Quad

Head-to-head

U. South Carolina Aiken
U. Wisconsin-Parkside

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina Aiken's grants cover 35% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at U. Wisconsin-Parkside

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside has 8 pts more first-gen students than U. South Carolina Aiken (41% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than U. South Carolina Aiken's ($51,129 vs. $45,603)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    U. South Carolina Aiken costs about $3.4K less per year on average than U. Wisconsin-Parkside ($15,724 vs. $19,134, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. South Carolina Aiken has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Wisconsin-Parkside (39% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. South Carolina Aiken's yield is 2 pts higher than U. Wisconsin-Parkside's

    Yield rate

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

U. Wisconsin-Parkside admits 75%, U. South Carolina Aiken 79%; U. South Carolina Aiken's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
U. South Carolina Aiken79%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside75%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. South Carolina AikenAccessible
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
U. South Carolina Aiken
980–1220
U. Wisconsin-ParksideNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. South Carolina AikenGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideRigor, GPA, and rank very important19%

Who's on each campus

U. South Carolina Aiken and U. Wisconsin-Parkside are about the same size; U. South Carolina Aiken has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. South Carolina Aiken3K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside2.8K
Pell Grant share
U. South Carolina Aiken39%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside35%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; U. South Carolina Aiken has 16 students per faculty member to U. Wisconsin-Parkside's 20.

Students per faculty member
U. South Carolina Aiken16 to 1
U. Wisconsin-Parkside20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. South Carolina AikenBusiness Administration and Management, General28%
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

U. South Carolina Aiken costs about $3.4K less a year than U. Wisconsin-Parkside on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. South Carolina Aiken$15.7K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$19.1K
Aid generosity
U. South Carolina Aiken35%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside18%

What each pays off

U. Wisconsin-Parkside's former students earn more, a median $51.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. South Carolina Aiken$45.6K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$51.1K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina Aiken46%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Wisconsin-Parkside got more selective while U. South Carolina Aiken got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. South Carolina AikenGrowing+43%
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideGrowing+76%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why