Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Tennessee-Martin's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at East Tennessee State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    East Tennessee State has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. Tennessee-Martin

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    U. Tennessee-Martin costs about $6.9K less per year on average than East Tennessee State ($13,476 vs. $20,349, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    East Tennessee State graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Tennessee-Martin (59% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    East Tennessee State is more diverse (index 0.47 vs. 0.41)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    East Tennessee State's yield is 2 pts higher than U. Tennessee-Martin's

    Yield rate

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%, U. Tennessee-Martin 88%; East Tennessee State's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
East Tennessee State86%
U. Tennessee-Martin88%
Quad's selectivity
  • East Tennessee StateAccessible
  • U. Tennessee-MartinOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
East Tennessee State
980–1200
U. Tennessee-Martin
970–1210
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • East Tennessee StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • U. Tennessee-MartinGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

East Tennessee State has 2.1× as many undergrads as U. Tennessee-Martin and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
East Tennessee State10K
U. Tennessee-Martin4.9K
Pell Grant share
East Tennessee State35%
U. Tennessee-Martin34%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at East Tennessee State, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at U. Tennessee-Martin.

Students per faculty member
East Tennessee State15 to 1
U. Tennessee-Martin16 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • East Tennessee StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%
  • U. Tennessee-MartinMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General13%

What each costs

U. Tennessee-Martin costs about $6.9K 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
U. Tennessee-Martin$13.5K
Aid generosity
East Tennessee State30%
U. Tennessee-Martin44%

What each pays off

East Tennessee State's former students earn more, a median $44.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
East Tennessee State$44.9K
U. Tennessee-Martin$44.2K
Graduation rate
East Tennessee State59%
U. Tennessee-Martin52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; East Tennessee State got more selective while U. Tennessee-Martin got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • East Tennessee StateGrowing+91%
  • U. Tennessee-MartinGrowing+72%
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