Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Oakland grads earn $17.1K more ten years out than Youngstown State's ($58,612 vs. $41,544)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Youngstown State's yield is 15 pts higher than Oakland's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Oakland's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Youngstown State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Oakland graduates 9 pts more of its students than Youngstown State (61% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Youngstown State has 6 pts more first-gen students than Oakland (38% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Oakland has 1.6× as many undergrads as Youngstown State

    Undergrads

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

Youngstown State admits 84%, Oakland 88%; Youngstown State's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
Youngstown State84%
Oakland88%
Quad's selectivity
  • Youngstown StateAccessible
  • OaklandOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Youngstown State
1010–1230
Oakland
1030–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Youngstown StateGPA and school record required
  • OaklandGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Oakland has 1.6× as many undergrads as Youngstown State; Youngstown State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Youngstown State8K
Oakland12.4K
Pell Grant share
Youngstown State34%
Oakland32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Oakland has 17 students per faculty member to Youngstown State's 20.

Students per faculty member
Youngstown State20 to 1
Oakland17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Youngstown StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%
  • OaklandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Oakland costs about $1.4K less a year than Youngstown State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Youngstown State$18.8K
Oakland$17.4K
Aid generosity
Youngstown State29%
Oakland41%

What each pays off

Oakland's former students earn more, a median $58.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Youngstown State$41.5K
Oakland$58.6K
Graduation rate
Youngstown State52%
Oakland61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Oakland got less selective while Youngstown State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Youngstown StateGrowing+95%
  • OaklandGrowing+40%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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