Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   California State University-Fresno graduates 14 pts more of its students than U. Houston-Downtown (70% vs. 55%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   California State University-Fresno grads earn $7.7K more ten years out than U. Houston-Downtown's ($61,244 vs. $53,551)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   California State University-Fresno has 1.7× as many undergrads as U. Houston-Downtown

   Undergrads
4. 4

   U. Houston-Downtown is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.56)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   U. Houston-Downtown's yield is 3 pts higher than California State University-Fresno's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   California State University-Fresno has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Houston-Downtown (57% vs. 55%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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