Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Hope is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.28)

   Diversity index
2. 2

   Samford's yield is 9 pts higher than Hope's

   Yield rate
3. 3

   Hope's SAT midpoint is 60 points higher than Samford's

   SAT midpoint
4. 4

   Hope has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Samford (16% vs. 11%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   Hope costs about $3.4K less per year on average than Samford ($31,563 vs. $34,947, all students)

   Average cost, all students
6. 6

   Hope's grants cover 43% 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.