Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Metropolitan State's yield is 23 pts higher than U. North Carolina at Pembroke's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Metropolitan State grads earn $21.3K more ten years out than U. North Carolina at Pembroke's ($64,705 vs. $43,407)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Metropolitan State graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. North Carolina at Pembroke (57% vs. 49%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke is more diverse (index 0.77 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Metropolitan State (50% vs. 48%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. North Carolina at Pembroke admits 93% vs. 99% at Metropolitan State

    Acceptance 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. North Carolina at Pembroke admits 93%, Metropolitan State 99%; Metropolitan State's yield is higher, at 34%.

Acceptance rate
U. North Carolina at Pembroke93%
Metropolitan State99%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. North Carolina at PembrokeOpen
  • Metropolitan StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. North Carolina at Pembroke
970–1200
Metropolitan StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. North Carolina at PembrokeGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Metropolitan StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. North Carolina at Pembroke and Metropolitan State are about the same size; U. North Carolina at Pembroke has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. North Carolina at Pembroke5.3K
Metropolitan State5.6K
Pell Grant share
U. North Carolina at Pembroke50%
Metropolitan State48%

Majors and faculty

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies leads at U. North Carolina at Pembroke, and Business Administration and Management at Metropolitan State.

Students per faculty member
U. North Carolina at Pembroke14 to 1
Metropolitan State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. North Carolina at PembrokeMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other21%
  • Metropolitan StateBusiness Administration and Management, General10%

What each costs

Only U. North Carolina at Pembroke reports an average cost ($13.5K).

Average cost, all students
U. North Carolina at Pembroke$13.5K
Metropolitan StateNot reported
Aid generosity
U. North Carolina at Pembroke30%
Metropolitan StateNot reported

What each pays off

Metropolitan State's former students earn more, a median $64.7K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. North Carolina at Pembroke$43.4K
Metropolitan State$64.7K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina at Pembroke49%
Metropolitan State57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. North Carolina at Pembroke got less selective while Metropolitan State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. North Carolina at PembrokeGrowing+103%
  • Metropolitan StateGrowing+86%
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