Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Radford's grants cover 37% of its full price on average, vs. 30% at Eastern Washington

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Eastern Washington's yield is 6 pts higher than Radford's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Eastern Washington is more diverse (index 0.59 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Eastern Washington has 5 pts more first-gen students than Radford (36% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Eastern Washington grads earn $4.2K more ten years out than Radford's ($57,897 vs. $53,739)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Radford graduates 2 pts more of its students than Eastern Washington (60% vs. 58%)

    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

Radford admits 89%, Eastern Washington 91%; Eastern Washington's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Radford89%
Eastern Washington91%
Quad's selectivity
  • RadfordOpen
  • Eastern WashingtonOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Radford
950–1140
Eastern WashingtonTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • RadfordGPA and school record required36%
  • Eastern WashingtonGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Radford and Eastern Washington are about the same size; Radford has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Radford6.1K
Eastern Washington6.2K
Pell Grant share
Radford37%
Eastern Washington35%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Radford, and Psychology at Eastern Washington; Radford has 14 students per faculty member to Eastern Washington's 18.

Students per faculty member
Radford14 to 1
Eastern Washington18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • RadfordRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse22%
  • Eastern WashingtonPsychology, General6%

What each costs

Radford and Eastern Washington cost about the same a year on average; Radford's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Radford$19.5K
Eastern Washington$20.5K
Aid generosity
Radford37%
Eastern Washington30%

What each pays off

Eastern Washington's former students earn more, a median $57.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Radford$53.7K
Eastern Washington$57.9K
Graduation rate
Radford60%
Eastern Washington58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • RadfordGrowing+42%
  • Eastern WashingtonGrowing+32%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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