Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Georgia State graduates 29 pts more of its students than U. Phoenix-Arizona (57% vs. 28%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. Phoenix-Arizona has 22 pts more first-gen students than Georgia State (54% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    U. Phoenix-Arizona has 3.2× as many undergrads as Georgia State

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Georgia State grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than U. Phoenix-Arizona's ($47,384 vs. $37,752)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Georgia State has 1 pts more Pell recipients than U. Phoenix-Arizona (51% vs. 50%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Phoenix-Arizona is more diverse (index 0.74 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index

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

Georgia State admits 55%; U. Phoenix-Arizona doesn't report an acceptance rate.

Acceptance rate
U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot reported
Georgia State55%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot rated
  • Georgia StateSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot reported
Georgia State
940–1180
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot reported
  • Georgia StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Phoenix-Arizona has 3.2× as many undergrads as Georgia State; Georgia State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Phoenix-Arizona86K
Georgia State26.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Phoenix-Arizona50%
Georgia State51%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. Phoenix-Arizona, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Georgia State.

Students per faculty member
U. Phoenix-Arizona147 to 1
Georgia State25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Phoenix-ArizonaBusiness Administration and Management, General49%
  • Georgia StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other10%

What each costs

Only Georgia State reports an average cost ($21.6K).

Average cost, all students
U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot reported
Georgia State$21.6K
Aid generosity
U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot reported
Georgia State34%

What each pays off

Georgia State's former students earn more, a median $47.4K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 57% at Georgia State to 28% at U. Phoenix-Arizona.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Phoenix-Arizona$37.8K
Georgia State$47.4K
Graduation rate
U. Phoenix-Arizona28%
Georgia State57%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Georgia State, which got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Phoenix-ArizonaNot reported
  • Georgia StateGrowing+160%
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