Quad

Head-to-head

Winthrop
Southwestern Oklahoma State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Winthrop's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 32% at Southwestern Oklahoma State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Southwestern Oklahoma State has 12 pts more first-gen students than Winthrop (41% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Winthrop graduates 11 pts more of its students than Southwestern Oklahoma State (60% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Winthrop is more diverse (index 0.65 vs. 0.60)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Winthrop has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Southwestern Oklahoma State (41% vs. 39%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Winthrop grads earn $1.4K more ten years out than Southwestern Oklahoma State's ($47,185 vs. $45,744)

    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

Winthrop admits 79%; Southwestern Oklahoma State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Winthrop79%
Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • WinthropAccessible
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Winthrop
1010–1220
Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WinthropGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Winthrop and Southwestern Oklahoma State are about the same size; Winthrop has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Winthrop3.5K
Southwestern Oklahoma State3.5K
Pell Grant share
Winthrop41%
Southwestern Oklahoma State39%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Winthrop, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Students per faculty member
Winthrop13 to 1
Southwestern Oklahoma State19 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WinthropBusiness Administration and Management, General17%
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

Winthrop and Southwestern Oklahoma State cost about the same a year on average; Winthrop's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Winthrop$17.5K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$16.7K
Aid generosity
Winthrop47%
Southwestern Oklahoma State32%

What each pays off

Winthrop's former students earn more, a median $47.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 60% at Winthrop to 48% at Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Winthrop$47.2K
Southwestern Oklahoma State$45.7K
Graduation rate
Winthrop60%
Southwestern Oklahoma State48%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Winthrop, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WinthropGrowing+66%
  • Southwestern Oklahoma StateNot 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

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