Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. Massachusetts-Lowell grads earn $10.4K more ten years out than U. Alabama at Birmingham's ($64,874 vs. $54,501)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   U. Massachusetts-Lowell graduates 9 pts more of its students than U. Alabama at Birmingham (66% vs. 58%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   U. Alabama at Birmingham's SAT midpoint is 55 points higher than U. Massachusetts-Lowell's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   U. Alabama at Birmingham costs about $3.4K less per year on average than U. Massachusetts-Lowell ($21,153 vs. $24,579, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   U. Alabama at Birmingham has 4 pts more Pell recipients than U. Massachusetts-Lowell (34% vs. 30%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   U. Alabama at Birmingham has 2 pts more first-gen students than U. Massachusetts-Lowell (34% vs. 32%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.