Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   California State University-Long Beach graduates 26 pts more of its students than Georgia State (82% vs. 57%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   California State University-Long Beach grads earn $17K more ten years out than Georgia State's ($64,403 vs. $47,384)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   California State University-Long Beach has 16 pts more first-gen students than Georgia State (49% vs. 32%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   Georgia State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.66)

   Diversity index
5. 5

   Georgia State's yield is 6 pts higher than California State University-Long Beach's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   California State University-Long Beach is a bit larger (35,924 vs. 26,623)

   Undergrads

The shape of each school

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