Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Southern Nazarene graduates 9 pts more of its students than La Sierra (61% vs. 52%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   La Sierra grads earn $6.9K more ten years out than Southern Nazarene's ($61,824 vs. $54,951)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   Southern Nazarene costs about $2.7K less per year on average than La Sierra ($22,982 vs. $25,687, all students)

   Average cost, all students
4. 4

   Southern Nazarene is a bit larger (1,455 vs. 1,116)

   Undergrads
5. 5

   Southern Nazarene is more diverse (index 0.69 vs. 0.67)

   Diversity index
6. 6

   La Sierra has 2 pts more first-gen students than Southern Nazarene (40% vs. 38%)

   First-generation students

The shape of each school

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