Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   UNC's yield is 21 pts higher than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo grads earn $18.6K more ten years out than UNC's ($90,768 vs. $72,200)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   UNC is 2.0× more selective than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo has 5 pts more first-gen students than UNC (25% vs. 20%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   UNC graduates 4 pts more of its students than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (91% vs. 87%)

   Graduation rate
6. 6

   UNC costs about $2.5K less per year on average than California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ($25,694 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.