Quad

Head-to-head

U. North Dakota
Georgia College & State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Georgia College & State's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 20% at U. North Dakota

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. North Dakota is more diverse (index 0.38 vs. 0.31)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. North Dakota has 1.7× as many undergrads as Georgia College & State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. North Dakota grads earn $5.4K more ten years out than Georgia College & State's ($63,552 vs. $58,140)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Georgia College & State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. North Dakota (62% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Georgia College & State's yield is 2 pts higher than U. North Dakota'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

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

Who's hardest to get into

U. North Dakota admits 77%, Georgia College & State 78%; Georgia College & State's yield is higher, at 36%.

Acceptance rate
U. North Dakota77%
Georgia College & State78%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. North DakotaAccessible
  • Georgia College & StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. North DakotaTest-blind
Georgia College & State
1070–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. North DakotaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Georgia College & StateRigor, GPA, and tests very important

Who's on each campus

U. North Dakota has 1.7× as many undergrads as Georgia College & State; Georgia College & State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. North Dakota10K
Georgia College & State5.9K
Pell Grant share
U. North Dakota17%
Georgia College & State18%

Majors and faculty

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology leads at U. North Dakota, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Georgia College & State.

Students per faculty member
U. North Dakota17 to 1
Georgia College & State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. North DakotaAeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General15%
  • Georgia College & StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%

What each costs

U. North Dakota and Georgia College & State cost about the same a year on average; Georgia College & State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. North Dakota$22.9K
Georgia College & State$22.3K
Aid generosity
U. North Dakota20%
Georgia College & State27%

What each pays off

U. North Dakota's former students earn more, a median $63.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. North Dakota$63.6K
Georgia College & State$58.1K
Graduation rate
U. North Dakota57%
Georgia College & State62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. North Dakota got more selective while Georgia College & State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. North DakotaGrowing+78%
  • Georgia College & StateGrowing+59%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Georgia College & State University Common Data Set 2016–17, Fall 2016About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why