Quad

Head-to-head

Sul Ross State
Kentucky State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Sul Ross State is more diverse (index 0.50 vs. 0.37)

    Diversity index
  2. 2

    Kentucky State's yield is 9 pts higher than Sul Ross State's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Kentucky State's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Sul Ross State

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Sul Ross State has 6 pts more first-gen students than Kentucky State (46% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Sul Ross State grads earn $5.5K more ten years out than Kentucky State's ($41,871 vs. $36,382)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Kentucky State graduates 3 pts more of its students than Sul Ross State (44% vs. 41%)

    Graduation rate

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

Kentucky State admits 96%, Sul Ross State 99%; Kentucky State's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Sul Ross State99%
Kentucky State96%
Quad's selectivity
  • Sul Ross StateOpen
  • Kentucky StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Sul Ross State
930–1110
Kentucky StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Sul Ross StateGPA, school record, and rank required
  • Kentucky StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Sul Ross State and Kentucky State are about the same size; both have the same Pell share, 58%.

Undergrads
Sul Ross State1.4K
Kentucky State1.3K
Pell Grant share
Sul Ross State58%
Kentucky State58%

Majors and faculty

Teacher Education, Multiple Levels leads at Sul Ross State, and Business/Commerce at Kentucky State.

Students per faculty member
Sul Ross State11 to 1
Kentucky State10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Sul Ross StateTeacher Education, Multiple Levels15%
  • Kentucky StateBusiness/Commerce, General25%

What each costs

Kentucky State costs about $2.2K less a year than Sul Ross State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Sul Ross State$16.8K
Kentucky State$14.6K
Aid generosity
Sul Ross State33%
Kentucky State40%

What each pays off

Sul Ross State's former students earn more, a median $41.9K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 44% at Kentucky State to 41% at Sul Ross State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Sul Ross State$41.9K
Kentucky State$36.4K
Graduation rate
Sul Ross State41%
Kentucky State44%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Sul Ross State but fell at Kentucky State; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Sul Ross StateGrowing+16%
  • Kentucky StateShrinking−78%
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