Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    West Liberty graduates 15 pts more of its students than Chadron State (61% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Chadron State's grants cover 33% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at West Liberty

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Chadron State costs about $5.8K less per year on average than West Liberty ($15,586 vs. $21,374, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    Chadron State is more diverse (index 0.40 vs. 0.33)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Chadron State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than West Liberty (38% vs. 32%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Chadron State has 4 pts more first-gen students than West Liberty (39% vs. 36%)

    First-generation students

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

West Liberty admits 97%; Chadron State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
West Liberty97%
Chadron StateNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • West LibertyOpen
  • Chadron StateNot rated
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
West Liberty
890–1123
Chadron StateNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • West LibertyGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • Chadron StateNot reported

Who's on each campus

West Liberty and Chadron State are about the same size; Chadron State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
West Liberty1.5K
Chadron State1.5K
Pell Grant share
West Liberty32%
Chadron State38%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at West Liberty, and Business Administration and Management at Chadron State.

Students per faculty member
West Liberty12 to 1
Chadron State15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • West LibertyBiology/Biological Sciences, General12%
  • Chadron StateBusiness Administration and Management, General25%

What each costs

Chadron State costs about $5.8K less a year than West Liberty on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
West Liberty$21.4K
Chadron State$15.6K
Aid generosity
West Liberty23%
Chadron State33%

What each pays off

Chadron State's former students earn more, a median $47K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 61% at West Liberty to 46% at Chadron State.

Median earnings, 10 years
West Liberty$43.3K
Chadron State$47K
Graduation rate
West Liberty61%
Chadron State46%

How each has changed

Applications fell at West Liberty, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • West LibertyShrinking−28%
  • Chadron StateNot reported
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

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why