Quad

Head-to-head

Angelo State
U. Northern Colorado

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Angelo State's yield is 15 pts higher than U. Northern Colorado's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. Northern Colorado graduates 10 pts more of its students than Angelo State (58% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Angelo State costs about $7.3K less per year on average than U. Northern Colorado ($16,883 vs. $24,183, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Angelo State is more diverse (index 0.63 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Angelo State's grants cover 34% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at U. Northern Colorado

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    Angelo State has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Northern Colorado (40% vs. 35%)

    First-generation 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

Angelo State admits 83%, U. Northern Colorado 86%; Angelo State's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
Angelo State83%
U. Northern Colorado86%
Quad's selectivity
  • Angelo StateOpen
  • U. Northern ColoradoOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Angelo State
910–1150
U. Northern Colorado
950–1190
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Angelo StateGPA, school record, and rank required
  • U. Northern ColoradoGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Angelo State and U. Northern Colorado are about the same size; Angelo State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Angelo State5.6K
U. Northern Colorado5.6K
Pell Grant share
Angelo State28%
U. Northern Colorado26%

Majors and faculty

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies leads at Angelo State, and Business Administration and Management at U. Northern Colorado.

Students per faculty member
Angelo State19 to 1
U. Northern Colorado14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Angelo StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other11%
  • U. Northern ColoradoBusiness Administration and Management, General13%

What each costs

Angelo State costs about $7.3K less a year than U. Northern Colorado on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Angelo State$16.9K
U. Northern Colorado$24.2K
Aid generosity
Angelo State34%
U. Northern Colorado28%

What each pays off

U. Northern Colorado's former students earn more, a median $52.2K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Angelo State$50.1K
U. Northern Colorado$52.2K
Graduation rate
Angelo State48%
U. Northern Colorado58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Northern Colorado got less selective while Angelo State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Angelo StateGrowing+77%
  • U. Northern ColoradoGrowing+42%
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