Quad

Head-to-head

Concord
Kentucky State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kentucky State has 9 pts more Pell recipients than Concord (58% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Kentucky State's yield is 9 pts higher than Concord's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    Concord has 8 pts more first-gen students than Kentucky State (48% vs. 40%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Concord grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than Kentucky State's ($42,703 vs. $36,382)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Kentucky State costs about $3.1K less per year on average than Concord ($14,602 vs. $17,720, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Kentucky State's grants cover 40% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Concord

    Aid generosity

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

Concord admits 93%, Kentucky State 96%; Kentucky State's yield is higher, at 27%.

Acceptance rate
Concord93%
Kentucky State96%
Quad's selectivity
  • ConcordOpen
  • Kentucky StateOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 700–1600
Concord
830–1090
Kentucky StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ConcordGPA and school record required
  • Kentucky StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Concord is a bit larger than Kentucky State (1,504 vs. 1,309 undergrads); Kentucky State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Concord1.5K
Kentucky State1.3K
Pell Grant share
Concord50%
Kentucky State58%

Majors and faculty

General Studies leads at Concord, and Business/Commerce at Kentucky State; Kentucky State has 10 students per faculty member to Concord's 16.

Students per faculty member
Concord16 to 1
Kentucky State10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ConcordGeneral Studies22%
  • Kentucky StateBusiness/Commerce, General25%

What each costs

Kentucky State costs about $3.1K less a year than Concord on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Concord$17.7K
Kentucky State$14.6K
Aid generosity
Concord38%
Kentucky State40%

What each pays off

Concord's former students earn more, a median $42.7K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 46% at Concord to 44% at Kentucky State.

Median earnings, 10 years
Concord$42.7K
Kentucky State$36.4K
Graduation rate
Concord46%
Kentucky State44%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • ConcordGrowing+126%
  • 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