Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Cal Poly Maritime Academy graduates 45 pts more of its students than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley (69% vs. 25%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Cal Poly Maritime Academy grads earn $31.3K more ten years out than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley's ($94,784 vs. $63,435)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley has 10 pts more Pell recipients than Cal Poly Maritime Academy (35% vs. 25%)

   Pell Grant recipients
4. 4

   Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley has 9 pts more first-gen students than Cal Poly Maritime Academy (29% vs. 20%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Cal Poly Maritime Academy's yield is 7 pts higher than Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Cal Poly Maritime Academy is more diverse (index 0.70 vs. 0.68)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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