Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Savannah State's grants cover 50% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at Tennessee State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Savannah State costs about $19.1K less per year on average than Tennessee State ($9,765 vs. $28,852, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Savannah State has 16 pts more Pell recipients than Tennessee State (68% vs. 51%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Tennessee State graduates 10 pts more of its students than Savannah State (39% vs. 29%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Tennessee State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Savannah State

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Tennessee State grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than Savannah State's ($42,730 vs. $37,981)

    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

Tennessee State admits 70%; Savannah State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Tennessee State70%
Savannah StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Tennessee StateOpen
  • Savannah StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Tennessee State
880–1050
Savannah StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Tennessee StateGPA and school record required
  • Savannah StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

Tennessee State has 1.7× as many undergrads as Savannah State; Savannah State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Tennessee State4.8K
Savannah State2.8K
Pell Grant share
Tennessee State51%
Savannah State68%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at both; Tennessee State has 13 students per faculty member to Savannah State's 21.

Students per faculty member
Tennessee State13 to 1
Savannah State21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Tennessee StateBusiness Administration and Management, General12%
  • Savannah StateBusiness Administration and Management, General18%

What each costs

Savannah State costs about $19.1K less a year than Tennessee State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Tennessee State$28.9K
Savannah State$9.8K
Aid generosity
Tennessee State18%
Savannah State50%

What each pays off

Tennessee State's former students earn more, a median $42.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 39% at Tennessee State to 29% at Savannah State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Tennessee State$42.7K
Savannah State$38K
Graduation rate
Tennessee State39%
Savannah State29%
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