Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo graduates 53 pts more of its students than U. Alaska Anchorage (87% vs. 34%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo grads earn $38.9K more ten years out than U. Alaska Anchorage's ($90,768 vs. $51,871)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has 3.0× as many undergrads as U. Alaska Anchorage

   Undergrads
4. 4

   U. Alaska Anchorage has 14 pts more first-gen students than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (39% vs. 25%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   U. Alaska Anchorage is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.68)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   U. Alaska Anchorage costs about $2.4K less per year on average than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ($25,727 vs. $28,156, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

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