Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    East Texas A&M's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Southern Connecticut State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    East Texas A&M costs about $12.3K less per year on average than Southern Connecticut State ($13,952 vs. $26,286, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    East Texas A&M has 1.6× as many undergrads as Southern Connecticut State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Southern Connecticut State grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than East Texas A&M's ($55,043 vs. $50,296)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Southern Connecticut State graduates 5 pts more of its students than East Texas A&M (58% vs. 53%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    East Texas A&M has 3 pts more first-gen students than Southern Connecticut State (42% vs. 39%)

    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

Southern Connecticut State admits 91%, East Texas A&M 92%; Southern Connecticut State's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
East Texas A&M92%
Southern Connecticut State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • East Texas A&MOpen
  • Southern Connecticut StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
East Texas A&M
910–1150
Southern Connecticut StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • East Texas A&MGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Southern Connecticut StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

East Texas A&M has 1.6× as many undergrads as Southern Connecticut State; Southern Connecticut State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
East Texas A&M9.9K
Southern Connecticut State6.3K
Pell Grant share
East Texas A&M40%
Southern Connecticut State41%

Majors and faculty

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies leads at East Texas A&M, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Southern Connecticut State.

Students per faculty member
East Texas A&M17 to 1
Southern Connecticut State11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • East Texas A&MMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other25%
  • Southern Connecticut StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%

What each costs

East Texas A&M costs about $12.3K less a year than Southern Connecticut State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
East Texas A&M$14K
Southern Connecticut State$26.3K
Aid generosity
East Texas A&M42%
Southern Connecticut State23%

What each pays off

Southern Connecticut State's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
East Texas A&M$50.3K
Southern Connecticut State$55K
Graduation rate
East Texas A&M53%
Southern Connecticut State58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • East Texas A&MGrowing+61%
  • Southern Connecticut StateGrowing+93%
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