Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Empire State has 11 pts more first-gen students than U. Alabama at Birmingham (45% vs. 34%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   U. Alabama at Birmingham graduates 10 pts more of its students than Empire State (58% vs. 48%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   U. Alabama at Birmingham has 1.5× as many undergrads as Empire State

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Empire State has 3 pts more Pell recipients than U. Alabama at Birmingham (37% vs. 34%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Empire State is more diverse (index 0.71 vs. 0.69)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   U. Alabama at Birmingham grads earn $421 more ten years out than Empire State's ($54,501 vs. $54,080)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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