Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Western New Mexico has 17 pts more first-gen students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (48% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Western New Mexico's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at U. South Carolina Beaufort

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. South Carolina Beaufort grads earn $9K more ten years out than Western New Mexico's ($48,088 vs. $39,095)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Western New Mexico graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (44% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Western New Mexico costs about $3.2K less per year on average than U. South Carolina Beaufort ($15,411 vs. $18,576, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Western New Mexico has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. South Carolina Beaufort (43% vs. 40%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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. South Carolina Beaufort admits 73%; Western New Mexico doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. South Carolina Beaufort73%
Western New MexicoNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortAccessible
  • Western New MexicoNot rated
SAT middle 50%
U. South Carolina BeaufortTest-blind
Western New MexicoNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Western New MexicoNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. South Carolina Beaufort and Western New Mexico are about the same size; Western New Mexico has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. South Carolina Beaufort2.1K
Western New Mexico2K
Pell Grant share
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%
Western New Mexico43%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. South Carolina Beaufort, and Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching at Western New Mexico.

Students per faculty member
U. South Carolina Beaufort15 to 1
Western New Mexico12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortPsychology, General18%
  • Western New MexicoKindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching13%

What each costs

Western New Mexico costs about $3.2K less a year than U. South Carolina Beaufort on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. South Carolina Beaufort$18.6K
Western New Mexico$15.4K
Aid generosity
U. South Carolina Beaufort29%
Western New Mexico41%

What each pays off

U. South Carolina Beaufort's former students earn more, a median $48.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. South Carolina Beaufort$48.1K
Western New Mexico$39.1K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%
Western New Mexico44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. South Carolina Beaufort, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortGrowing+72%
  • Western New MexicoNot reported
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

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