Quad

Head-to-head

West Virginia
U. Wisconsin-Platteville

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    West Virginia's grants cover 31% of its full price on average, vs. 15% at U. Wisconsin-Platteville

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    West Virginia has 3.0× as many undergrads as U. Wisconsin-Platteville

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    West Virginia is more diverse (index 0.32 vs. 0.22)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    U. Wisconsin-Platteville costs about $5.6K less per year on average than West Virginia ($20,492 vs. $26,118, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    U. Wisconsin-Platteville grads earn $5.8K more ten years out than West Virginia's ($61,760 vs. $55,939)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    U. Wisconsin-Platteville's yield is 5 pts higher than West Virginia'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

West Virginia admits 89%, U. Wisconsin-Platteville 89%; U. Wisconsin-Platteville's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
West Virginia89%
U. Wisconsin-Platteville89%
Quad's selectivity
  • West VirginiaAccessible
  • U. Wisconsin-PlattevilleAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
West Virginia
1010–1220
U. Wisconsin-PlattevilleNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • West VirginiaGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • U. Wisconsin-PlattevilleGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

West Virginia is three times U. Wisconsin-Platteville's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
West Virginia17.4K
U. Wisconsin-Platteville5.8K
Pell Grant share
West Virginia22%
U. Wisconsin-Platteville21%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at West Virginia, and Mechanical Engineering at U. Wisconsin-Platteville.

Students per faculty member
West Virginia19 to 1
U. Wisconsin-Platteville20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • West VirginiaRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse5%
  • U. Wisconsin-PlattevilleMechanical Engineering14%

What each costs

U. Wisconsin-Platteville costs about $5.6K less a year than West Virginia on average; West Virginia's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
West Virginia$26.1K
U. Wisconsin-Platteville$20.5K
Aid generosity
West Virginia31%
U. Wisconsin-Platteville15%

What each pays off

U. Wisconsin-Platteville's former students earn more, a median $61.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
West Virginia$55.9K
U. Wisconsin-Platteville$61.8K
Graduation rate
West Virginia64%
U. Wisconsin-Platteville63%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Wisconsin-Platteville got more selective while West Virginia got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • West VirginiaGrowing+20%
  • U. Wisconsin-PlattevilleGrowing+40%
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