Quad

Head-to-head

U. Wisconsin-Parkside
McNeese State

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    McNeese State's grants cover 32% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at U. Wisconsin-Parkside

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    McNeese State's yield is 12 pts higher than U. Wisconsin-Parkside's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    McNeese State has 1.8× as many undergrads as U. Wisconsin-Parkside

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside grads earn $4.7K more ten years out than McNeese State's ($51,129 vs. $46,453)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    McNeese State graduates 3 pts more of its students than U. Wisconsin-Parkside (47% vs. 44%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    U. Wisconsin-Parkside has 2 pts more first-gen students than McNeese State (41% vs. 38%)

    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

U. Wisconsin-Parkside admits 75%, McNeese State 78%; McNeese State's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
U. Wisconsin-Parkside75%
McNeese State78%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideAccessible
  • McNeese StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Wisconsin-ParksideNot reported
McNeese State
940–1198
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideRigor, GPA, and rank very important19%
  • McNeese StateGPA and prep program required

Who's on each campus

McNeese State has 1.8× as many undergrads as U. Wisconsin-Parkside; both have the same Pell share, 35%.

Undergrads
U. Wisconsin-Parkside2.8K
McNeese State5K
Pell Grant share
U. Wisconsin-Parkside35%
McNeese State35%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Wisconsin-Parkside, and General Studies at McNeese State; both have 20 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Wisconsin-Parkside20 to 1
McNeese State20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideBusiness Administration and Management, General15%
  • McNeese StateGeneral Studies14%

What each costs

McNeese State costs about $1.1K less a year than U. Wisconsin-Parkside on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$19.1K
McNeese State$18K
Aid generosity
U. Wisconsin-Parkside18%
McNeese State32%

What each pays off

U. Wisconsin-Parkside's former students earn more, a median $51.1K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Wisconsin-Parkside$51.1K
McNeese State$46.5K
Graduation rate
U. Wisconsin-Parkside44%
McNeese State47%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Wisconsin-Parkside got more selective while McNeese State held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Wisconsin-ParksideGrowing+76%
  • McNeese StateGrowing+43%
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;University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2026 applicants;University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;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