Quad

Head-to-head

Angelo State
Washington State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Washington State grads earn $18.8K more ten years out than Angelo State's ($68,905 vs. $50,116)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Washington State has 3.7× as many undergrads as Angelo State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Washington State graduates 17 pts more of its students than Angelo State (66% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Angelo State costs about $7.3K less per year on average than Washington State ($16,883 vs. $24,199, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Angelo State's yield is 8 pts higher than Washington State's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Angelo State has 6 pts more first-gen students than Washington State (40% vs. 34%)

    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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Angelo State admits 83%, Washington State 87%; Angelo State's yield is higher, at 28%.

Acceptance rate
Angelo State83%
Washington State87%
Quad's selectivity
  • Angelo StateOpen
  • Washington StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Angelo State
910–1150
Washington StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Angelo StateGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Washington StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Washington State has 3.7× as many undergrads as Angelo State; Angelo State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Angelo State5.6K
Washington State21.1K
Pell Grant share
Angelo State28%
Washington State27%

Majors and faculty

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies leads at Angelo State, and Psychology at Washington State; Washington State has 15 students per faculty member to Angelo State's 19.

Students per faculty member
Angelo State19 to 1
Washington State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Angelo StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other11%
  • Washington StatePsychology, General8%

What each costs

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

Average cost, all students
Angelo State$16.9K
Washington State$24.2K
Aid generosity
Angelo State34%
Washington State27%

What each pays off

Washington State's former students earn more, a median $68.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 66% at Washington State to 48% at Angelo State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Angelo State$50.1K
Washington State$68.9K
Graduation rate
Angelo State48%
Washington State66%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Washington State got less selective while Angelo State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Angelo StateGrowing+77%
  • Washington StateGrowingsince fall 2015+29%
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