Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kean has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. Memphis (46% vs. 37%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Kean grads earn $8.8K more ten years out than U. Memphis's ($57,237 vs. $48,458)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Kean graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Memphis (60% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Kean has 7 pts more Pell recipients than U. Memphis (48% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Kean is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    U. Memphis costs about $3.4K less per year on average than Kean ($17,826 vs. $21,214, 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

U. Memphis admits 72%, Kean 76%; Kean's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
U. Memphis72%
Kean76%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. MemphisAccessible
  • KeanAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Memphis
915–1180
Kean
930–1150
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. MemphisGPA and school record required
  • KeanGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Memphis is a bit larger than Kean (12,701 vs. 11,433 undergrads); Kean has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Memphis12.7K
Kean11.4K
Pell Grant share
U. Memphis41%
Kean48%

Majors and faculty

Exercise Science and Kinesiology leads at U. Memphis, and Psychology at Kean; U. Memphis has 16 students per faculty member to Kean's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Memphis16 to 1
Kean17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. MemphisExercise Science and Kinesiology12%
  • KeanPsychology, General13%

What each costs

U. Memphis costs about $3.4K less a year than Kean on average; Kean's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Memphis$17.8K
Kean$21.2K
Aid generosity
U. Memphis38%
Kean39%

What each pays off

Kean's former students earn more, a median $57.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Memphis$48.5K
Kean$57.2K
Graduation rate
U. Memphis53%
Kean60%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. MemphisGrowing+33%
  • KeanGrowing+144%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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