Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Palo Alto graduates 41 pts more of its students than San Diego Christian (82% vs. 41%)

   Graduation rate
2. 2

   Palo Alto grads earn $33.4K more ten years out than San Diego Christian's ($83,187 vs. $49,766)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs
3. 3

   San Diego Christian has 6.2× as many undergrads as Palo Alto

   Undergrads
4. 4

   Palo Alto has 6 pts more first-gen students than San Diego Christian (47% vs. 41%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Palo Alto has 5 pts more Pell recipients than San Diego Christian (50% vs. 45%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Palo Alto is more diverse (index 0.76 vs. 0.75)

   Diversity index

The shape of each school

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