Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Samuel Merritt grads earn $102K more ten years out than California Institute of the Arts's ($143,238 vs. $41,198)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
2. 2

   Samuel Merritt graduates 25 pts more of its students than California Institute of the Arts (96% vs. 71%)

   Graduation rate
3. 3

   Samuel Merritt has 16 pts more first-gen students than California Institute of the Arts (32% vs. 16%)

   First-generation students
4. 4

   California Institute of the Arts has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Samuel Merritt (24% vs. 18%)

   Pell Grant recipients
5. 5

   California Institute of the Arts is a bit larger (860 vs. 718)

   Undergrads
6. 6

   California Institute of the Arts is more diverse (index 0.78 vs. 0.78)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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