Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Trine has 18 pts more first-gen students than Samford (32% vs. 14%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Samford graduates 15 pts more of its students than Trine (77% vs. 62%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Samford's yield is 10 pts higher than Trine's

   Yield rate
4. 4

   Trine costs about $7K less per year on average than Samford ($27,942 vs. $34,947, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   Samford has 1.8× as many undergrads as Trine

   Undergrads
6. 6

   Trine's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Samford

   Aid generosity

The shape of each school

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