Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    King's's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 37% at Midway

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    King's grads earn $15.3K more ten years out than Midway's ($59,498 vs. $44,246)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Midway has 14 pts more first-gen students than King's (43% vs. 29%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    King's graduates 11 pts more of its students than Midway (61% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Midway's yield is 9 pts higher than King's's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    King's costs about $3.6K less per year on average than Midway ($27,630 vs. $31,231, all students)

    Average cost, all students

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

King's admits 93%, Midway 95%; Midway's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
King's93%
Midway95%
Quad's selectivity
  • King'sOpen
  • MidwayOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
King's
1070–1270
Midway
1100–1170
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • King'sGPA and school record required
  • MidwayGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

King's is a bit larger than Midway (1,484 vs. 1,262 undergrads); Midway has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
King's1.5K
Midway1.3K
Pell Grant share
King's30%
Midway32%

Majors and faculty

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences leads at King's, and Business/Commerce at Midway; King's has 13 students per faculty member to Midway's 15.

Students per faculty member
King's13 to 1
Midway15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • King'sHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other16%
  • MidwayBusiness/Commerce, General20%

What each costs

King's costs about $3.6K less a year than Midway on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
King's$27.6K
Midway$31.2K
Aid generosity
King's55%
Midway37%

What each pays off

King's's former students earn more, a median $59.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate at least 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
King's$59.5K
Midway$44.2K
Graduation rate
King's61%
Midway50%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Midway but held steady at King's; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • King'sSteady+3%
  • MidwayGrowing+180%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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