Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Eastern Oregon has 13 pts more first-gen students than Emporia State (46% vs. 34%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Emporia State graduates 8 pts more of its students than Eastern Oregon (55% vs. 47%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Eastern Oregon's grants cover 27% of its full price on average, vs. 22% at Emporia State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Emporia State's yield is 4 pts higher than Eastern Oregon's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    Emporia State costs about $2.3K less per year on average than Eastern Oregon ($19,168 vs. $21,425, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Eastern Oregon grads earn $2.5K more ten years out than Emporia State's ($50,112 vs. $47,601)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Emporia State admits 98%, Eastern Oregon 99%; Emporia State's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Eastern Oregon99%
Emporia State98%
Quad's selectivity
  • Eastern OregonOpen
  • Emporia StateOpen
ACT middle 50%Axis 14–36
Eastern OregonTest-blind
Emporia State
18–24
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Eastern OregonRigor and GPA very important
  • Emporia StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Eastern Oregon and Emporia State are about the same size; Eastern Oregon has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Eastern Oregon2.2K
Emporia State2.2K
Pell Grant share
Eastern Oregon35%
Emporia State34%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration, Management and Operations leads at Eastern Oregon, and Elementary Education and Teaching at Emporia State.

Students per faculty member
Eastern Oregon14 to 1
Emporia State16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Eastern OregonBusiness Administration, Management and Operations, Other13%
  • Emporia StateElementary Education and Teaching16%

What each costs

Emporia State costs about $2.3K less a year than Eastern Oregon on average; Eastern Oregon's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Eastern Oregon$21.4K
Emporia State$19.2K
Aid generosity
Eastern Oregon27%
Emporia State22%

What each pays off

Eastern Oregon's former students earn more, a median $50.1K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 55% at Emporia State to 47% at Eastern Oregon.

Median earnings, 10 years
Eastern Oregon$50.1K
Emporia State$47.6K
Graduation rate
Eastern Oregon47%
Emporia State55%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Eastern OregonSteady+5%
  • Emporia StateSteady−3%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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