Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Nevada State has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. Alaska Anchorage (49% vs. 39%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Alaska Anchorage has 1.9× as many undergrads as Nevada State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Nevada State graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Anchorage (38% vs. 34%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Nevada State has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Alaska Anchorage (23% vs. 18%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    U. Alaska Anchorage is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Nevada State grads earn $1.3K more ten years out than U. Alaska Anchorage's ($53,166 vs. $51,871)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

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

Nevada State admits 87%; U. Alaska Anchorage doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
Nevada State87%
U. Alaska AnchorageNot reported
Quad's selectivity
  • Nevada StateOpen
  • U. Alaska AnchorageNot rated
SAT middle 50%
Nevada StateTest-blind
U. Alaska AnchorageNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Nevada StateGPA and school record required
  • U. Alaska AnchorageNot reported

Who's on each campus

U. Alaska Anchorage has 1.9× as many undergrads as Nevada State; Nevada State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Nevada State3.8K
U. Alaska Anchorage7.2K
Pell Grant share
Nevada State23%
U. Alaska Anchorage18%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; U. Alaska Anchorage has 11 students per faculty member to Nevada State's 18.

Students per faculty member
Nevada State18 to 1
U. Alaska Anchorage11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Nevada StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%
  • U. Alaska AnchorageRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%

What each costs

Only U. Alaska Anchorage reports an average cost ($25.7K).

Average cost, all students
Nevada StateNot reported
U. Alaska Anchorage$25.7K
Aid generosity
Nevada StateNot reported
U. Alaska Anchorage17%

What each pays off

Nevada State's former students earn more, a median $53.2K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 38% at Nevada State to 34% at U. Alaska Anchorage.

Median earnings, 10 years
Nevada State$53.2K
U. Alaska Anchorage$51.9K
Graduation rate
Nevada State38%
U. Alaska Anchorage34%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Nevada State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Nevada StateGrowing+34%
  • U. Alaska AnchorageNot reported
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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