Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Stockton graduates 21 pts more of its students than Cleveland State (76% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Stockton's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 27% at Cleveland State

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Stockton grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Cleveland State's ($57,602 vs. $52,131)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Cleveland State costs about $2.5K less per year on average than Stockton ($23,883 vs. $26,339, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Cleveland State is a bit larger (8,969 vs. 7,537)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Cleveland State is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.62)

    Diversity index

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

Stockton admits 89%, Cleveland State 91%; both have the same yield, 16%.

Acceptance rate
Cleveland State91%
Stockton89%
Quad's selectivity
  • Cleveland StateOpen
  • StocktonAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Cleveland StateTest-blind
Stockton
1030–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Cleveland StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • StocktonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Cleveland State is a bit larger than Stockton (8,969 vs. 7,537 undergrads); Stockton has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Cleveland State9K
Stockton7.5K
Pell Grant share
Cleveland State41%
Stockton42%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Cleveland State, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Stockton.

Students per faculty member
Cleveland State16 to 1
Stockton17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Cleveland StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%
  • StocktonHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General13%

What each costs

Cleveland State costs about $2.5K less a year than Stockton on average; Stockton's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Cleveland State$23.9K
Stockton$26.3K
Aid generosity
Cleveland State27%
Stockton33%

What each pays off

Stockton's former students earn more, a median $57.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 76% at Stockton to 56% at Cleveland State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Cleveland State$52.1K
Stockton$57.6K
Graduation rate
Cleveland State56%
Stockton76%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Cleveland StateGrowing+121%
  • StocktonGrowing+101%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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