Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. Texas Rio Grande Valley's yield is 31 pts higher than California State University-Los Angeles's

   Yield rate
2. 2

   California State University-Los Angeles is more diverse (index 0.38 vs. 0.13)

   Diversity index
3. 3

   California State University-Los Angeles grads earn $9.6K more ten years out than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley's ($59,211 vs. $49,620)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
4. 4

   U. Texas Rio Grande Valley costs about $6.8K less per year on average than California State University-Los Angeles ($13,672 vs. $20,460, all students)

   Average cost, all students
5. 5

   California State University-Los Angeles has 9 pts more first-gen students than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley (62% vs. 53%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   California State University-Los Angeles graduates 7 pts more of its students than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley (68% vs. 60%)

   Graduation rate

The shape of each school

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