Quad

Head-to-head

Midwestern State
Southern Connecticut State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Midwestern State's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Southern Connecticut State

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Midwestern State costs about $11.2K less per year on average than Southern Connecticut State ($15,115 vs. $26,286, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Southern Connecticut State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Midwestern State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Southern Connecticut State graduates 3 pts more of its students than Midwestern State (58% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Midwestern State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Southern Connecticut State has 1 pts more first-gen students than Midwestern State (39% vs. 38%)

    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%, Midwestern State 94%; Southern Connecticut State's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Midwestern State94%
Southern Connecticut State91%
Quad's selectivity
  • Midwestern StateOpen
  • Southern Connecticut StateOpen
SAT middle 50%
Midwestern StateTest-blind
Southern Connecticut StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Midwestern StateGPA and school record required
  • Southern Connecticut StateGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Southern Connecticut State has 1.5× as many undergrads as Midwestern State; both have the same Pell share, 41%.

Undergrads
Midwestern State4.1K
Southern Connecticut State6.3K
Pell Grant share
Midwestern State41%
Southern Connecticut State41%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Southern Connecticut State has 11 students per faculty member to Midwestern State's 18.

Students per faculty member
Midwestern State18 to 1
Southern Connecticut State11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Midwestern StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%
  • Southern Connecticut StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse11%

What each costs

Midwestern State costs about $11.2K less a year than Southern Connecticut State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Midwestern State$15.1K
Southern Connecticut State$26.3K
Aid generosity
Midwestern State40%
Southern Connecticut State23%

What each pays off

Midwestern State's former students earn more, a median $55.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Midwestern State$55.7K
Southern Connecticut State$55K
Graduation rate
Midwestern State55%
Southern Connecticut State58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Midwestern StateGrowing+139%
  • 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

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