Quad

Head-to-head

Coastal Carolina
Southern Utah

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Southern Utah costs about $16K less per year on average than Coastal Carolina ($14,849 vs. $30,841, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Southern Utah's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Coastal Carolina

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Southern Utah graduates 6 pts more of its students than Coastal Carolina (58% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Southern Utah has 6 pts more first-gen students than Coastal Carolina (32% vs. 27%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Coastal Carolina's yield is 3 pts higher than Southern Utah's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Southern Utah grads earn $3K more ten years out than Coastal Carolina's ($50,296 vs. $47,258)

    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

Coastal Carolina admits 75%, Southern Utah 82%; Coastal Carolina's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Coastal Carolina75%
Southern Utah82%
Quad's selectivity
  • Coastal CarolinaAccessible
  • Southern UtahAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Coastal Carolina
1050–1220
Southern UtahTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Coastal CarolinaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Southern UtahGPA required

Who's on each campus

Coastal Carolina is a bit larger than Southern Utah (10,377 vs. 9,289 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Coastal Carolina10.4K
Southern Utah9.3K
Pell Grant share
Coastal Carolina26%
Southern Utah25%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Coastal Carolina, and General Studies at Southern Utah.

Students per faculty member
Coastal Carolina17 to 1
Southern Utah22 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Coastal CarolinaBusiness Administration and Management, General10%
  • Southern UtahGeneral Studies12%

What each costs

Southern Utah costs about $16K less a year than Coastal Carolina on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Coastal Carolina$30.8K
Southern Utah$14.8K
Aid generosity
Coastal Carolina23%
Southern Utah38%

What each pays off

Southern Utah's former students earn more, a median $50.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Coastal Carolina$47.3K
Southern Utah$50.3K
Graduation rate
Coastal Carolina53%
Southern Utah58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Coastal CarolinaGrowing+42%
  • Southern UtahGrowing+131%
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 2018About 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