Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Rhode Island graduates 25 pts more of its students than Rogers State (55% vs. 29%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Rhode Island grads earn $13.2K more ten years out than Rogers State's ($56,318 vs. $43,166)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Rhode Island has 1.9× as many undergrads as Rogers State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Rogers State costs about $3.7K less per year on average than Rhode Island ($19,846 vs. $23,554, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Rhode Island's grants cover 21% of its full price on average, vs. 19% at Rogers State

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Rhode Island has 2 pts more first-gen students than Rogers State (45% vs. 43%)

    First-generation 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

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

Who's hardest to get into

Rhode Island admits 86%; Rogers State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Rhode Island86%
Rogers StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Rhode IslandOpen
  • Rogers StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Rhode Island
870–1120
Rogers StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Rhode IslandRigor, GPA, rank, and tests very important17%
  • Rogers StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Rhode Island has 1.9× as many undergrads as Rogers State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Rhode Island5K
Rogers State2.7K
Pell Grant share
Rhode Island42%
Rogers State40%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Rhode Island, and Business Administration and Management at Rogers State.

Students per faculty member
Rhode Island15 to 1
Rogers State18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Rhode IslandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%
  • Rogers StateBusiness Administration and Management, General21%

What each costs

Rogers State costs about $3.7K less a year than Rhode Island on average; Rhode Island's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Rhode Island$23.6K
Rogers State$19.8K
Aid generosity
Rhode Island21%
Rogers State19%

What each pays off

Rhode Island's former students earn more, a median $56.3K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 55% at Rhode Island to 29% at Rogers State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Rhode Island$56.3K
Rogers State$43.2K
Graduation rate
Rhode Island55%
Rogers State29%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Rhode Island, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Rhode IslandGrowing+12%
  • Rogers StateNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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