates 16 pts more of its students than CUNY Medgar Evers (46% vs. 30%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Virginia State has 16 pts more Pell recipients than CUNY Medgar Evers (72% vs. 56%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Virginia State has 1.6× as many undergrads as CUNY Medgar Evers

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Virginia State's yield is 6 pts higher than CUNY Medgar Evers's

    Yield 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

CUNY Medgar Evers admits 86%, Virginia State 89%; Virginia State's yield is higher, at 11%.

Acceptance rate
CUNY Medgar Evers86%
Virginia State89%
Quad's selectivity
  • CUNY Medgar EversOpen
  • Virginia StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
CUNY Medgar Evers
850–1020
Virginia State
840–1070
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CUNY Medgar EversGPA required
  • Virginia StateGPA very important14%

Who's on each campus

Virginia State has 1.6× as many undergrads as CUNY Medgar Evers and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
CUNY Medgar Evers3.2K
Virginia State5.1K
Pell Grant share
CUNY Medgar Evers56%
Virginia State72%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at CUNY Medgar Evers, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies at Virginia State; both have 13 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
CUNY Medgar Evers13 to 1
Virginia State13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CUNY Medgar EversPsychology, General23%
  • Virginia StateCriminal Justice/Safety Studies10%

What each costs

Only Virginia State reports an average cost ($20.7K).

Average cost, all students
CUNY Medgar EversNot reported
Virginia State$20.7K
Aid generosity
CUNY Medgar EversNot reported
Virginia State36%

What each pays off

CUNY Medgar Evers's former students earn more, a median $46.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 46% at Virginia State to 30% at CUNY Medgar Evers.

Median earnings, 10 years
CUNY Medgar Evers$46.5K
Virginia State$45.5K
Graduation rate
CUNY Medgar Evers30%
Virginia State46%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • CUNY Medgar EversGrowing+55%
  • Virginia StateGrowing+99%
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