Quad

Head-to-head

Southern Virginia
King

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    King has 34 pts more first-gen students than Southern Virginia (51% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    King's grants cover 52% of its full price on average, vs. 29% at Southern Virginia

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    King graduates 18 pts more of its students than Southern Virginia (66% vs. 48%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    King grads earn $9.8K more ten years out than Southern Virginia's ($59,831 vs. $50,002)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Southern Virginia has 4 pts more Pell recipients than King (45% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Southern Virginia's yield is 1 pts higher than King'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

Southern Virginia admits 96%, King 100%; Southern Virginia's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
Southern Virginia96%
King100%
Quad's selectivity
  • Southern VirginiaOpen
  • KingOpen
SAT middle 50%
Southern VirginiaTest-blind
KingTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Southern VirginiaGPA and school record required
  • KingGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Southern Virginia and King are about the same size; Southern Virginia has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Southern Virginia936
King908
Pell Grant share
Southern Virginia45%
King42%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Southern Virginia, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at King; King has 11 students per faculty member to Southern Virginia's 14.

Students per faculty member
Southern Virginia14 to 1
King11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Southern VirginiaBusiness/Commerce, General23%
  • KingRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse15%

What each costs

Southern Virginia and King cost about the same a year on average; King's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Southern Virginia$24.4K
King$24.1K
Aid generosity
Southern Virginia29%
King52%

What each pays off

King's former students earn more, a median $59.8K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 66% at King to 48% at Southern Virginia.

Median earnings, 10 years
Southern Virginia$50K
King$59.8K
Graduation rate
Southern Virginia48%
King66%

How each has changed

Applications fell at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Southern VirginiaShrinking−13%
  • KingShrinking−22%
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