Quad

Head-to-head

Old Dominion
San Jose State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    San Jose State grads earn $24.1K more ten years out than Old Dominion's ($78,988 vs. $54,914)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    San Jose State graduates 23 pts more of its students than Old Dominion (78% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    San Jose State has 16 pts more first-gen students than Old Dominion (49% vs. 33%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Old Dominion's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 24% at San Jose State

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    San Jose State has 1.6× as many undergrads as Old Dominion

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Old Dominion's yield is 5 pts higher than San Jose State's

    Yield 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

San Jose State admits 85%, Old Dominion 90%; Old Dominion's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
Old Dominion90%
San Jose State85%
Quad's selectivity
  • Old DominionOpen
  • San Jose StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Old Dominion
1100–1280
San Jose StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Old DominionGPA and school record required
  • San Jose StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

San Jose State has 1.6× as many undergrads as Old Dominion; Old Dominion has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Old Dominion17.5K
San Jose State27.6K
Pell Grant share
Old Dominion37%
San Jose State35%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Old Dominion, and Business Administration and Management at San Jose State; Old Dominion has 13 students per faculty member to San Jose State's 25.

Students per faculty member
Old Dominion13 to 1
San Jose State25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Old DominionPsychology, General8%
  • San Jose StateBusiness Administration and Management, General25%

What each costs

Old Dominion costs about $2.8K less a year than San Jose State on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Old Dominion$22.2K
San Jose State$25K
Aid generosity
Old Dominion33%
San Jose State24%

What each pays off

San Jose State's former students earn more, a median $79K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 78% at San Jose State to 55% at Old Dominion.

Median earnings, 10 years
Old Dominion$54.9K
San Jose State$79K
Graduation rate
Old Dominion55%
San Jose State78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Old DominionGrowing+65%
  • San Jose StateGrowing+25%
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