Quad

Head-to-head

U. South Carolina Beaufort
U. Wisconsin-Parkside

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. South Carolina Beaufort's grants cover 29% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at U. Wisconsin-Parkside

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (41% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. South Carolina Beaufort has 5 pts more Pell recipients than U. Wisconsin-Parkside (40% vs. 35%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. South Carolina Beaufort (44% vs. 40%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside is a bit larger (2,844 vs. 2,052)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside grads earn $3K more ten years out than U. South Carolina Beaufort's ($51,129 vs. $48,088)

    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

U. South Carolina Beaufort admits 73%, U. Wisconsin-Parkside 75%; both have the same yield, 26%.

Acceptance rate
U. South Carolina Beaufort73%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside75%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortAccessible
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideAccessible
ACT middle 50%Axis 13–36
U. South Carolina BeaufortTest-blind
U. Wisconsin-Parkside
17–25
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideRigor and GPA very important19%

Who's on each campus

U. Wisconsin-Parkside is a bit larger than U. South Carolina Beaufort (2,844 vs. 2,052 undergrads); U. South Carolina Beaufort has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. South Carolina Beaufort2.1K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside2.8K
Pell Grant share
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside35%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. South Carolina Beaufort, and Business Administration and Management at U. Wisconsin-Parkside.

Students per faculty member
U. South Carolina Beaufort15 to 1
U. Wisconsin-Parkside20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortPsychology, General18%
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

U. South Carolina Beaufort and U. Wisconsin-Parkside cost about the same a year on average; U. South Carolina Beaufort's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. South Carolina Beaufort$18.6K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$19.1K
Aid generosity
U. South Carolina Beaufort29%
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 Beaufort$48.1K
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$51.1K
Graduation rate
U. South Carolina Beaufort40%
U. Wisconsin-Parkside44%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. South Carolina BeaufortGrowing+72%
  • 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