Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    SUNY Oneonta graduates 33 pts more of its students than Shawnee State (73% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    SUNY Oneonta grads earn $20.8K more ten years out than Shawnee State's ($60,386 vs. $39,596)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Shawnee State has 18 pts more first-gen students than SUNY Oneonta (43% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    SUNY Oneonta has 2.1× as many undergrads as Shawnee State

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    SUNY Oneonta is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.46)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    SUNY Oneonta's grants cover 28% of its full price on average, vs. 25% at Shawnee State

    Aid generosity

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

SUNY Oneonta admits 70%; Shawnee State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
SUNY Oneonta70%
Shawnee StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • SUNY OneontaSelective
  • Shawnee StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
SUNY Oneonta
1120–1310
Shawnee StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • SUNY OneontaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Shawnee StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

SUNY Oneonta has 2.1× as many undergrads as Shawnee State; Shawnee State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
SUNY Oneonta4.6K
Shawnee State2.2K
Pell Grant share
SUNY Oneonta36%
Shawnee State39%

Majors and faculty

Elementary Education and Teaching leads at SUNY Oneonta, and Health and Medical Administrative Services at Shawnee State.

Students per faculty member
SUNY Oneonta13 to 1
Shawnee State12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • SUNY OneontaElementary Education and Teaching14%
  • Shawnee StateHealth and Medical Administrative Services, Other17%

What each costs

Shawnee State costs about $1K less a year than SUNY Oneonta on average; SUNY Oneonta's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
SUNY Oneonta$20.9K
Shawnee State$19.9K
Aid generosity
SUNY Oneonta28%
Shawnee State25%

What each pays off

SUNY Oneonta's former students earn more, a median $60.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 73% at SUNY Oneonta to 40% at Shawnee State.

Median earnings, 10 years
SUNY Oneonta$60.4K
Shawnee State$39.6K
Graduation rate
SUNY Oneonta73%
Shawnee State40%

How each has changed

Applications grew at SUNY Oneonta, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • SUNY OneontaGrowing+34%
  • Shawnee StateNot 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