Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Oakland grads earn $13.8K more ten years out than East Tennessee State's ($58,612 vs. $44,859)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Oakland's grants cover 41% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at East Tennessee State

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    East Tennessee State's yield is 10 pts higher than Oakland's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    East Tennessee State has 5 pts more first-gen students than Oakland (38% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Oakland's SAT midpoint is 40 points higher than East Tennessee State's

    SAT midpoint
  6. 6

    Oakland costs about $2.9K less per year on average than East Tennessee State ($17,444 vs. $20,349, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

East Tennessee State admits 86%, Oakland 88%; East Tennessee State's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
East Tennessee State86%
Oakland88%
Quad's selectivity
  • East Tennessee StateAccessible
  • OaklandOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
East Tennessee State
980–1200
Oakland
1030–1230
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • East Tennessee StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • OaklandGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Oakland is a bit larger than East Tennessee State (12,351 vs. 10,004 undergrads); East Tennessee State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
East Tennessee State10K
Oakland12.4K
Pell Grant share
East Tennessee State35%
Oakland32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; East Tennessee State has 15 students per faculty member to Oakland's 17.

Students per faculty member
East Tennessee State15 to 1
Oakland17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • East Tennessee StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%
  • OaklandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse16%

What each costs

Oakland costs about $2.9K less a year than East Tennessee State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
East Tennessee State$20.3K
Oakland$17.4K
Aid generosity
East Tennessee State30%
Oakland41%

What each pays off

Oakland's former students earn more, a median $58.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
East Tennessee State$44.9K
Oakland$58.6K
Graduation rate
East Tennessee State59%
Oakland61%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; East Tennessee State got more selective while Oakland got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • East Tennessee StateGrowing+91%
  • OaklandGrowing+40%
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