Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Thomas Edison State grads earn $16.2K more ten years out than Nevada State's ($69,331 vs. $53,166)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Thomas Edison State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Nevada State

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Thomas Edison State graduates 5 pts more of its students than Nevada State (43% vs. 38%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Thomas Edison State is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.69)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Nevada State has 4 pts more first-gen students than Thomas Edison State (49% vs. 44%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    Thomas Edison State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Nevada State (24% vs. 23%)

    Pell Grant recipients

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%; Thomas Edison State doesn't report an acceptance rate.

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

Who's on each campus

Thomas Edison State has 1.8× as many undergrads as Nevada State and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Nevada State3.8K
Thomas Edison State6.7K
Pell Grant share
Nevada State23%
Thomas Edison State24%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Nevada State, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Thomas Edison State.

Students per faculty member
Nevada State18 to 1
Thomas Edison State20 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Nevada StateRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse38%
  • Thomas Edison StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other28%

What each pays off

Thomas Edison State's former students earn more, a median $69.3K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Nevada State$53.2K
Thomas Edison State$69.3K
Graduation rate
Nevada State38%
Thomas Edison State43%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Nevada State, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Nevada StateGrowing+34%
  • Thomas Edison 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