Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   U. California-Santa Cruz graduates 48 pts more of its students than U. Maryland Global Campus (80% vs. 32%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   U. Maryland Global Campus has 2.8× as many undergrads as U. California-Santa Cruz

   Undergrads
3. 3

   U. Maryland Global Campus has 10 pts more first-gen students than U. California-Santa Cruz (46% vs. 37%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   U. California-Santa Cruz grads earn $3.1K more ten years out than U. Maryland Global Campus's ($68,396 vs. $65,287)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
5. 5

   U. Maryland Global Campus is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.76)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   U. California-Santa Cruz has 2 pts more Pell recipients than U. Maryland Global Campus (32% vs. 29%)

   Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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